Brass Fitting = Pastor Beverly
23/12/11 09:17
One of the great things
about living in a close-knit community like Kinnelon is the way a
neighbor or a friend or a colleague in the community can recommend
just the right person for getting a job done. This is the way I
found out that the 5 brothers at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing in
Pompton Lakes could help the church solve a long-standing
dilemma.
First the background story. Our choir director, who has been leading us in worship for 25 years, was given a music stand on the occasion of her 15th anniversary. Somewhere between the time she received the stand and now, the stand was knocked over and broken. Even though there have been several earnest attempts to fix the stand, it tilts and it shakes and it has a hard time managing its only duty—to hold the sheet music in place when the director conducts the choir.
It comes down to the fitting. The brass fitting that sits under the horizontal shelf and connects it with the vertical post supporting the shelf had gotten bent and beaten. A suggestion was made to find a jeweler or a plumber who had soldering equipment and could possibly do the work in his or her workplace.
The recommendation that came to me, from some long-time Kinnelon residents, was to call the guys at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing. What a great experience that was. Not only were they immediately responsive to this particular cause, but they insisted on not charging the church for their work.
In a small town, it’s often a matter of mentioning a problem to the veteran residents. From there, things just seem to fall into place.
First the background story. Our choir director, who has been leading us in worship for 25 years, was given a music stand on the occasion of her 15th anniversary. Somewhere between the time she received the stand and now, the stand was knocked over and broken. Even though there have been several earnest attempts to fix the stand, it tilts and it shakes and it has a hard time managing its only duty—to hold the sheet music in place when the director conducts the choir.
It comes down to the fitting. The brass fitting that sits under the horizontal shelf and connects it with the vertical post supporting the shelf had gotten bent and beaten. A suggestion was made to find a jeweler or a plumber who had soldering equipment and could possibly do the work in his or her workplace.
The recommendation that came to me, from some long-time Kinnelon residents, was to call the guys at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing. What a great experience that was. Not only were they immediately responsive to this particular cause, but they insisted on not charging the church for their work.
In a small town, it’s often a matter of mentioning a problem to the veteran residents. From there, things just seem to fall into place.