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Boomer Selling Air Compressor To Fund Liver Transplant Gets Huge Donation From Members Of Ridiculous Car Facebook Group That Makes Fun Of Boomers

I spoke with Rider, 57, over the phone. He told me that he used to be a welder, but a tragic accident forced him to go on disability. "I got crushed by a Bobcat loader about 12 years ago," he told me.
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RIP To Gary Rider, The Man Who Sold His Air Compressor To Fund A Liver Transplant, And In The Process Inspired A 50,000-Person Facebook Cult

Gary Rider died last month, but will always be a legend to at least 50,000 people. In early 2021, the 57 year-old Pennsylvanian listed his air compressor on Facebook Marketplace. "Older air compressor ...