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yes...maybe there is a Santa Claus!

RRP
RRP Posts: 26,068
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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!!!



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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,690
    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!

    Maybe your purpose in life is only to serve as an example for others? - LPL


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  • Jstroke
    Jstroke Posts: 2,600
    Very cool. Paying it forward one person at a time. 
    Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,134
    Great story Ron
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,690
    I will also say, by some of your other posts, I was fully expecting a punch line at the end, not the good feels.  

    Maybe your purpose in life is only to serve as an example for others? - LPL


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  • divr71
    divr71 Posts: 82
    Ron, Rick ( divr71) here could you please send me directions for med egg gasket I lost them some how?
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,068
    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!
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,794
    Thanks for this great post Ron!
    Always good to see there are people like this around
    aka marysvilleksegghead
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,537
    Loving it
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,131
    And here I thought they were going to offer you a ride in their borrowed taxi. 

    Heartwarming story, Ron. 
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