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12-08-2010, 02:08 PM
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"Q" is for Quahog!
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Buzzards Bay
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Giving back and going without this Christmas.
So today was my turn to give back- For those who listen to the Cape Radio station PIXY103FM, you know it is the annual 103 hours of homelessness. ( You can go to the web page they have to see/read about it)
Yesterday I E-mailed Matty B of PIXY after driving by the food pantry and seeing the line...... and the children in it. Inside my head (scary place in here BTW) I was thankful for what I have in my life. My maniacal but adorable healthy son is on top of the list. I was going to buy myself a new gun ( yep, another one that would be riddled with "it does'nt shoot straight" issues........... not the shooter of course! Instead, I took every single penny I had saved for it and went shopping and bought: 25 boxes of cheerios 25/lbs of pasta 25 jars of sauce 24 jumbo bags of animal crackers 100 cans of soup/fruit cocktail 12 bags of veggie sticks 80 packs of cheese crackers 640 oz of fruit juice 25 kids coloring books 25 boxes of crayons (24 crayons ea.) 10 dora The Explorer puzzles 10 disney puzzles 10 tic/tac/toe games 10 Transformers books 20 child activity books 5 skateboards 50 matchbox cars 5 card games 5 color the world games 40 toothbrushes. I packed it all on 2 pallets in the boat, drove to the next town over and delivered the booty to PIXY 103's Matty B and the Bourne Firefighters. They unloaded every single thing and packed it away in the trailer! As a Thank You I got a really cool T-shirt, a hand shake from everyone there and each one said "Thank You"! So, Mr.Wong I will not be buying myself that new gun (Daryl, I know you understand, Patrick says Merry Christmas, Mahalo)...... instead I will be content with what I have.......... it could be worse....... always. The pictures are on facebook, and it was a damn good feeling towing the boat back empty today! 
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12-08-2010, 03:38 PM
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Fish Killin' Swamp Yankee
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Location: Rhode Island
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
"God Bless Us, Every one"!
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12-08-2010, 07:26 PM
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Dustin
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Connecticut
Age: 33
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
Good man!!
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12-08-2010, 07:30 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Bristol RI
Posts: 2,870
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
God bless you Teddy, what goes around comes around! Merry Christmas Bro!
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12-08-2010, 07:33 PM
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I win
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Bay Park
Age: 29
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
May god bless you.
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12-08-2010, 07:48 PM
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Half Assed Astronaut
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Lost at sea
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
Maybe altruism does exist. Well done!
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12-08-2010, 11:22 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: swansea ma.
Age: 47
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
you da man Ted you made a lot of people happy this year
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12-09-2010, 07:38 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Swansea, MA
Age: 43
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
Ted, you the man ! That is some great Karma you are swimming in... what a great example ! Merry Christmas Qdiver911 !
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12-09-2010, 05:14 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
thats awesome Ted...I get so sick of seeing people running around wally world and target at 4:00 in the morning fighting for something they probably dont need. its good seeing someone put their energy into doing something that actually helps
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12-09-2010, 05:34 PM
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"Q" is for Quahog!
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Buzzards Bay
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
Felt really good to do it.............. Thanks all... every single one of you would've done the same thing...
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12-09-2010, 08:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
wow that's awesome dude! when i first started reading the list i thought you had bought 25 boxes of cheerios for your son, i was like that's gonna be one strong kid if he eats all that!
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12-09-2010, 10:58 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Age: 40
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
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I feel better already. This really is the season of giving. Hey, maybe you like to come over after Christmas and see all of the news Guns I'm getting. But hey, it's really cool what you did.
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12-10-2010, 07:16 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
Good for you, man.
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12-10-2010, 08:22 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Bridgewater, MA
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
It's refreshing that there is still the Christmas 'giving' spirit. I would shake your hand if I knew you!
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12-10-2010, 02:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Rhode Island
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Re: Giving back and going without this Christmas.
The greatest thing any man can possess is a clear conscience.
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