The Helpful Guy at the Home Improvement Store

 

The Huz is our resident handyman--he's not professional and learns everything he needs to know when he needs to know it. And more often than not, it's a lot of trial and error and when he gets something done (which he always does), we celebrate and he feels accomplished and proud (as I always am of him). He's the DIY king even though he's busy and has a full schedule. 

So when our kitchen faucet started acting up, it was time to once again dust off his handyman hat and get to figuring out how to replace our old-style faucet which he pre-ordered because it's nearly impossible to find it available in-store. Then, he had to figure out how to install it properly--hey it may sound easy, but I'm glad it's not put on me to do it and he actually has some idea how to do this stuff. 

We went to our home improvement store and we may have highly likely possibly looked clueless, because this kind gentleman came up to us to offer his knowledge on installing faucets. He shared some truly useful helpful hints The Huz actually needed and The Huz responded to him with enthusiasm and understanding.  I, to be honest, was just smiling and nodding because none of it made sense to me. LOL! But I hope my grateful energy shown through because that was sincere and authentic. It turns out he's a handyman by trade and offered us his number if we needed any more help--which we gladly took.

The Huz ended up installing the faucet successfully using some of the valuable tips he was given and we didn't end up needing to call the Helpful Guy for any extra help. But we have his information if we ever need it. Was he helpful out of the kindness of his heart or was it a tactic to gain business?  For me it just doesn't matter. He helped us. And whether or not he had ulterior motives for his kindness, the result was that he shared his knowledge with The Huz and the information helped. And if we can throw business his way at any future time, we'll do it. 

Good things happen at unexpected moments. Sometimes, kind strangers lend a helping hand. And I'm thankful to be on the receiving end of kindness. 🙏