yes...maybe there is a Santa Claus!

RRP

My wife and I have eaten at Chick-fil-A most every other Saturday noon for 2 or 3 years now. We like the food.

Seems like every time now for the last year or maybe two we have seen two elderly fellows there who I assumed were two widowed brothers as they are always there by themselves. Then for the past 5 or 6 months when we would encounter each other we would always wave or speak, but just the usual “Hi, guys” or such.

Well, on Saturday, Dec 24th, the oldest man who has a white fuzzy beard walked over to tables with small children and would hand them a gift sack. I saw from a distance that the content was a wooden toy. Then out of the blue he came up behind us and handed each of us a sack and said "Merry Christmas, you two youngsters!”!

Turned out the bearded man is actually the other man’s elderly father! This year he made 245 of these toys and had been handing them out here and there!

These looked cute and were the only things under our Christmas tree this year!

I guess there is a Santa Claus!!!

Ozzie_Isaac

RRP said:

My wife and I have eaten at Chick-fil-A most every other Saturday noon for 2 or 3 years now. We like the food.

Seems like every time now for the last year or maybe two we have seen two elderly fellows there who I assumed were two widowed brothers as they are always there by themselves. Then for the past 5 or 6 months when we would encounter each other we would always wave or speak, but just the usual “Hi, guys” or such.

Well, on Saturday, Dec 24th, the oldest man who has a white fuzzy beard walked over to tables with small children and would hand them a gift sack. I saw from a distance that the content was a wooden toy. Then out of the blue he came up behind us and handed each of us a sack and said "Merry Christmas, you two youngsters!”!

Turned out the bearded man is actually the other man’s elderly father! This year he made 245 of these toys and had been handing them out here and there!

These looked cute and were the only things under our Christmas tree this year!

I guess there is a Santa Claus!!!

Very cool!!  Those are impressive, even as a single set.  Let alone almost 250 of them!

Jstroke

Very cool. Paying it forward one person at a time. 

caliking

This is the sort of tale that gives one hope about there still being decency in the world. 

And, I’ll bet that as a woodworker, you appreciated that gentleman’s effort even more. 

Thanks for sharing this. 

Photo Egg

Great story Ron

Ozzie_Isaac

I will also say, by some of your other posts, I was fully expecting a punch line at the end, not the good feels.  

divr71

Ron, Rick ( divr71) here could you please send me directions for med egg gasket I lost them some how?

RRP

divr71 said:

Ron, Rick ( divr71) here could you please send me directions for med egg gasket I lost them some how?

Will do, buddy! Give me a few minutes to get it done!

loco_engr

Thanks for this great post Ron!
Always good to see there are people like this around

fishlessman

Loving it

GrateEggspectations

And here I thought they were going to offer you a ride in their borrowed taxi. 

Heartwarming story, Ron.