A great day for Summer Clothes

1 Goodgymer helped an isolated person in Birmingham
John Hayes
Birmingham

Tuesday 7th July 2020

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I took the chance of a 3 mile run to Mrs J, as the rain looked light enough to avoid me soaking through and leaving wet footprints in her house. Luckily I was right and it only got heavy as I approached her sheltered front door. The task itself would have been perfect except that the quest for summer clothes seemed put off by the unseasonable weather. Despite that, Mrs J was grateful to get access to the drawer below her bed and the clothes within it, as it was a simple side rail held in place under the bed. Something that even my low levels of practical skills could handle. After a quick goodbye and a photo in the beautiful nearby Witton Lakes (looking like I had taken a hike into the wilderness), I ran a lovely route home in the rain through some soggy parks.

As great as it was to do this, it felt very different talking through a mask and leaving as quickly as possible in the current conditions as it really felt like she could do with some company and a chat. Still, great to get it done and leave her with optimism.



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Annie Smith

Tue 7th Jul 2020 at 7:43pm

Nice work, John. Different times for sure, but sounds a valuable job done and some company Mrs J might not have had today. Truly good deed, through rain and all! Well done.

Amy Pezet

Wed 8th Jul 2020 at 11:38am

A great mission John! Sounds like Mrs J was very grateful!

Bristol runner

Wed 8th Jul 2020 at 12:19pm

Nice one John, small task but big impact!

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