Resistol finds its owner...

[Aureliano]

I posted this in the classifieds but since nobody is looking at it anymore, decided to share this with you guys here.

So, I posted this ad wanting to trade this Resistol but nobody seemed to want it. That's what I thought...
There is a man, an old man, that I believe might be homeless or maybe just looks homeless. Anyway, he's out there on the corner of 25th and 2nd ave. almost every morning on my way to work. He doesn't ask for money or anything. He's just there either sitting or standing. He always, religiously almost, compliments my hats. Yesterday I went out to get stuff from the supermarket and I found him a couple of blocks away from his usual corner. I was wearing my whippet. He said to me, first time ever, "I wish I had a hat like those you wear" I asked him "do you really?" and he answered yes.
I have to tell you guys, This morning, on my way to run an errand, the Resistol looked great on him. But what was greater was his beautiful toothless smile.

 

[Carlisle Blues]

Good man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Aureliano, you're a saint among the masses.

You've treated the old bloke with a bit of dignity. Well done.

 

[cookie]

San Aureliano de los Sombreros!

 

[thunderw21]

Excellent work, another member to the club!

About the hat, it's wonderful and has an amazing amount of brim 'swoop'. I'm sure he was ecstatic.

 

[Aureliano]

San Aureliano de los Sombreros!

lol lol [angel]
Thanks CB, Ephraim and Cookie ! I don't know guys but giving it to him felt WAY BETTER than selling it.

 

[Aureliano]

Excellent work, another member to the club!

About the hat, it's wonderful and has an amazing amount of brim 'swoop'. I'm sure he was ecstatic.

Totally! and that swoop was one of the thing I didn't like about it...

 

[billysmom]

Well done, Aureliano!

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Sue

 

[Aureliano]

Gracias Sue!

 

[Spats McGee]

Good man, Aureliano.

 

[RBH]

Very well done!:eusa_clap

 

[Aureliano]

Thanks guys!

 

[Johnnysan]

I hope that your kindness is repaid tenfold. You're a class act, Aureliano! :eusa_clap

 

[frussell]

Good Man

I loved that post. I spent years walking by homeless people in my younger days. Having lived a little more, I'm a lot less scornful of people who are less fortunate, and pretty much always have an extra shirt that I don't wear anymore in the back of my car for just such purposes. The one that really turned it around for me was a guy I used to see all over town in Palm Springs, clothes in tatters, brown from dirt and the sun, hair matted in clumps. At least six feet tall, and wild, he was so scary looking few people approached him. I'm a big fella, but I kept my distance from him too. One day on one of our colder desert mornings (sometimes we drop over 30 degrees at night), I passed him and watched him jumping up and down, grunting out this horrible sound every time he landed. He had steam coming off him, and it was about thirty degrees out. I pulled over, stuck a sweatshirt I had with me out the window, and sorta waited for him to do something awful. He stopped grunting and jumping, walked over and took the shirt delicately. He looked right in my eyes and said "thank you very much sir" in a quiet voice, put the shirt on and went promptly back to his spot and resumed jumping and grunting. You did a good thing giving that old man such a generous gift, and it will come back to you some time. Frank

 

[Roninjedi]

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap Well done, Sir! Well done, indeed.

(And my girlfriend simply says, "Awwwww!")

 

[Aureliano]

Great story Frussel! Thanks Roninjedi and Roninjedi's girlfriend

 

[colps]

that was a class move way to go

 

[High Pockets]

I am impressed.....

Well done.

 

[Aureliano]

As I said before, it felt way better to give it to him than to sell it.

 

[ScionPI2005]

That was a very generous gift, Aureliano; a very compassionate and self-less thing to do. I'm sure that individual will appreciate that gift for a long time to come.