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The angels in Murphy When my husband and I purchased a secluded doublewide home near Murphy around the holidays we decided to spend our first night in our new home on Christmas Eve. What a night this was! About midnight, we noticed the house starting to cool off. We had run out of propane at one of the coldest periods of the season and the most inconvenient time of year. We had no phone, nor did we know anyone in the area. Being desperate, we finally bundled our cat up and drove to the nearest neighbor’s home and asked to use their phone. Lucky for us, they were still awake and trusted us. After getting no response from the gas company, our neighbor said she knew someone who might be able to help us find a supplemental gas tank. She called this “angel,” and he came out in the cold and very late hour (or very early, depending how you look at it) and hooked up a small propane tank. He said it would get us through a couple of days. We have been forever grateful to these caring people for helping us on our first night in our new home. Not only did we learn to always check the propane tank in winter, but also that there really is a Santa Claus or two living in Murphy, N.C. Robert and Cheryl Thomas, Murphy | Blue Ridge Mountain EMC |
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