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Author Topic: There are still some good people!  (Read 2456 times)

Offline Walt Francis

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There are still some good people!
« on: January 30, 2021, 11:10:21 PM »
This happened to me last Sunday. 

In May of 2017 my brother who can no longer shoot a bow due to injuries incurred while in the Special Forces, mailed me three longbows from Juno Alaska.  Last Sunday I answered the door and a young gentleman asked if I was Walt Francis, I replied yes.  He said I think I have a fishing rod that belongs to me and handed me a long 6” diameter tube.

Turns out he bought a house in July of 2017 where I used to live and the package was in his garage when he took possession.  He had intended to try and track where I lived (1 block away, I can see his back porch from my archery room) and get the package to me but forgot about it until cleaning his garage over Christmas.  That led to his visit last Sunday.

In the package were the Roy Coursey Cook Mountain longbow, Mariah Chinook longbow, and a Schafer two piece longbow, my brother had mailed 3 1/2 years earlier.

There are still some good people in this world.
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2021, 11:25:41 PM »
     That's a good story !!!  :thumbsup:
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2021, 04:16:15 AM »
Walt that makes my heart feel good.

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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2021, 05:56:18 AM »
Great story and person. :clapper:
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2021, 07:14:32 AM »
Great story   :thumbsup:

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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2021, 09:07:30 AM »
Sounds like a person to invite in for coffee
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2021, 09:26:20 AM »
That’s very cool!!! Glad they finally made it home to you.

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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2021, 09:37:27 AM »
Thanks for sharing.  :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2021, 09:52:11 AM »
That is great to hear. Yes, there are some good folks left. Have you asked him if he wants to learn trad archery?
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2021, 10:32:48 AM »
Very fine, it's sooo nice to hear a good story.
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2021, 11:58:33 AM »
That is great to hear. Yes, there are some good folks left. Have you asked him if he wants to learn trad archery?

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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2021, 12:05:37 PM »
Good for you and him.
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2021, 12:43:54 PM »
Great stuff!

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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2021, 01:21:30 PM »
  Thanks for sharing that story, and yes I believe there are  many good people have faith.
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2021, 02:37:58 PM »
That is great.... wow... congrats.
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2021, 02:42:22 PM »
Great story- thanks for sharing.
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2021, 02:50:35 PM »
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing. Glad the bows found their way back to you!
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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2021, 03:28:41 PM »
Thats a great story, there still are some very good folks around!

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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #18 on: January 31, 2021, 03:38:22 PM »
Good stuff  :clapper:😁

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Re: There are still some good people!
« Reply #19 on: January 31, 2021, 03:42:52 PM »
Yep they are out there,getting harder to find them. Good deal!

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