Re: Shrove Tuesday

On Wed, 5 Mar 2025 20:45:22 +0000, Ed P wrote:

On 3/5/2025 1:40 PM, dsi1 wrote:
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I met a Mormon couple yesterday. I was in the parking lot at Target and
the car in front of my car had its hood up. A nicely dressed portly
gentleman was working under the hood. You could tell he wasn't from
here. I went up to him to offer assistance. He was trying to get the
terminals off of his horribly corroded battery with pliers with little
luck. A nicely dressed portly woman from the other side of the car. She
addressed his as "Elder." It was then, that I noticed they were wearing
big name tags that said "Church of Latter Day Saints."
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What he needed was a 10mm wrench to loosen the terminal nut. Oddly
enough, I had a 10mm socket and ratchet in my glove compartment. This
made his task simple and he replaced the battery with one from Costco.
The battery was a lot smaller than the one he replaced. Shrinkflation, I
guess.
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The guy offered me payment for the use of the ratchet. "Absolutely not.
I was sent by Jesus to help you in your time of need." Well, I said the
first part. The second part was just something I came up with after
sitting in my car, after the couple drove off. Say, maybe I am an agent
for Jesus.

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That certainly raises your stature.  When you go to church on Sunday I'm
sure the pastor will want you to tell your story of leading someone to
automotive salvation.
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Bless you David.  Bless you.

Indeed, solving the problems of other people has been my life's work.
Yesterday, I was connecting a Windows computer to a database and getting
the office phone connected. I also helped a man by adjusting his hearing
aid. It's always gratifying to help people. I'm only here to help. OTOH,
I have not been able to get the Windows computer connected - but I will.