Albany,n.y.
11-18-2014, 04:36 PM
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/bills-kicker-carpenter-helps-out-snowbound-neighbors-20141118
Dan Carpenter has had a great season kicking field goals for the Buffalo Bills.
But that’s not why Roy Noble called The News’ sports department about Carpenter this afternoon.
Noble, 88, is Carpenter’s next-door neighbor in Orchard Park’s Brompton Heights neighborhood, and he wanted to let someone know how Carpenter helped out Noble and his wife during today’s storm.
“The drifts in front were a peak of 5 feet high,” said Noble.
Noble’s wife, Lorraine, 87, noticed Carpenter assessing the snow outside his own home. “Then he disappeared,” Noble said, “and he and his wife came over in about 20 minutes.”
Noble said Carpenter shoved himself a path as he headed over. “He had to cut through the snow from his driveway just to get to our front door ... and he only had a small snow shovel.
“The first thing he said was, ‘Is everything OK?’,” Noble recalled. “I thought that was really nice.”
Noble was very thankful that Carpenter shoveled out his front and cleared his furnace’s horizontal vent. “He checked it out and made sure it was clear,” Noble said. “He’s going to check on it again whenever he checks his.”
Dan Carpenter has had a great season kicking field goals for the Buffalo Bills.
But that’s not why Roy Noble called The News’ sports department about Carpenter this afternoon.
Noble, 88, is Carpenter’s next-door neighbor in Orchard Park’s Brompton Heights neighborhood, and he wanted to let someone know how Carpenter helped out Noble and his wife during today’s storm.
“The drifts in front were a peak of 5 feet high,” said Noble.
Noble’s wife, Lorraine, 87, noticed Carpenter assessing the snow outside his own home. “Then he disappeared,” Noble said, “and he and his wife came over in about 20 minutes.”
Noble said Carpenter shoved himself a path as he headed over. “He had to cut through the snow from his driveway just to get to our front door ... and he only had a small snow shovel.
“The first thing he said was, ‘Is everything OK?’,” Noble recalled. “I thought that was really nice.”
Noble was very thankful that Carpenter shoveled out his front and cleared his furnace’s horizontal vent. “He checked it out and made sure it was clear,” Noble said. “He’s going to check on it again whenever he checks his.”