Subj : Re: Greetings
To   : George Pope
From : Carol Shenkenberger
Date : Fri Nov 12 2021 10:09:55

  Re: Re: Greetings
  By: George Pope to Carol Shenkenberger on Sun Oct 17 2021 01:37 pm

 >  > Sometimes, you have to let people know that they can ask?  They may not
 >  > think of it because in your neck, no one has before?
 > 
 > Makes sense.
 > 
 >  > Here's close to a recent one over where I am:
 > 
 >  > 'I'd like to start a small community helper project, where a few of us do
 >  > simple things for others, materials donated or they provide.  Things like
 >  > painting sheds, fixing a wooden fence, caulking windows for winter'.
 > 
 > So after you get a request, you start posting requests for people &/or
 > materials?
 > 
 >  > This became quite popular.  Some of the workers are handymen who voluntee
 >  > to teach other handymen, a new skill set.  Say you are a roofer by trade 
 >  > would like to make yourself a brick firepit.  You find a project doing
 >  > brickwork and volunteer to help.  Others are as simple as stacking firepl
 >  > wood for older couples (often you get a good amount of free properly aged
 >  > split wood in return).
 > 
 > Nice! So how do you get the people interested in learmning a new skill as we
 > as someone who is skilled as mentor?
 > 
 > 
 >  > 2 months ago a friend got a new shed and a team of us showed up to caulk
 >  > then prime and paint.  Last month a disabled lady got told a 'hitching po
 >  > (cosmetic) fence had to come out.  HOA passed a new rule or something.  W
 >  > made a flower box base around it and planted it with climing ivy and pink
 >  > Azelias... (legal per HOA).
 > 
 > I don't think we have HOAs up here, but I'ved read enough stories of the one
 > all y'all have, & I can only respond with "forn*cate HOAs!"
 > 
 > We have strata councils9in condo complexes & they're as bad & my attitude
 > towards them is the same. I could neverlie in a condo complex unless I could
 > afford to buy 51% of the square footage, so my voting choices always win; no
 > to be a d*ck, but just to ensure fairness. I'd abstain most votes, but when
 > they try to pull something stupid &/or cruel, I can jump in & veto it. :D
 > 
 > So, no condoi life for me. . oh well.
 > 
 > I'm hesartbroken I eon't be living in hearing & smelling distance of dozens 
 > people.  I want what my dad retired to: up in the woods, with empty acreage 
 > all four sides of his home.  He stayed until the government sold off one of 
 > sides for development. . . :(
 > 
 > Your friend,
 > 
 > <+]:{)}
 > Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM

Yup!  Lots of folks like to mentor and with work being slow, they are finding
adding an extra skill set helps out.  Also builds a sort of 'network'.  Dan
recently did that.  3 of his 6 workers came down with COVID after going to a
party.  With only 5 total, he hit a real problem.  Then he started calling some
of the fellows who'd worked on 'NextDoor' projects with him, and got 4 folks
who were happy to pinch-hit on fencing work.  One he hired outright, Hassam.

Hassam lives across the street from me.  Afgan refugee (some came to Virginia
Beach and have legal alien status to work).  Good soul.  Crossed the border
first day of the evacuation with family and what they could carry.  He's
applied for citizenship already.

  xxcarol
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