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Tag: <span>Helping Others</span>

Tag: Helping Others

Out in the cold – A cold call.

This morning a parcel arrived for a neighbour. Normally, one or more of us would run it over to them right away. But this wasn’t a normal day.  A number of urgent jobs took far longer than planned, and soon it was getting dark. As I walked into the house, I saw the parcel and didn’t realise the next thought I had could have led to someone dying.  “We will sort it tomorow”  It was cold & drizzling with rain – the neighbour may not even be there. I was sore, we were all tired & cold.  But thankfully, I …

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It’s easy to get bogged down in a day…

It’s funny how quickly a day can change around here: A late start after a few big days, and I *really* wanted to have a lazy day. That sounded a lot better than doing my BAS / tax, but I had every intention of being diligent – until the phone rang…  A stranger on the other end was asking if we did towing as they were bogged. An error with a particular search engine means we get calls for a range of things from the listing they refuse to change or cancel. This same search company map had led these …

Fishing | for thought  

The Fence Guy

So, the other day I had to force myself to drive the bus to get it relicensed (I’m sure I will still be taking cars over the pits at 95 if I last that long!)…Driving along the freeway, we passed a vehicle with a flat tyre & stopped to help.I hobble over on crutches & meet the guy, very thankful, saying he doesn’t have a wheel brace. After searching high & low, we discover we don’t either(!). So, standing there on crutches, next to a car with flat tyre and spare wheel I start trying to wave down vehicles with …

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