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Post by jenjie on Aug 20, 2014 2:32:18 GMT
I don't watch. But this is an amazing story! Watch the video in the link, you won't be sorry. |
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Post by keknj on Aug 20, 2014 2:44:24 GMT
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Post by jenjie on Aug 20, 2014 2:51:36 GMT
I noticed and fixed the link but thanks for linking and watching! Can you imagine?
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Post by blueviolet on Aug 20, 2014 2:52:55 GMT
Wow! What a great story, thanks for sharing!
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Post by kelkel on Aug 20, 2014 3:32:46 GMT
Beautiful story and beautiful blanket!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2014 3:42:01 GMT
Aw, what a great story. He seems like a very sweet man. I hope he bought a house.  |
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Post by MichyM on Aug 20, 2014 3:43:10 GMT
I saw that earlier today. Watching the auction made me grin from ear to ear...
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Post by SAHM wannabe on Aug 20, 2014 3:59:48 GMT
What a great story! It's nice to see an "ordinary" person's life change in an instant.
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 20, 2014 4:22:44 GMT
Awesome story |
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Post by stampinbetsy on Aug 20, 2014 4:25:47 GMT
Wow, that's awesome.  |
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Post by papersilly on Aug 20, 2014 4:56:39 GMT
That was amazing!
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Post by *KatyCupcake* on Aug 20, 2014 5:09:34 GMT
WOW! That is such a cool story. And the blanket is gorgeous!
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Post by BarbaraUK on Aug 20, 2014 9:06:26 GMT
What a great thing to happen for him and hopefully it helped to make life a lot easier for him after struggling to make ends meet because of the injuries he sustained in the car crash! Years and years ago on BBC Antiques Roadshow I remember seeing an American gentleman, who lived in England, bring in a family painting that he had inherited. When he was told what it was worth he almost went into total shock and could only say 'well, well, well' because he had thought it wasn't worth much and had just taken it in on a whim! I sometimes catch a re-run of that episode and that is still my favourite bit!!  There have been a few of those moments since the programme started in 1979 but that is one of the treasures for me! Not sure I would enjoy keeping anything that had suddenly had great value put on it - I wouldn't know how to keep it safely and would worry about it every time I left the house. |
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Post by miss_lizzie on Aug 20, 2014 9:40:01 GMT
I love it when unexpected great things happen to people!
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Post by Why on Aug 20, 2014 9:45:49 GMT
Very cool story. I only wish I hadn't read any of the comments. Why do people have to put stuff out there and then be vague about it. If you truly know something then spit it out! Otherwise shut up.
I'll try to forget those remarks and just remember the feel good video. |
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Post by gonewalkabout on Aug 20, 2014 10:09:22 GMT
Wow! What an amazing story! So happy for that family. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Sarah*H on Aug 20, 2014 11:48:43 GMT
That made me cry.
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Post by jenjie on Aug 20, 2014 11:52:45 GMT
Very cool story. I only wish I hadn't read any of the comments. Why do people have to put stuff out there and then be vague about it. If you truly know something then spit it out! Otherwise shut up.
I'll try to forget those remarks and just remember the feel good video. I know what you mean. I saw a few negative comments - or maybe things adrressed to whoever posted something negative - and stopped reading. I'm not there for the drama. That's what NSBR is for.  |
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Post by alibama on Aug 20, 2014 12:01:06 GMT
That is awesome. I love that show.
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Post by miominmio on Aug 20, 2014 12:11:55 GMT
I love it when unexpected great things happen to people! Especially when it's someone who really needs it. Awesome story! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2014 13:59:32 GMT
Thanks so much for sharing Jen. That was awe inspiring.
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Post by cropduster on Aug 20, 2014 14:16:20 GMT
This is so awesome! I actually watched that episode of "Antiques Roadshow". Great story!
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Post by sharlag on Aug 20, 2014 14:17:52 GMT
I've never seen a follow-up where the item was actually sold.
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Post by ~Susan~ on Aug 20, 2014 14:23:19 GMT
AMAZING!!!
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Post by angie w on Aug 20, 2014 14:50:24 GMT
That is so cool! Very happy for LT!
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Post by Lexica on Aug 20, 2014 14:50:53 GMT
That made me tear up and smile at the same time. Call it whatever you want to, that man was meant to see that particular show that day! I'm calling it God. He looked so shocked and bewildered that all of his money problems are now gone. After all the worrying and careful penny pinching, trying to make it on his disability amount. That was a feel-good story that I'm going to pass around. Thanks, Jen!
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Post by psiluvu on Aug 20, 2014 15:35:57 GMT
That is so cool. I saw the original show quite a while ago.
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Post by jenjie on Aug 20, 2014 16:08:15 GMT
It was cool too to see even the appraiser's response. He was like "I have been privileged to see this and will never see this again in my life." Very much in awe.
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Post by scrappert on Aug 20, 2014 16:18:59 GMT
I love Antiques Roadshow. I just saw an older lady getting some very old baseball cards appraised, well over a million dollars. She is not selling, they have been in the family for a few generations, she was going to keep passing them down.
It is always good to see real people get a surprise like that.
I am unable to see the video right now, so I will have to watch when I get home.
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Post by ljsmom on Aug 20, 2014 16:24:23 GMT
So special. Amazing to watch the actual auction as it went on and on and on.
Thanks for sharing such a nice, good, story today.
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There have been a few of those moments since the programme started in 1979 but that is one of the treasures for me! 
