Sometimes I like to take a break from cynicism and misanthropy and remind myself that there are genuinely good people among us. Jethro Mann was one of them. Have a nice Friday.
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This reminds me of the retired guy in my neighborhood when I was a kid. His name was “Mr Nichols”. He had a single car garage that opened up to the street and it was packed full of “parts of bicycles”. He would find some combo of parts that would roll down the street and would lock them up around the tree near his house with price stickers like $5 or $10. The kids in the neighborhood would fall in love with a banana seat, or 5-speed, or bright red ride, and beg their parents to “trade-in” for the “new” one. Mr Nichols would buy the previous bike back from the parents for the same price as the “new” one and the kid would end up with an updated ride that made them light up and maybe fit a bit better. My first 5+ bikes came from Mr Nichols. He was also a scout leader and he had his older scouts help him with the bike repairs. He died before i was old enough to be involved in the repair process, but I saw it happening. It was super cool!