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Title: OT: Just a Feel Good Story
Post by: Just Saying on November 01, 2012, 02:51:43 PM
I live in a little grain elevator town of 600 people. Since it was a drought year all the crops came in way early, so the elevator has been pretty dead. Today there was a line of grain trucks dumping grain, which was odd. Then I saw the farm name on the side of one of the trucks. Bruce died this summer, and all the neighbors were harvesting his fields for his widow, Judy. They won't ask for a thank you or pat themselves on the back for what they did. It's sure nice to see people look out for each other these days. Bless them. heartluv
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Post by: AmyHollar on November 01, 2012, 03:59:55 PM
 redrose
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Post by: The Skipper on November 01, 2012, 04:01:51 PM

Good people ! Bless them all.  bowdown
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Post by: LVGaryD on November 01, 2012, 04:04:33 PM
That is awesome.  bowdown bowdown
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Post by: CyberChamp on November 01, 2012, 04:21:09 PM
Amen.  bowdown
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Post by: beans and weenies on November 01, 2012, 06:06:24 PM
There is still hope of us.   heartluv  the news media  shoves so much bad stuff at us every day we never get to see the good stuff .  Good Stuff doesn't sell but it is what makes us a great country.  thumbsup
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Post by: MichiganDale on November 02, 2012, 06:47:25 AM
Always good to read feel good stories.  Thanks, JS.
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Post by: C10hitch on November 02, 2012, 07:06:14 AM
I am blessed to have mostly Amish as my clients. Watching and learning from their sense of family and community are lessons that more of us English need to emulate. Not just in times of trouble but every day. I still don't want to give up my computer, phone or tv ... just saying.
Title: Re: OT: Just a Feel Good Story
Post by: Just Saying on November 02, 2012, 08:11:13 AM
I am blessed to have mostly Amish as my clients. Watching and learning from their sense of family and community are lessons that more of us English need to emulate. Not just in times of trouble but every day. I still don't want to give up my computer, phone or tv ... just saying.
I often deal with the Amish and have great respect for their sense of responsibilty to God, family, and neighbor. But I, like you, am not willing to give up all the trappings of my lifestyle... however meager they might seem.

Farmers will do things like this for a neighbor they hate, because it's the right thing to do. Bruce & Judy are well liked, but it wouldn't have made a difference. They show up with combines and trucks and tractors and knock it out in a hurry and leave. They all know their neighbors would do the same for them. I'm glad Judy has at least one worry off her mind.
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Post by: pope of vegas on November 02, 2012, 08:24:28 AM
   Acts like this give me hope for the human race..   God Bless them.  thumbsup
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Post by: careless hal on November 02, 2012, 09:05:53 AM
   Acts like this give me hope for the human race..   God Bless them.  thumbsup

I'll second that thought!  City folks help out too!  When my neighbors house was vandalized while they were on vacation, they lost all the food in their fridge and freezer.  The power cords were cut.  I went through my fridge and my chest freezer and brought all the out of date stuff and things I didn't want over to help them out.
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Post by: AmyHollar on November 02, 2012, 02:52:14 PM
I had to read that a couple times.  rflmao1 rflmao1
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Post by: badolpuddytat on November 03, 2012, 03:29:29 AM
There is still hope of us.   heartluv  the news media  shoves so much bad stuff at us every day we never get to see the good stuff .  Good Stuff doesn't sell but it is what makes us a great country.  thumbsup
bowdown bowdown bowdown thumbsup thumbsup thumbsup
Title: Re: OT: Just a Feel Good Story
Post by: mo doc n on November 03, 2012, 05:04:21 AM
I often deal with the Amish and have great respect for their sense of responsibilty to God, family, and neighbor. But I, like you, am not willing to give up all the trappings of my lifestyle... however meager they might seem.

Farmers will do things like this for a neighbor they hate, because it's the right thing to do. Bruce & Judy are well liked, but it wouldn't have made a difference. They show up with combines and trucks and tractors and knock it out in a hurry and leave. They all know their neighbors would do the same for them. I'm glad Judy has at least one worry off her mind.

js,

That is a big advantage to living in a smaller town , everyone knows the deal and cares for one another. When I moved from the City to where I'm at now it was like two different worlds and it's only 15 miles out of the city limits.

I would love to be living down by you some day ~ good people !!!

BTW , did you hear about Gerry's house? if not call me today , Mo