Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Paned Glass- By Wade

This is actually second hand from Dyke;

Grandpa Roskelley's house has been a thorn in our families side for 25 years. Some of the various yearly repairs were weekly mowing and the yearly Chinese Elm tree removal, not to mention the new carpet and hard wood floor sanding that has been done.
Dad needed some new paned glass for the rental but now that the kids are gone and sometimes mom is not as available as dad would like her to be he sometimes will take matters into his own hands, or his life into his own hands.
Dad made the trip from our house on grand view hill to Jones Paint and Glass on center street Provo on his bike. He ordered the sizes of pained glass and payed the man. After receiving the glass Dad pulled out a roll of Duct tape and requested the salesman tape the glass to his back so it could be carried easier. Dad, as we all know is legally blind, rode his bike from Center street in Provo to BYU football stadium, a distance of about 15 miles with the glass strapped to his back.

1 comment:

Meridee said...

Your dad is absolutely amazing. The stories are all very funny, but in truth the man has so much courage and determination. I wish there were pictures to accompany the stories. And I would love to have seen the Jones guy during this duct tape job and hear what he said in the shop after your dad left.