This topic could go under many existing threads, but honestly it deserves its own. I'll fully explain and provide pics later, but it has to be said today, @kenny_h is one special guy that for some strange reason just happens to live close to me. We chat or text each other daily. I'm at a loss of just how to label our relationship (Stay out of this Tripod). I can't say he's a friend since most friends wouldn't do what he does for me. I can't call him my brother since I already have one and he's no Kenny, even in his dreams. With the age difference, I guess you could say he's the son I never had.
Anyway, we both went out to look at something that I was thinking about buying. It was not in the best of shape and needed a LOT of work to make it safe and totally functional. Some of the work needed far exceeded my skill level, and Kenny said if I bought it we could bring it over to his house and he could do this and that to it and I'd end up with a great finished product. So I bought it and brought it to Kenny's house for an extended stay. To say he worked on my item to fulfill his offer to me would not do him justice. He spent a LOT of time doing things we never discussed for him to do. He took this project on as if it was his own. He burnt out his 20 volt Dewalt drill doing one job, and never bitched about. I brought over a drill to finish that task. I needed to buy some supplies to do the job, and he said not to buy them; that he had some of his own! (Now he's putting HIS money into this?) I needed to buy some stainless steel fasteners, and again he pulls out a box full of them and said "let's just use these". We even had a discussion about one change that he said "if you don't like it, I'm probably going to do it anyway". He's that kind of guy. Anything he does has to be the quality work that he would do on his own items.
The job is now complete and I'm sure if anyone saw the before product and the completed one, they would say no way they're the same
I type this as I wipe the tears from my eyes as there's no way I can live long enough to repay Kenny for all he's done (and I'm sure he's going to do more for me in the future). Although we did share a few meals throughout this project, you can't pay your bills on hamburgers and fries) Kenny, you're one special dude that I'm so fortunate to have met and I want to publicly thank you and wish you all the best in everything you do. You're that one in a million that people hear about but never meet. Well, I'm the lucky one, and honored to be able to call you a true friend and more
Thanks Bro