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Originally Posted by teedubya
That is awesome. What an incredible person.
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He was 96 when we moved in next door. He walked doubled over at the hip because of his advanced scoliosis. Could move at about the length of half of his foot with each painful step.
We have those big trashcans on wheels to put out trash twice a week. The first week we were there I saw him moving that trashcan out to the curb. I thought WTF and went out to move the trashcan for him.
When I got out there and offered to help take the trash out to the curb, he refused. He looked up at me, smiled and said I ain't dead yet. I thought okay crazy man(I knew nothing about his background at the time) knock yourself out.
I came home to find out he takes the empty trashcans from the curbs back to the house for all 4 of his direct neighbors. Been doing it for years. Refuses to stop now.
After we got to know each other, learned of his background I asked him to please stop and let me take out the trash for him. He said thats okay I've been doing this for 50 years, I can still do it. I said at least let me bring my trashcan back to the house from the curb. He did that look up again smiled and said I may be old but I still remember my military training, the trashcans are mine. And starts cracking up. It's the last time I saw him laugh.
I wish we would have got to know one another a little better.
His wife is an amazing person too but she is not doing very good since he died. She will be going into a senior citizen condo soon.
