In 1991, Grandpa, Don, was a development engineer by day and homeschooling and homesteading Dad at night. Some persistent and relatively large creature was eating the animal feed intended for the ducks and rabbits.
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The Fan and The Finger – Childhood Story
When Grandpa was a seven year old boy in 1964 he visited his Aunt Charlotte and Uncle Bob in Cheboygan Michigan. Upstairs in a hot room a fan was spinning trying to cool the room and boys were playing and the fan was interesting.
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An Incident at O’Reilly Auto Parts – A Slightly Wiser Story
Grandpa Hill was recently in the Latrobe O’Reilly Auto Parts Store and an incident occurred. It turned out to be a timely end to his search for sanding discs for his son John. Then just a few weeks later it happened again but differently and better.
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Case of the Piece of String and the Danger I Found In the Louisana Bayou – Problem Solving Story
In 1983 Grandpa Hill, Don Hill, a young metallurgical engineer was assisting with an investigation to find the root cause of a gas line explosion in the Bayous of Lousiana. He expected adventure, success and a lot of work.
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COVID19 Makes Grandpa Healthy – Health Story
Grandpa Hill, Don starts out fearful of the virus and puts on his mask, and, distances himself some from family and even has some of his friends die from COVID. At the time Don thought he probably would survive the illness just fine but didn’t look forward to finding out. Then strange things started to happen the people that promoted early safe and effective treatment were ridiculed and removed from the internet. Finally, when Kenny at work gets COVID and he gets zero treatment for it, Don gets motivated to take action. Grandpa Hill was determined to be ready for all viruses by becoming healthier and more robust against upper respiratory viruses.
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A Covid 19 Blessing, Grandpa Meets Melissal at the “Y”
Grandpa Hill and Grandma Hill homeschooled their eight children from 1989 to 2016. Grandpa had been disappointed, he had wished for a surge in homeschooling coming out of the whole Covid 19 scene. It never seemed to have happened. Then he met Melissa at the Y.
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When Grandpa Was a BEE Target – Children’s Story
In 1974 Grandpa was 16 years old and was cleaning the outside steps that went up through the woods to the front door of Mr. Griemel’s house. There was to be a party that night and the steps would be clean of dirt and debris. As he sprayed the water to clean the railroad ties and stones, he discovered an in-the-ground nest of yellow jackets!
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When Grandpa Whined to Grandma – Children’s Story
In 1989 in December Grandpa was all alone in his little room above the Saltsburg Supply Company. It was cold! Way too cold for Pennsylvania in December! He had made a huge mistake, he was lonely, and he was cold. He called Grandma to whine about his troubles.
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Grandpa Drinks With A Bat – Children’s Story
Grandpa Hill has done many unusual things and many of them happened on his annual back packing trip with the Hill and Richman Family. For the past 30 years he has gone backpacking with his family and the Richman family. On this trip Grandpa came eye to eye with a bat. Grandpa was alone. They both wanted the same watering hole. They sipped and they parted their ways.
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