Posted on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 by
Michael •
Some heartening sample postings from Front Porch Forum in the past day or two…
First, a simple case from Meg in Essex Junction…
I wanted to extend a huge thank you to all who replied to my message posted just yesterday. I have been fortunate to receive at least 10 (yes, 10!) auto mechanic recommendations…happy holidays.
Second, from Sarah in Burlington’s South End…
Thanks to the Front Porch Forum and my fantastic neighbors, I recovered my stolen bicycle within 12 hours.
And third, from Allen in South Burlington to his nearby neighbors…
When neighbors help neighbors very good things can happen!
A month ago I posted a notice on Front Porch Forum about loosing our 12 year old tiger cat, Scooby (he disappeared the evening of November 8th). Well, on Saturday a minor miracle happened. I got a call from the Humane Society that someone had brought in a cat that matched Scooby’s description. The person who brought the cat in was Jay Pasackow, a person I knew of through his real estate business. Jay had had this cat hanging around his house in the Laurel Hill area near Shelburne Road (almost 3 miles from our house) for several days.
I excitedly, but apprehensively, agreed to meet with the Jay knowing full well that after a month this stray cat was very unlikely to be our Scooby. When Jay came to my house and showed me what was in the cat carrier I couldn’t believe my eyes – IT WAS SCOOBY! And, other than being emaciated from probably eating little in a month, he seemed to be in good shape!
Now Scooby is back in our house, curled up in front of a crackling fire, with a full belly and quite content. He hasn’t even asked to go outside once yet! So much thanks to Jay Pasackow for taking the time out of his busy day to help Scooby get back home!
When neighbors help neighbors very good things can happen!
Followed by…
To Allen – Thanks so much for sharing the story of your joyful reunion with your kitty cat. It was really nice to read. It came at the end of a tough day and was just the thing to lift my spirit. -Ellen
Thank God!
I am the owner of a 1999 Chevy Cavalier RS 2-door sports coup, I was told somne time ago when I had
a tune-up that 2 out 4 of my spark plugs were
siezed in the engine. My question to those who know
these things can these plugs be removed without a costly engine jobv ?