Subj : Re: Greetings
To   : Carol Shenkenberger
From : George Pope
Date : Tue Jul 27 2021 16:10:27

 > Sorry for delay!  I started a new job and kinda let Fido be on autopilot 
for
 > a bit.

I hear ya -- I'm looking for new work & when I get it, Im sure, I'll be
offline for a while, too. . .



 > not to worry on the area I live in.  Navy, 26 years, lived lots of left
 > coast
 >  and Hawaii, then Japan.  Been back in 'Hampton Roads' (Virginia beach,
 > suffolk, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Hampton, Newport News, Williamburg etc.) 
since
 > 2007.  

Did yo knowe that on December 7, 1941 when Japan attacked your Pacific base,
they also attacked Vancouver, Canada, trying to pre-emptively prevent us from
hearing yhour radio call for help & our cutting them off on their way home
(look at a map -- easily done)

Canada actually declared war on Japan quicker than you guys did!

 > On local stuff I do, well tends to be very direct.  Neighbor, now good
 > friend has MS and Lupus.  She asked how much a wheelchair ramp costs to
 > build on a house.  I and some 50 others built it with donated materials 
and
 > labor.  

 > Then there was a fellow with no electricity for the last 10 years and no
 > heat headed at his 5th year.  He needed help decluttering, wood burner
 > chimney repair, funds.  Nothing electric in the house still worked 
(fridge,
 > stove, washer, dryer, hot water heater).  Most electric lines had been rat
 > chewn so wall rip out and replacement then the ceiling collapsed due to 
old
 > house and 60 year old drywall nails.  Go-Fund-me set for 2,000$ hit 6,000$
 > all from locals.  Handyman places donated dumpsters.  People gathered and 
we
 > helped clear flotsam that folks had given him in place of money for his
 > working on their lawnmowers. good stuff but too much.  He'd been disabled 
in
 > a car crash for life, but only got enough money for part of the medical
 > bills and a replacement car.  For some reason, he's not eligible for
 > medicare, medicare, or Social Security assistance.  He's only 55 or so.  A
 > local charity provided drywall.  Other locals rewired then redrywalled.  
We
 > got him a hot water heater.  His brother provided a stove.  I came up with 
a
 > larger dorm fridge that runs at very low cost and an ancillary chest 
freezer
 > he can use when he needs to, and unplug when he doesnt.  Others came up 
with
 > washer/dryer.  Probably 100 folks donated time or money to make that 
happen.

 > I 'organize' these sort of things.

 > Right now, it's a lady (disabled) who has to get a fence up due to code
 > issues, to hide a boat in back yard.  We laid the posts yesterday.  
Donated
 > wood panels arrived today.  She had just enough for the galvanized fencing
 > nails and QuikCrete for the posts.

That's swonderful stuff! I love hearing good stories like this! Ever watch
MrBeast on YouTube? He does a lot of philanthropic work with the millions
Youtube pays him. . .

Can you give me some tips on doing this sort of direct organising of
assistances, please?

Your friend,

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Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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