I will tell you about some of my life experiences
and some other situations
that they have told me about.
In fact, today we will talk about
a story that occurred in
Vielha, in the Arán Valley.
It happened to Casado
my deaf friend
that the Nazis repatriated.
Today I will be talking about him again.
It happened after the Civil War.
Sometime in the 40s
before I knew him.
He lived in Vielha,
in the Arán Valley.
This is the sign in Catalan Sign Language.
He worked in a metal shop
but he had never studied and he didn't speak.
But he was very good with his hands,
he was a good person and had many friends!
One day, in Vielha,
he went to the bank.
He didn't tell me what bank it was. Surely it was La Caixa.
There was a ruckus inside.
so Casado asked a
friend from town what was going on.
The safe was not working.
Even if they put in the right code
it wouldn't open.
It seemed broken.
They called a technician in Lleida,
the closest city
with the hope it could be fixed.
They worked on it for quite a while without success
They had to call Barcelona
But of course, going to Barcelona by car
in those days,
took 5 or 6 hours!
Like going from Barcelona to Madrid now!
Casado, after having a look,
offered his help
because he thought he could fix it.
But they ignored him with disdain.
After 6 hours
the technician from Barcelona arrived.
Everyone welcomed him warmly.
Finally the safe would be fixed!
But they couldn't fix it.
Desperate for a solution,
they accepted Casado's offer of help.
Just in case they got lucky.
After calling him,
Casado started working on it.
He turned the safe
and with a blow torch, he opened it from behind.
Sometimes we underestimate people
how can help us.
Casado deaf and illiterate
But he had common sense!!