Cat_Driver
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- Jan 15, 2008
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- Coachella Ca.
- Tractor
- 2016 Kubota 4060, 2017 Tackeuchi excavator TB260
My Karma experience:
Years ago I went to a Christmas tree lot and it was nearly Christmas. I paid for my tree and asked the guy what he did with all the left over trees, he said I take them to the dump. I said why don't you just give them away? He said then people wouldn't buy them they would wait till he got rid of them - made sense.
I then asked him if I could pick up the tree and hand them out at my shop, he said sure. Next day, now a few day closer to Christmas I picked up over 300 trees ( bad year for him no one had money ) .
I contacted the news media and told then get the word out as I will ONLY give them to the needy, well they sent out a reporter and did a story.
The flood gates opened and I was handing out trees to some real sad and deserving people, most offered to do a trade in kind for their services and I would have none of it, I teared up with every offer. I never saw so many thankful people in my life, people. All said I made their Christmas. Little did they know they made MY CHRISTMAS.
One lady showed up in an expensive convertible and wanted a tree. I told her they were only for the "needy" and you don't look needy. She said I'm not needy I just heard you were giving out free trees, I said please leave.
Getting near closing time and getting cold and dark and only a few trees left, this old 40's style black Plymouth with faded paint and rust all over it come chugging into my parking lot.
I mean It was right out of the twilight zone. I was waiting for a fog or mist to appear. Then it gets better. The Mom and Dad step out and they look like they stepped off the farm during the great depression ( mind you I'm in Palm Springs Ca. ) Dad wore dirty, coveralls with holes, 40's style dusty fedora. Woman dress was plain small flower print dress down to her ankles.
They asked about the trees saying it was for their " neighbor" to proud to ask for themselves, kids let that slip out. Two filthy kids came from the back of the car and ran over to a tree they liked asked their dad if they could get that one, the Dad said yes.
The kids ran over to my decorations that I bought for my tree decorating that night, lights, bows, bulbs etc. and said "Dad do these come with the tree?" Dad shook his head no - ( this guy was spooky ) when he said NO it gave me goose bumps.
I saw the face drop on the little kids ( now I know it's for them despite what the Dad said about the neighbour ) . I said why yes these do come with the tree, how can "your neighbour" have a tree with no decorations. He just stared at me with those cold eyes and nodded once with appreciation.
I loaded them up, they chugged away blowing smoke from the tail pipe just puttering away at about 5 mph.
Like I said right out of twilight zone.
Years ago I went to a Christmas tree lot and it was nearly Christmas. I paid for my tree and asked the guy what he did with all the left over trees, he said I take them to the dump. I said why don't you just give them away? He said then people wouldn't buy them they would wait till he got rid of them - made sense.
I then asked him if I could pick up the tree and hand them out at my shop, he said sure. Next day, now a few day closer to Christmas I picked up over 300 trees ( bad year for him no one had money ) .
I contacted the news media and told then get the word out as I will ONLY give them to the needy, well they sent out a reporter and did a story.
The flood gates opened and I was handing out trees to some real sad and deserving people, most offered to do a trade in kind for their services and I would have none of it, I teared up with every offer. I never saw so many thankful people in my life, people. All said I made their Christmas. Little did they know they made MY CHRISTMAS.
One lady showed up in an expensive convertible and wanted a tree. I told her they were only for the "needy" and you don't look needy. She said I'm not needy I just heard you were giving out free trees, I said please leave.
Getting near closing time and getting cold and dark and only a few trees left, this old 40's style black Plymouth with faded paint and rust all over it come chugging into my parking lot.
I mean It was right out of the twilight zone. I was waiting for a fog or mist to appear. Then it gets better. The Mom and Dad step out and they look like they stepped off the farm during the great depression ( mind you I'm in Palm Springs Ca. ) Dad wore dirty, coveralls with holes, 40's style dusty fedora. Woman dress was plain small flower print dress down to her ankles.
They asked about the trees saying it was for their " neighbor" to proud to ask for themselves, kids let that slip out. Two filthy kids came from the back of the car and ran over to a tree they liked asked their dad if they could get that one, the Dad said yes.
The kids ran over to my decorations that I bought for my tree decorating that night, lights, bows, bulbs etc. and said "Dad do these come with the tree?" Dad shook his head no - ( this guy was spooky ) when he said NO it gave me goose bumps.
I saw the face drop on the little kids ( now I know it's for them despite what the Dad said about the neighbour ) . I said why yes these do come with the tree, how can "your neighbour" have a tree with no decorations. He just stared at me with those cold eyes and nodded once with appreciation.
I loaded them up, they chugged away blowing smoke from the tail pipe just puttering away at about 5 mph.
Like I said right out of twilight zone.
