As a young man growing up both of my parents would help others out by either giving some extra food that we had to those in the neighborhood or just lend out a hand. “If you had it to give, you give.” They both used to say. My dad would often say, “Fate fortunes the faithful through fog weather rain.” Never really knowing what that meant ‘til I was older and living on my own and I’ve often heard people say too, “That fences make good neighbors.” Well I like to believe that good people make good neighbors and they were good folk.    ‘Taking it to The Filter’   -L.E.Hastings-