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spooky3

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37. Good on you. Home maintenance and repairs are

Reply to Heather MC (Reply #18)

Sat Aug 8, 2015, 04:52 PM

Aug 2015

Expensive and sometimes too difficult physically for some people to do.

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teens insult low income elderly man's rundown house within his earshot. volunteers mobilize [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 OP

What a great story! Suich Aug 2015 #1

more work will be done on the house Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #4

Looks like the house is in desperate need of a new roof. Ace Rothstein Aug 2015 #14

yes. they are looking for a roof volunteer Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #15

I'll bet there is work needed on the inside too. I hope spooky3 Aug 2015 #38

Or their Parents Person 2713 Aug 2015 #27

I love Pendleton. Nice story this. Those kids actually did several people a good deed. roguevalley Aug 2015 #41

K and R panader0 Aug 2015 #2

Thanks for posting this. badhair77 Aug 2015 #3

Last night at a community group, the local code enforcement officer said tammywammy Aug 2015 #5

great idea Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #7

anyone else swooning over Josh? Skittles Aug 2015 #6

he is a cutie Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #8

Ya gonna hootinholler Aug 2015 #33

He is definitely a good guy. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #35

K&R! Thanks for posting this story, Liberal_in_LA. Stories like these help me keep my faith in the Ghost in the Machine Aug 2015 #9

not sure about gofundme but more free renovations are planned for the house Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #12

I love stories like this. love_katz Aug 2015 #10

That's so heartwarming! BeanMusical Aug 2015 #11

It's great to see people helping like this. logosoco Aug 2015 #13

But but but Dem_in_Nebr. Aug 2015 #16

But, but, that would cut into the profits hifiguy Aug 2015 #17

My Father's House fell into to disarray Heather MC Aug 2015 #18

Good on you. Home maintenance and repairs are spooky3 Aug 2015 #37

I am a DIYer, I saved $10,000 remodeling my own kitchen, and Bathroom Heather MC Aug 2015 #40

Stories like this restore my faith in humanity. hamsterjill Aug 2015 #19

Bernie Sanders should give a shout out to Josh Cyganik and Leonard Bullock in Portland on Sunday. nt Snotcicles Aug 2015 #20

Thank you for posting. Lunabell Aug 2015 #21

Good people are awesome! Kip Humphrey Aug 2015 #22

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #23

Awesome post! GitRDun Aug 2015 #24

There's really is a lot of goodness in this world Cyrano Aug 2015 #25

Great story! So heartwarming! smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #26

thank you for brightening my day with these lovely people. niyad Aug 2015 #28

Thanks for posting this! Tipperary Aug 2015 #29

What a great group of generous, kind, non-1%, folks. Divernan Aug 2015 #30

Josh is a genuinely good man. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #31

A compassionte........................ turbinetree Aug 2015 #32

K & R for human kindness meow2u3 Aug 2015 #34

More of this please! wolfie001 Aug 2015 #36

Nice cap, Josh, + the Union Pacific truck in the bottom picture: Good on Union Pacific NBachers Aug 2015 #39