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Thank You to everyone, these posts put smile on my face in a bad time. : and gave hope!!

There is good genuine people in this world.

LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE ME SO HAPPY! (Noel Gallagher)

Glad to have u posting more, my friend. We have some awesome threads on here.

Enjoy.

This thread should be required reading for the world  


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WWII Veteran finally gets the Mustang restoration he deserves
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Harry Donovan, a B-17 bomber pilot in WWII, was in a nightmare restoration scenario after his chosen restorer took his money and never returned his 1967 Mustang. 

While the car was eventually found, parts were missing, and Donovan was out money and time.

However, thanks to the kindness of car enthusiasts and veterans, the restoration is back on track.

According to the IndyStar, Donovan's troubles started back in 2009 when he asked someone who had worked on his cars before to restore the Mustang he had since 1969. While the process started normally, delays mounted on top of delays, and the restorer eventually became impossible to reach. 
In 2012, after having spent several thousand dollars and having nothing to show for it, Donovan filed a theft report. 
Unfortunately, nothing much came of it. It wasn't until 2014 Donovan learned what happened to his project. 
The restorer was arrested on drug charges, and a retired police officer found the car. 
Sadly, the Mustang was in worse condition as the restorer sold off the engine, transmission and other parts.

Donovan and his daughter-in-law told the story to the IndyStar in hopes that their consumer advocate program could help. 
The news outlet published the story in July, and an investigation into the case began, but the real help came from people who saw the story. 

Veterans and car enthusiasts alike have rallied together to get the restoration rolling again after hearing about Donovan's situation. According to the IndyStar, everyone involved is trying to make up for what Donovan lost the first time around.

So far, The Finer Details restoration shop in Danville, Indiana agreed to perform the majority of the restoration. The groups helping Donovan are also trying to get parts and supplies donated to the cause. 

Because not everything can or will be donated there's an additional $10,000 fundraising effort for the restoration. 
Volunteers have set up a bank account and a GoFundMe page to which people can donate to the project. 
While not everything has been covered yet, The Finer Details has been able to start on Donovan's car just after his 95th birthday. 
The car should be finished in about six months, and Donovan told IndyStar his grandson will chauffeur him on the first drive after the restoration is complete.

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Thank you willie for posting these .

It does a person good to read them.

Sometimes it seems that things are going so bad but reading these posts from various members renews how I see people.
Thank you again willie for sharing .

wow. what a wonderful dog. and the man was fairly wonderful as well.

Alabama player's on-field reunion with mother nearly brings Nick Saban to tears


https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/alabam...14241.html







TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—It takes an awful lot to make a guy like Nick Saban cry, but a reunion of a son and his deployed mother comes pretty close.

Lawrence Erekosima is a five-foot-seven walk-on running back from Clinton, S.C. He hasn’t seen a snap of action all season. 
But he’s a senior, and like all seniors, he walked onto the field before Saturday’s Iron Bowl to bask in the acclaim of the crowd. 

He also had a fine surprise waiting for him, as his mother, Jacqueline Page, returned on a brief leave from the Army.

Each of the Tide seniors posed with their families and Saban before the game. Seniors are generally introduced in alphabetical order, but Erekosima was last. 

Team officials told him that they’d simply mixed up the order, and when Saban reached Erekosima, he motioned toward the southwest corner of the field and said,

 “Look here.” Out walked Page, in fatigues, to see her son. Mother and stunned child embraced amid the thundering cheers of Bryant-Denny Stadium:

A 12-year veteran of the Army, Page has served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and presently is deployed in Kuwait. Until Saturday afternoon, Erekosima had not seen his mother since February, shortly after Alabama won the 2015 national championship. They talk every day, but there’s a world of difference between talking to your mother and hugging her.

“I couldn’t believe it at first, and then it sunk in,” he said after the game. “I almost cried. I had to hold it in, just let one tear like Denzel.”

“He’s a fine young man; he’s been in the program for a long time,” Saban said. “I have a special place in my heart for players [like Erekosima] … 

For his mother to be able to come today almost made me cry.”

Erekosima took a bit more time getting back to the locker room and back onto the field for the Iron Bowl, understandable given the circumstances.
 
He didn’t get a chance to play in the game, but the Tide managed to hold on for a 30-12 victory regardless.

This Alabama class has a 49-5 record, two (and counting) SEC titles, one (and counting) national championship. But a guy who never saw the field has given the class one of its finest moments.
Tearful reunion at Bryant-Denny (via CBS Sports)

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See the video here and tell me after watching it that a tear did not come to your eye.

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Awesome surprise on Senior Day for Lawrence Erekosima from his mother! #RollTide


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