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Yard rescue for Fabian, 84: fallen trees and overgrown beds
Fabian, 84, can no longer manage the yard after a storm; we're looking for helpers with chainsaws and rakes.
🇩🇪 10113, Berlin, Berlin, Germany527 views
I'm 84 and I have lived in this house in Berlin for 38 years. After the storm in July, two large branches and a fallen fence have blocked the back door and the garden path. I can no longer manage them myself because of poor eyesight.
The council has told me it will be ten weeks before they can send someone. I'd feel much safer if it were cleared sooner.
Help needed: someone with a chainsaw, plus a few people with rakes and gloves. I'll provide tea, sandwiches and the green waste bags. A few hours will do.
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- effort
- 3–5 hours
- format
- In person in Berlin
- skills
- chainsaw, gardening, hauling
Updates from Fabian
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People who offered to help
- Farhana Salma Sen 🇧🇩 Accepted
I live about 5 km from Berlin. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Flexible on timing.
- Muthoni Nancy Mrema 🇰🇪
I live about 9 km from Berlin. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need
Reviews
4.0(2 reviews)Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
- Exceptional service
This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.
- Truly grateful for the support
Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.
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Thinking of you and your family. Hope this works out for you. After 29 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.
Best of luck, Fabian. Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.
Good luck, Fabian. This could happen to any of us.
Keep going, Fabian. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
Stay strong, Fabian. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest.
Thinking of you and your family. Wishing Fabian a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Thinking of Berlin
Keep going, Fabian. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Berlin.
you're not alone, Fabian. Shared it with a few friends.
wishing you peace, Fabian. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Cape Town.
Hope things get better soon, Fabian. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Berlin.
Hope the doctors have good news. Wish I lived closer to Denpasar so I could bring a meal.
Hope it all works out. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Tema
wishing you the best, Fabian. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
Wishing you peace, Fabian. Hope the doctors have good news. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Berlin.