At 76, I Bought Back Our First Home for $3—The Mayor Called Our House an Embarrassment—One Year Later, It Was Worth More Than His Mansion

kept trying to interfere.

A neighbor called the fire department when Frank climbed onto the roof. The firefighters arrived expecting a rescue and found him calmly stripping old shingles with a pry bar.

“Sir,” one firefighter called, “are you in distress?”

Frank looked down. “Only by interruption.”

The younger firefighter laughed.

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