{"id":3943,"date":"2016-01-25T12:33:41","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T12:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/?p=3943"},"modified":"2016-01-25T12:33:41","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T12:33:41","slug":"fix-heating-soldiers-wife-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/fix-heating-soldiers-wife-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom Calls For Repairman To Fix Her Heater&#8230; She Can&#8217;t Believe When He Does THIS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A thankful young mom took to <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/torben-chris-bath-with-his-daughter\/\">social media<\/a><\/strong><\/em> recently to share a story of gratitude to a local businessman who did something truly touching for her and her family. <em><strong>Bridget Stevens<\/strong> <\/em>just had to tell everyone about the wonderful thing\u00a0that <strong><em>Paul Betlyn<\/em><\/strong> from\u00a0Betlyn Heating and Cooling did for her.<\/p>\n<p>In a heartfelt story written (and since deleted) on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/facebook-status-dad-leaves-family\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>, Bridget explains her dire situation and how the man went out of his way to do something extraordinary which really touched her. Her heater broken down and her husband &#8211; who is serving in the forces abroad &#8211; couldn&#8217;t help. Paul came, fixed things and gave her a very odd-looking bill&#8230; He charged Bridge a buck!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Bridget said: <em>&#8220;I had mentioned in passing that I tried to figure it out with my husband, but since he&#8217;s deployed and couldn&#8217;t see it, he wouldn&#8217;t know what to do. When I tried to give him any money at all, he said that the $1 was a joke, and to thank my husband for his service.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3944\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Repairman.jpg\" alt=\"Repairman\" width=\"1156\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s exactly what was written on the note:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3945\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Deployment.jpg\" alt=\"Deployment\" width=\"769\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what community spirit is all about. People looking out for one another. What a wonderful gesture!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A thankful young mom took to social media recently to share a story of gratitude to a local businessman who did something truly touching for her and her family. 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