I think she is very nice and and that was very kind thing to do. I would say that she is very friendly and willing to help. But would you call her at 2am if you feel really down and or your dog had just passed away? Would you spend the weekend at her house fixing her car with her or multiple weekends building a yacht?

Not all of that, no. But I spent 12 years taking her boys camping with mine, once a month, summer and winter.

And I've driven my tractor 12 miles to her place (when they lived nearby) to open her driveway after a snowstorm. And gave her a car when her middle boy needed a way to get to work.

So I guess it works lots of ways, not just the way it did in your home town.