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FM123

(10,053 posts)
Thu Sep 5, 2019, 03:27 PM Sep 2019

A man bought 100 generators to help the Bahamas

A man walked into a Costco in Florida and left with 100 generators, all of which are heading to The Bahamas.

His receipt read $49,285.70 and most of that came from paying $450 a pop for 100 generators. Peas, beans, coffee, salt, pepper and other essentials made up the rest of his mega purchase from a Costco in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday.

All of it is going to those in need on the hard-hit islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, he said.

"About 100 generators and a truck load of food and chainsaws are all going over by boat on Thursday to Marsh Harbour in The Bahamas. It's terrible and I'm sure you've seen the photos," a farmer from Jacksonville told CNN on Wednesday.

The man wishes not to be named. He said he doesn't want the attention and would rather that people focus on helping those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.

"It's important that we help each other out. It's better than just sitting there," he said. "You see a need and you fill it."

The world knows about this man's good deed because someone else was at that Costco buying a generator, as his was going out. He overheard someone talking about what the farmer just did.

"I had to go up there to him and say, 'Thank you for doing this,'" Alec Sprague said. "I am so glad to see someone doing this."

(read more) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-man-bought-100-generators-to-help-the-bahamas-theyre-being-delivered-by-boat/ar-AAGOrXv


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A man bought 100 generators to help the Bahamas (Original Post) FM123 Sep 2019 OP
A good man Sherman A1 Sep 2019 #1
K&R stonecutter357 Sep 2019 #2
K&R sheshe2 Sep 2019 #3
That $49,285.70 is less than what the taxpayers are billed for one day of golf by the orange anus Brother Buzz Sep 2019 #4
I hope they get distributed to the needy as intended when they arrive. lpbk2713 Sep 2019 #5
K&R for visibility lunamagica Sep 2019 #6
Soul at work...love it! Karadeniz Sep 2019 #7
Rather than just thoughts and prayers, according to the Bible elocs Sep 2019 #8

Brother Buzz

(36,440 posts)
4. That $49,285.70 is less than what the taxpayers are billed for one day of golf by the orange anus
Thu Sep 5, 2019, 04:01 PM
Sep 2019

Think about it.

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
5. I hope they get distributed to the needy as intended when they arrive.
Thu Sep 5, 2019, 04:01 PM
Sep 2019



Every society has its black marketeers and they may get
to these critically need supplies before anyone else can.

elocs

(22,581 posts)
8. Rather than just thoughts and prayers, according to the Bible
Thu Sep 5, 2019, 07:41 PM
Sep 2019

that is what a believer should do if they can.
The book of James says that faith without works is dead: "If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?"

What good are thoughts and prayers if you could even send a buck to actually help someone?

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