I had a neighbor like that- he'd pull maintenance on my stuff when he borrowed it, and even fix things like clutch (that was just worn out) if it stopped working on his watch. He'd borrowed my baler- as you know, stress is on the same tooth on the bull gear with every revolution, and it finally gave way. He got an old guy over who had been a welder, and they took it all apart, built up the broken tooth with welder (and machined it down so you couldn't tell it, except for the discoloration from welding), cut a new keyway so now it would be a different tooth getting the stress. Neither of them would take a cent for their work.
We had a blizzard in '78- living in a mobile, power went out, I was just trying to think of what to do, when the phone rang, and he said, "You don't have any heat! Get over here right now!" We stayed 5 days, never ate so well in my life (they were Mormons, and had a year's food- they were thrilled to actually be able to use some of it!).
When we went to Disneyland with our little kids, he dispatched our old dog (by pre-agreement), buried it, and built a little cross for the grave- now that's WAY beyond the call of duty!
He was just a great guy- I tried to even up any way I could, but I think I was ahead in the end. I attended his funeral at age 90, and told stories of all the things he'd done for us over the years.
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