I have a great next door neighbor. His name is Juan.
Juan does not speak the greatest English. I don't speak the greatest Spanish. We became good friends by being good neighbors.
Juan helped me build my patio. Okay, I helped Juan build my patio. When I wanted to tear down the wall to my back yard and put an RV gate in, I watched as Juan did 90% of the work. He even provided the gate! As I struggled to paint the 1/2 wall around my patio, Juan came over with an airless unit and finished the job in a very short period of time. When Gina wanted 3 tons of gravel added to the back yard, Juan was right there with a shovel. The list goes on.
I can't help Juan as much as he helps me. He mostly doesn't need my help. I try, but my efforts are limited, just as my skills are limited.
People who know me, know that I can do a lot. I'm what you call a pretty handy guy. Juan, however, is a craftsman. He does a lot of things well, especially if paint is involved. He must own 4 airless systems.
Juan just bought a welder. A MIG unit. He is teaching himself how to weld. Once he has it figured out, I'm going to make him teach me. :-)
Juan has 3 kids. They are 17, 7, and 5. They are good kids. Respectful, friendly, nice to be around. Not many kids like that around these days.
Why am I sharing all this information about Juan? It's my way of giving him some small portion of the respect he is due. Juan is a good man. I am proud to be his friend.
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I was looking at Applewhite Campground and stumbled across your post about it. Then I continued reading and saw this post. Kudos for giving Juan props, even though he may never know it. You may not be able to repay his help directly, but you put a good order out to the universe and good karma is headed his way.
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