After my mom died in 2001, my dad wandered alone for awhile, dated someone briefly and then met a very nice woman in Amarillo and married her. They have since moved to a small town outside of Abilene, Texas where they are adding on to their small home.
He was in the process of trying to set the walls on his addition - by himself. He is that way...just works a lot by himself. His wife, Linda, was attempting to help him...when a man in a van drove up. He got out of the car...barefoot, bearded.
He offered to help. My dad said he couldn't pay him...the man said it was OK. He would just work in exchange for dinner.
It turns out the man's name is Skip Stanley, a renegade former cult member who now builds houses between adventures. The guy and his girlfriend stayed in my Dad's shed for almost a week and helped him finish the walls and the roof of the addition. Dad considered him an angel in disguise. We checked out his website. How does my dad attract such "angels?" I don't know. Just glad he is OK and he got the help he needed.
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WOW!!!!!!
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