I am writing today on a new (to me) laptop. It was given to me by a friend. It is nicer than my old laptop. On top of it working, the sound is good enough to not need external speakers and it even has a blue ray player. Yay! Now I not having a computer won't be an excuse for missing a day!
My car was broken. It needs new tires still, but I am on that. It had a bad tie rod end and the steering was shaking super badly. It was pretty much unusable. Another friend diagnosed the problem and fixed it for me. I'm not sure how much it would have cost at a shop, but it certainly would have been more than the $35 dollars I spent on the new part. He had all the right tools and it was a pretty quick and straight forward fix.
I bought a lawn mower a few months back. It was a $45 craigslist find. I started it when I went to check it out and it started fine. However, when I got it home I discovered that while I could start it it wouldn't run for more than about 5 seconds. A third friend helped me tinker on it and get it running.
So first I have to say friends are the best. And friends that know how to fix stuff are most excellent. Second I want to say that G-d has blessed me with the best group of friends that I have ever had. And that isn't just because they fix my stuff and give me laptops. The economic benefit is certainly a big plus, but the social and emotional support that I enjoy is by far the most valuable. I have people to call when I am down. I have people to hang out with when I want to have fun. I have people that care about the actual answer to "how are you?" I have people who want to hang out with me and actually call ME.
For the first time as an adult the thought that maybe I want to settle down here has crossed my mind. It's a weird feeling.
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