tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post5525316976737516473..comments2023-05-09T06:52:16.263-07:00Comments on Neighborhood Watch: Good DeedsChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14762814181349108405noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post-70974453604978429562009-04-17T06:50:00.000-07:002009-04-17T06:50:00.000-07:00What a story! Hooray for John! Hooray for the bala...What a story! Hooray for John! Hooray for the balance of good in the world!tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620325789994488046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post-27562568149643476422009-04-14T20:43:00.000-07:002009-04-14T20:43:00.000-07:00It could be because I read this while Milo screame...It could be because I read this while Milo screamed his heart out in Ben's arms, but this brought me to tears. John is my hero.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840346483545544748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post-35828209188748679252009-04-14T19:51:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:51:00.000-07:00Rosemary, your story about your dad breaks my hear...Rosemary, your story about your dad breaks my heart. It's like that last moment in Joyce's 'Araby,' where the boy goes to the bazaar and has all his hopes not only extinguished, but basically polluted. People who prey on the trusting are the worst of the worst.<br /><br />And Leslie, agreed: for as much as that creep disrupted my faith in humanity, John brought it back in two seconds flat.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14762814181349108405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post-22351760881076227032009-04-14T16:21:00.000-07:002009-04-14T16:21:00.000-07:00Hooray John!! We love you!!!Hooray John!! We love you!!!lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274006008564412040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post-4805211374545573472009-04-14T14:02:00.000-07:002009-04-14T14:02:00.000-07:00Oh, I was hoping it wasn't Mildred when I saw your...Oh, I was hoping it wasn't Mildred when I saw your FB post...I feel like I've gotten to know her through your blog!<br /><br />People of that generation seem especially susceptible to that kind of scam, since they've generally been raised to be trusting, generous, etc.<br /><br />Several years ago, my folks were visiting me in Greeley and the doorbell rang as I was getting dinner. My 80-something dad got the door, and there was a guy there claiming he'd been locked out of his car, and needed $20 to pay the locksmith...that he didn't have the cash, because his wallet was in his apartment, and the key to the apt. was with the others in the car.<br /><br />He promised that he'd return the cash the next day, so my dad handed it over...too quickly for my husband to warn him that he'd been approached by someone with the same story just a week or two earlier.<br /><br />The next day we were out doing touristy things, but my dad was very anxious about getting home by 5:00, since that's when the guy said he would come by to repay him.<br /><br />Needless to say, he never showed. Like Mildred, my dad felt stupid--but I was just furious. What kind of amoral scumbag exploits elderly people's compassion for a few measly bucks (presumably, the price of a hit of meth, if I know my old neighborhood)?<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear that this seems to be a more widespread con. Double good for John, knowing the whole story! I'd like to have gone after the guy who ripped off my dad with a hammer, too. I feel vindicated knowing that someone else did. <br /><br />And Mildred should be proud of herself for yelling her head off! Not to mention pleased to have caring neighbors who are ready, willing, and able to come to her aid.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223441754197927551noreply@blogger.com