Fri Aug 7, 2015, 07:34 PM
teens insult low income elderly man's rundown house within his earshot. volunteers mobilize
For four years, Josh Cyganik, a Union Pacific Railroad track inspector in Pendleton, Ore., waved to 75-year-old Leonard Bullock each morning on his way to work.
The two men never exchanged more than a friendly greeting, until Cyganik heard two obnoxious teenagers thoughtlessly insulting Bullock’s house within earshot of the elderly man. “Look at this crappy house — they just need to burn it down!” the young cads said, reported Cyganik on Facebook. “I saw the look on Leonard’s face,” Cyganik said in an interview published on the Union Pacific Railroad website. “I could tell the comment bothered him.” 
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http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/community_ties/2015/august/josh-cyganik.shtml
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 teens insult low income elderly man's rundown house within his earshot. volunteers mobilize (Original post) |
Liberal_in_LA | Aug 2015 | OP |
| Suich | Aug 2015 | #1 | |
| Liberal_in_LA | Aug 2015 | #4 | |
| Ace Rothstein | Aug 2015 | #14 | |
| Liberal_in_LA | Aug 2015 | #15 | |
| spooky3 | Aug 2015 | #38 | |
| Person 2713 | Aug 2015 | #27 | |
| roguevalley | Aug 2015 | #41 | |
| panader0 | Aug 2015 | #2 | |
| badhair77 | Aug 2015 | #3 | |
| tammywammy | Aug 2015 | #5 | |
| Liberal_in_LA | Aug 2015 | #7 | |
| Skittles | Aug 2015 | #6 | |
| Liberal_in_LA | Aug 2015 | #8 | |
| hootinholler | Aug 2015 | #33 | |
| awoke_in_2003 | Aug 2015 | #35 | |
| Ghost in the Machine | Aug 2015 | #9 | |
| Liberal_in_LA | Aug 2015 | #12 | |
| love_katz | Aug 2015 | #10 | |
| BeanMusical | Aug 2015 | #11 | |
| logosoco | Aug 2015 | #13 | |
| Dem_in_Nebr. | Aug 2015 | #16 | |
| hifiguy | Aug 2015 | #17 | |
| Heather MC | Aug 2015 | #18 | |
| spooky3 | Aug 2015 | #37 | |
| Heather MC | Aug 2015 | #40 | |
| hamsterjill | Aug 2015 | #19 | |
| Snotcicles | Aug 2015 | #20 | |
| Lunabell | Aug 2015 | #21 | |
| Kip Humphrey | Aug 2015 | #22 | |
| Uncle Joe | Aug 2015 | #23 | |
| GitRDun | Aug 2015 | #24 | |
| Cyrano | Aug 2015 | #25 | |
| smirkymonkey | Aug 2015 | #26 | |
| niyad | Aug 2015 | #28 | |
| Tipperary | Aug 2015 | #29 | |
| Divernan | Aug 2015 | #30 | |
| PatrickforO | Aug 2015 | #31 | |
| turbinetree | Aug 2015 | #32 | |
| meow2u3 | Aug 2015 | #34 | |
| wolfie001 | Aug 2015 | #36 | |
| NBachers | Aug 2015 | #39 |
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 07:40 PM
1. What a great story!
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I would have loved to see the 2 "obnoxious teenagers" help out.
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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #4)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 08:58 PM
14. Looks like the house is in desperate need of a new roof.
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #4)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 03:52 PM
spooky3 (26,847 posts)
38. I'll bet there is work needed on the inside too. I hope
Response to Suich (Reply #1)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 05:20 PM
41. I love Pendleton. Nice story this. Those kids actually did several people a good deed.
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 07:47 PM
panader0 (22,063 posts)
2. K and R
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 07:51 PM
badhair77 (2,536 posts)
3. Thanks for posting this.
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 08:06 PM
5. Last night at a community group, the local code enforcement officer said
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It'll be a few months, but he's working on getting a volunteer group together that will help out one Saturday a month the people with code issues. He even said, if someone is sick or whatever and are only getting their little Social Security checks, giving them a ticket doesn't help. So he's going to be looking for people that can mow lawns and litter pickup.
I look forward to doing trash pickup in the future. This story is the same thing...be a good neighbor, help people out. 
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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 08:09 PM
Skittles (133,793 posts)
6. anyone else swooning over Josh?
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Response to Skittles (Reply #6)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 01:10 PM
33. Ya gonna
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kick their ass?
The worst fight between female combatants I've ever seen began after the scream HE'S MINE! |
Response to Skittles (Reply #6)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 03:30 PM
awoke_in_2003 (34,582 posts)
35. He is definitely a good guy. nt
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 08:31 PM
9. K&R! Thanks for posting this story, Liberal_in_LA. Stories like these help me keep my faith in the
Response to Ghost in the Machine (Reply #9)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 08:45 PM
12. not sure about gofundme but more free renovations are planned for the house
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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 08:32 PM
love_katz (1,825 posts)
10. I love stories like this.
 Too often people rush to judgement of others, without bothering to check on the facts. Not everyone has the same amount of time, money, and energy available to them. Huge kudos to Josh for caring for the older man's feelings, and even more kudos for actually helping out. I love the picture of them standing together. |
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 08:52 PM
logosoco (3,197 posts)
13. It's great to see people helping like this.
Response to logosoco (Reply #13)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 09:18 PM
16. But but but
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That would take away money from the private prison sector!!
(In case someone really needs it)  |
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 09:57 PM
18. My Father's House fell into to disarray
Response to Heather MC (Reply #18)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 03:52 PM
spooky3 (26,847 posts)
37. Good on you. Home maintenance and repairs are
Response to spooky3 (Reply #37)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 04:19 PM
40. I am a DIYer, I saved $10,000 remodeling my own kitchen, and Bathroom
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Aug 7, 2015, 10:28 PM
hamsterjill (11,335 posts)
19. Stories like this restore my faith in humanity.
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:37 AM
Uncle Joe (50,345 posts)
23. Kicked and recommended.
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 10:37 AM
GitRDun (1,845 posts)
24. Awesome post!
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Thank you!
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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 10:41 AM
Cyrano (12,794 posts)
25. There's really is a lot of goodness in this world
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 10:51 AM
smirkymonkey (58,520 posts)
26. Great story! So heartwarming!
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 11:35 AM
niyad (75,792 posts)
28. thank you for brightening my day with these lovely people.
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 11:39 AM
29. Thanks for posting this!
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Smile of the day!
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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 11:58 AM
30. What a great group of generous, kind, non-1%, folks.
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 12:08 PM
PatrickforO (12,346 posts)
31. Josh is a genuinely good man.
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This is the DU member formerly known as PatrickforO.
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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 12:48 PM
turbinetree (19,297 posts)
32. A compassionte........................
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human being helping another human being-------------------this says a lot
   
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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 02:15 PM
meow2u3 (24,293 posts)
34. K & R for human kindness
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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 04:13 PM
NBachers (13,508 posts)
39. Nice cap, Josh, + the Union Pacific truck in the bottom picture: Good on Union Pacific
