He served in the military, married, worked hard, and is now deserving of a peaceful retirement.

But that’s not what Mr. Bartley wants. Or at least, it’s not all he wants.

After his wife passed away in 2014,  he said that he was “bored to death”. He doesn’t like living alone and said he felt as if he was in “solitary confinement”.

So he decided he had to do come up with an idea to get himself out of the doldrums.

He decided to place an ad in the local newspaper.

And not only did he place an ad, he had it highlighted in bright yellow so it wouldn’t be missed.

Mr. Bartley wanted a part-time job. He wanted something to do keep his hands busy, and he’d do ‘anything’.

He closed with the hilarious line, “Save me from dying of boredom!”

His ad got the attention that he was hoping for, too: He started getting calls about his ad the same day; his phone was ringing off the hook!

He had a job interview the next day at The Cantina Kitchen & Bar and was offered a job immediately after the interview, and he happily accepted.

His duties include ‘clearing tables, delivering orders, and anything else that is needed.’ The co-owner of the cafe, Kate Allen, said she knew she wanted to hire him the minute she met him.

“How often do you get an 89-year-old person approaching you and saying ‘I want to work’?” Allen said to ODN News. 

“But he’s keen, and we just couldn’t say no. How could we?”

The community applauded the cafe for the decision to hire Mr. Bartley – literally!

They gathered in droves to give him a standing ovation when he walked in to start working his first day.

“He’s lovely, a breath of fresh air. He’s just upbeat and jolly and wanting to work,” cafe co-owner Barry George.

But his new career came to an abrupt end when he became ill and his doctor told him he could no longer work at the cafe.

He never has to worry about dying of boredom, however, as a huge number of people have embraced his amazing story!

Because of his ad, his job, and being such an inspiration, he will not ever be bored again.

The owners of the cafe said, “We’re going to keep him out and about and meeting people.”

They also gave him a special “gold member” card, which means he can eat and drink at the Cantina for free for the rest of his life!

“He’s always going to be welcome here—he’s one of the family,” they said.

Source: The Epoch Times

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This is especially true when it comes to matters of the heart. While couples break up all of the time, there are some relationships that end with a lot of unfinished business.

As a result, these couples have a tendency to stay in touch.

While those closest to them know sparks still remain in the defunct relationship, it can take the former couple a little time to figure that out for themselves.

That’s what has been going on with these former spouses, but it looks like they finally figured it out – just in time for Christmas.

Jeffrey Agan Sr. stunned his ex-wife when he gave her a surprise gift…after she opened it, he got down on one knee and popped the question. Again.

She said yes!

“So many people are going through painful experiences,” Jeff Agan Jr. told TODAY.

“So, I think what’s touched so many people about this video is there’s definite proof with this video that true love exists.

And that true love eventually will find its way — sometimes it just takes a little while and there might be a couple of detours.“

The couple divorced three years ago, ending a 25-year marriage on not the best of terms.

They reconnected about six months ago, and they realized they still had some unfinished business to take care of together.

Understandably, their children are pretty pumped that mom and dad are getting back together.

They’ve even started a GoFundMe page so that they can ensure their parents second wedding day is an absolute blast!

“Their first wedding was actually in an electronic store, and mom walked the escalator at the store, because my parents were too poor to afford a real wedding at the time,” said Jeffrey Jr.

“I would like to give them a good wedding that they deserve.“

The touching story of Agan’s proposal has become quite the viral sensation, and appropriately so.

You can check out how it all went down in the below clip:

https://twitter.com/Music1996Man/status/944728695742320640

Source: Today

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