MIAMI (WFOR) – A disabled 70-year-old man living without air conditioning in Florida received help from a stranger to fix it.<\/p>\n
Wallace Sapp\u2019s living room is 20 degrees cooler than the day CBS News Miami met him.<\/p>\n
It is a gift from a stranger determined to teach an unforgettable lesson.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople do care. I appreciate you for coming out, putting the story out for me,\u201d Sapp said.<\/p>\n
In early July, CBS News Miami found the disabled 70-year-old man suffering without air conditioning in his Town Park Village home in Overtown.<\/p>\n
His agreement to live there says the corporation will provide and pay for all necessary repairs, but a dispute over money kept maintenance workers away.<\/p>\n
It moved Danny Bivens to call a friend with ties to this community for an introduction.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn elderly person, as hot as it is right now… I work in the heat every day. If I was able to help, I wanted to,\u201d Bivens said.<\/p>\n
CBS News Miami spoke to Bivens on FaceTime in between jobs.<\/p>\n
He runs Below Zero Cooling and teaches students how to perform HVAC repairs.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Bivens brought a student to learn a lesson at Sapp\u2019s home.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, we just try something because it hasn\u2019t ran since 2024,\u201d Bivens said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd ever since it\u2019s been cooling and it\u2019s cooling very slowly, but he\u2019s coming back to see exactly what\u2019s the problem and to want to fix it for me for no charge,\u201d Sapp said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to make sure we get him right,\u201d Bivens said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel a whole lot better,\u201d Sapp <\/p>\n
Two weeks ago, Sapp wondered if anyone cared about his suffering.<\/p>\n
Now, he has no doubts.<\/p>\n
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