October 15, 2005
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exquisite timing
Our water supply was running low yesterday, and I had a few overdue
library books, so Doug and I went somewhere for the first time since we
went the other way, up the valley, to vote in our local election on the
sixth. Doug’s diurnal pattern has rotated back around to nearly
nocturnal. We left as soon as he had breakfast, and the sun was
going down on our trip into Willow.The library was closed. I deposited the books in the book
drop. Then I filled Streak’s tank with gas and we bought a few
things at Townsite Store before heading back toward home. Traffic
was light and the trip was uneventful both ways. Gray skies
and bare trees along the way are barely worth mentioning.When I pulled off the highway at the turnout next to the spring,
someone was already there. A couple who appeared to be in their
forties had a gasoline generator running in the back of their pickup
truck, with an extension cord snaking down the slope to the
spring. An electric pump down there was pushing water back up the
slope through a hose and into a tank in the back of the truck. We
sat in the car and looked at the mail we had picked up on our way out.A few minutes later, the man came over and tapped on the window beside
Doug. He offered to fill our buckets and jugs for us from his
hose. I didn’t even have to get out of the car. Doug
unloaded and opened all the jugs and buckets, the man filled them, and
then Doug capped them and put them back in the car. This is the
second time in the past year or so that some neighbor we didn’t even
know has done that mitzvah for us. It makes for an easy water
run, instead of the usual way when I crouch beside the spring, fill
buckets and lift them out of the waterhole for Doug to carry up the
slope and load into the car. Loving my neighbors isn’t at all
difficult around here most of the time.The entire trip was quick and relatively easy. Doug got all the
water into the house and split a big armload of firewood to fill the
wood box, and got it all done before dark.
Comments (6)
Hi sweety–god, I feel like I am insuch a tizzy–car is all junked up, cabin is all junked up, STILL didn’t finish the PLR, gotta get set up today, have a bunch of questions for you re the grocery order, and just remembered, I should do up posters for the gun show for next weekend. Sigh. Deeth breeply and collapse repeatedly.
Question–is Progresso split pea with bacon okay? Also, it’s on sale at Fred’s, should I stock up? I got two loaves of bread for Doug, no telling when I’ll deliver them, should I freeze them, stick them in the fridege, leave them outside, what?
Also, Fred’s has that new cat food in the 20-pound size at an even better price, I thnk I’ll get it.
Also, I got you a four-pack of Heet, I need to remember that.
And I picked up another bag of Lay’s chips–the bag I got will only make one or two meals for Doug. What else? I think that is all for now. Since DOug is on-line, I assume I won’t be able to get through, but I will try when I get off the comp here, and can keep trying since this be free cell call day.
Oh, do you need more DMAE for yourself, I got another bottle today.
Yours in haste, Zippy
I think if you ever did live where the wind blows hurricane style you would be just fine…we get all weirded out down here when we don’t have anendless supply of water. I am picturing your home in a remote part of Alaska…well with the avian flu lurking that sounds like it might have a plus side…besides the peace and quiet…..
That’s a wonderful story. Altruistic acts inspire me. And it’s no doubt a result of your own good karma.
I love random acts of kindness.
I love nice people.
Full water buckets without the climb & crouch? Sweet!