HUGE Thanks!

[notamos]

Hey guys. I wanted to thank you all for the awesome response I received when I posted in the classifieds looking for a used set of tires for a friends vehicle here in FTC.

First, a huge thanks to xj-grin for offering up his tires & expediting the lift/new tires for his Dak. Such a cool thing!

Then, to those of you (unlimitedmatt, in4aride, old_man, hypoid, time2getdirty, puttzer, md21722) who offered other help (transportation, $) - appreciate it more than you know.

Matt delivered the tires to my driveway Monday afternoon & they were mounted on her vehicle less than an hour later. I took it over to her house & told her how many folks helped out w/ this - she was blown away. Tears were flowing!

This week, she'll have a new battery in it (courtesy of Trent) and new rear brakes (brakes, drums, wheel cylinders, hardware) - all courtesy of the folks here who donated some $ to help out.

Anyway, just wanted to give credit where it is due. This woman has had a miserable 12 months since her husband passed away but I'd like to think the support that total (!) strangers have offered up made it, at least, a bit better for her. At least she has a vehicle that she can take her kids in that isn't a death trap! :clap:

Again, thanks!

-Robert

 

[xj-grin]

:cheers: The pleasure is ours -- thanks for posting up her reactions, brings a smile to my old face. And thanks to the transport mules too!

 

[old_man]

Just to top it off, does she have any kids and if so, how old. I'm pretty sure we could swing some Christmas presents.

Let us know.

James 1:27

 

[notamos]

Yeah, she does have kids. That is what brought me into their lives, I think...

I've coached youth baseball for the past 5 years. When their family moved back to CO a few years ago, her son (9yo now) was placed on my team. I felt a connection to their family immediately - little did I know what it would lead to. Our team (and their parents) have been a huge source of support for her and her kids this last year. Actually, her husband helped with the team quite a bit prior to his passing. He LOVED baseball.

So, anyway, she has a 9yo son and a 11 year old girl. Sweetest children in the world. Although broken emotionally, they have done really well this past year. Much better than I anticipated.

My family really looks at her and her kids as family now. We're with them constantly and our kids fight as if they are siblings.

 

[xj-grin]

Hey notamos -- let me know when you're in the springs, you too deserve big thanks for caring for these folks... I'll buy ya a beer and we can chat youth baseball (my boys are 11 and 13, and love it...)

 

[UnlimitedMatt]

Definitely a big thank you to you Robert! Thanks for doing all the grunt work to make her vehicle safer (and her life a little bit happier). :clap:

 

[Hypoid]

Definitely a big thank you to you Robert! Thanks for doing all the grunt work to make her vehicle safer (and her life a little bit happier). :clap:

AMEN!!!!!

 

[in4aride]

Glad to be of good use. And thanks to you for getting it all going.
Very cool to hear her reaction :thumbup: