In a message dated 3/3/2005 3:01:05 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, NYNIAGAR-FOLKS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: What can I say? In all my life I've never had such caring neighbors who continue to remind me that if I ever needed anything, just call. It kinda takes my breath away. vee Although we don't have snow as a burden I can appreciate the joy that your neighbors have in having a nice lady to do something nice for. I am sure they are gladdened to be able to do for you. The satisfaction I assure you is overwhelming. Bob AZ

Bob said, > Although we don't have snow as a burden I can appreciate the joy that your > neighbors have in having a nice lady to do something nice for. I am sure > they > are gladdened to be able to do for you. The satisfaction I assure you is > overwhelming. Dear Bob, Thanks for saying that. But here's what amazes me most. All three neighbors who are helping me out, have assured me that any time I need help, just call them. The thing of it is, they barely know me with the exception of Dawn who has lived here well over 10 years. During that time Dawn and I have had occasion to talk to each over the phone. As a result we've gotten to know each other pretty well. But with Ken and Bob, I'm only a neighbor who needs help on occasion. Yes I'm getting to know Ken and he's getting to know me, but with Bob, we are total strangers. We know nothing about each other. Nonetheless, the three of them are only too glad to lend a hand when I need it. Is it because of my advancing age and/or my current physical condition? I really don't have a clue. I have a warm feeling in my heart that they're the type of neighbors who instinctively take care of their neighbors. In fact when I had told Dawn about Bob's plowing out my driveway (note: Bob is Dawn's next door neighbor), she just replied, "He's one of us." That told me a lot. We're all neighbors and we do such things for each other. That's such a rewarding feeling. I've never experienced such a neighborly thing on such a grand scale before. vee