"I can retire now" is one of the best reactions to any gift I've seen on here. That's one of the biggest gifts you can give to someone who has worked hard their whole life.
Me and Karel are thr same age a d I have just lost my right leg just below the knee
I was going through some mental health over this and watching this guy has made my day !!!!!!!😅😅😅😅😅
This past year has been a rough !!!!? looking forward to getting my new leg so that I can get back to work
If I'm not working I'm dieing !!!! I am lucky that I have my rock (wife still with me )my ANGEL without I would be lLOST
I wish I could help unfortunately half my pension goes to the taxi that takes me to hospital twice a week
All I can do now is too wish you all is a HAPPY CHRISTMAS and a MERRY NEW YEAR
Love and best wishes from CYPRUS
I promised myself I wouldn’t cry but I am. What a wonderful thing secret Santa is doing. What a humble man this truck driver is. And again, thank you secret Santa
What a deserving man. You can tell he is selfless
Truck drivers are America's ultimate unsung heroes--right there with single parents. If truckers stop, the entire world stops.
The relief he felt when he saw that check and realized he could retire. So happy for him. It's so hard getting thru life as it is and when you have health issues it makes it even harder when you still can't afford to retire and take it easy, after many years of working. Bless him, Nate and his crew and most definitely, Bless Secret Santa for bring joy and love into all that receive the special gifts each year. Love watching all the videos every year. I hope Secret Santa lives forever.
Guessing here...he won't retire straight away. He'll probably slow down a bit. He's built the old school way....work until you've got 6ft of soil on top - not many of those types left. Hell I thought he was ready to hoist Nate and the crew out of his property at the beginning
When he said I can retire. That's what broke me and started the tears.
What a sweet man. He starts off all gruff and then melts like a puppy.
Yep...he sure did! "Waddya want"? 😂 Then he's holding back the tears to give thanks 🥰
That’s a hardworking blue collar man. Bless him !!
The fact that he didn't think anybody even thought about him is so sad. He definitely is loved. Wish his wife could've been around for this moment.
Man oh man, Carl is my kinda guy. "HOLY CRAP"
I'm so glad Secret Santa gifted this fella.
I cried!!!
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Love Nate, EIN, Secret Santa.
His "no joke" followed by tears made me cry right along with him! 😭 I'm so glad he will be able to retire and enjoy the rest of his life! Thank you, God and thank you, Secret Santa! 🙏🏽🙌🏽🎅🏼🎄
Wow! Such a humble man ! And still going to pass some of it forward! Those type of people are rare! Thank YOU Secret Santa for being so generous to all this much deserving beautiful souls! Much ❤️🙏🏼 to you and yours!
When he was so overwhelmed at the gift cards I knew he would really be shocked when he saw the amount of the check. It's really wonderful to see people that work/worked hard so many years get something they really need. If only that could happen for everyone that has worked so hard that needs it.
TRUCK drivers make the world go round, a very big thank you for all of your years of service! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that the hope from Nate was that he could retire, and he says "you don't even know, you don't even know. I can retire now" - and I felt that
Speaking for my fellow drivers, thank you so much...... Your kind words are a beam of light piercing the dark.
What a deserving guy! I’m so happy for him.
God Bless the Secret Santa for everything he has done over the years.
Thank you Secret Santa and for East Idaho News for helping Santa spread love and kindness.
I love how his thoughts went directly to others in paying it forward. Humble hard working man that truly deserves a gift like this.
I wish people like him would understand that when they receive something like this they've already earned it and don't need to do even more than before.
He put on a show of being a tough old bird but inside he is soft as butter. What a wonderful gift, Secret Santa knew just what he needed! Now he can retire, he said, and that is such a sweet blessing. Thanks again, Secret Santa and all of his helpers, for bringing us some joy in the midst of a very difficult time.
I love that he still thinks about paying it forward even though he could really use it all himself ♥️
That was great. His first reaction: "Yeah? What do you want?"
He thought you wanted something from him. Just like I'd be. :)
@@terrielilley3456 Well in fairness, when folk come knocking on your door they usually want something, or trying to sell you something.
Well, our hardscrabble 'dog eat dog' American system (each man for himself) has created this kind of paranoia in people!
He sure turned into a teddy bear when he realized they were there for him. Somebody he didn't know cares about him. Bless his heart.
Carl is an iron marshmallow type guy. He’s very deserving. Thanks for getting this one right, Idaho News
I've lost both of my grandfathers and miss them so very very much. Thank you for taking care of this sweet man. God Bless.
Same, both of mine died of cancer last year. They deserve to be treated well regardless of age. Miss them everyday
He put his guard down and recevied a blessing, the man deserves these gifts. Very humble........
Oh my. This one really got me. When Nate said he was an older man, a truck driver, I thought this one will be fun. And it was for about the first 4 minutes. Then Carl almost teared up and I lost it. Having just read an article where a 20 something was complaining about not having paid lunch time and having to work 8 to 5 instead of 9 to 5, I thought, she needs to watch this. Carl is 72 and goes to work at 2AM often for 14 hours! God bless you, Carl. Thank you, Secret Santa, Nate, and helper elves. Holy crap, I think this will really make a difference for Carl. 🎄🎅🤗
Fighting for better work conditions for you and your peers as to not get absolutely fucking destroyed phisically and menatally when you get older, it's nothing to sneeze about. Work ethic is good. Unless the moral doctrine is masochism. Then it's not.
@@odradekk Which is why I started three companies after a couple traditional jobs over the course of about five years taught me that corporate America is toxic everywhere.
He reminds me of so many people I grew up with: relatives, neighbors, and friends of my parents. A hard man with a soft heart.
Glad he is close to his family. What a sweet kind man, so deserving.
“And the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” Bless this humble and hard working man.
Secret Santa great work always and Love from India 🇮🇳
Thank you for blessing this great man. He deserves it and more.
I got chills, I'm still crying, what a beautiful man .
All year I wait for these videos. I’m so Thankful for this secret Santa who changes such deserving people’s/families lives for the better. This warms my heart. Stay safe everyone 🙏🏼🙏🏼💕
Gosh, when he opened that check - his reaction really got me ☺️
You could hear the appreciation without him even saying a word! If you ever want to know what the true meaning of the season is, it is this. Secret Santa / Nate / East Idaho News - you are the true spirit of the holiday season !
Just beautiful. Prayers for all the recipients, the helpers with Nate and of course Secret Santa and their loved ones.
As a wife of a truck driver thank you so much for doing this for such a deserving man. Without truckers we wouldn’t be able to survive. Merry Christmas Carl.
I''m from the Netherland and last year I found one of these videos in my front page and since then I have watched them all back and couldnt wait for the new holiday season to see more of these videos, its so hearth warming everytime.
i also came across them accidentally thru my youtube feed and am looking fowrad to and waiting every year to watch the new Secret Santa videos from Germany.
I am sittig here with tears. What a a kind man. I am so happy Secret Santa chose him.
Nate...Thank you so much for doing the Secret Santa thing every year for East Idaho News.
I watch and yes, cry each year on every one I see. It's so touching and hits me so deep in my heart that this year I've decided to do the Secret Santa thing on my own channel on CZcams. Though my own family doesn't have much and my wife is our soul supporter at home due to my own advanced diabetes, this is the time to think of others and to give so I put a clip at the end of my November 17th video announcing our plans to donate to Toys For Tots AND to adopt a less fortunate family this season.
Thank you for sharing so much love and inspiration and caring.
There is so little of it shown in the world today and people who love a stranger is sorely missed.
God bless you all and thank you for the inspiration.
@@debraallen63 Thank you so much Debra. That means so much. It's how mom & daddy raised me..even though we have our own trials, hardships, etc. we can't not think of others..especially at this time of the year. We just can't.
Thank you so much for commenting. Have a very Merry Christmas season.
WOW!!! A proud and confident man brought to tears by the gift of giving. When he said he could retire, I lost it. I love this one.
He’s a lovely person, so deserving!
Lol, Karl went from: "Ready to scrap" to a pleasantly surprised & grateful "Holy Crap!" You are loved Karl!! Merry Christmas!
The incredible impact that your Secret Santa has on other people is amazing! This Santa certainly changes lives. There's a special place in heaven for you, Secret Santa!
People like this are not quitters and they find it hard to accept help. They just go on every day with no complaints. He may have appeared scrappy at first but the soft heart came out when he realized someone was REALLY helping HIM without expecting anything in return. Bless Secret Santa, you are the epitome of helping our fellow man.
Well, Carl, there have been already thousands of people from all over the world, who know you and care about you and who send their love to you 👋❤️💖🌍🌎🌏 Merry Christmas!
I’m so very happy for him!! What a relief it must be.
Carl so needed and deserved this break...am made up for him and I love how he immediately thought to how he could pass it forward.
The emotion in Carl's face makes it all worth it.
Carl not only seems like a great person, but also a real mans man. May God always bless him.
now I've had my countdown to Christmas morning cry...
Tough old bird, brought to tears. Love these videos. ♥️
A blessing for this man❤️🇨🇦
Damn Carl! Why you got us crying so early in the morning!?!
You can see the relief on that man's face that he's maybe going to be able to stop & rest. Thank you secret Santa. And Nate, you & the crew are a blessing too. God bless you all.
Carl is like my mom. She's 87 and retired at 86 from being a nurse for 64 year and the last 30+ as a prison nurse. I'm sure she would still be working if not for Covid. I'm sure she would be the same as Carl and pass it forward. Such a sweet man.
I love his initial attitude.
"Good."
"What do you want?"
I think this cantankerous old man is one of my favorites. Humble. Appreciative. I’m so glad you do this. It feels me with Christmas spirit!
Can someone go back to the gent and give him a big hug from across the pond please? What a brave and down to earth chap.Merry Christmas to you all from my special needs daughter and me x x
It absolutely breaks my heart knowing seniors are still working. What a great guy.
"I'll pass it forward. Maybe not as much."
Words to live by. Take carevof yourself FIRST.
The best part of my day is watching these videos.. Anyone want to help me surprise Nate and his crew?
Oh my gosh, all of these stories do my heart so much good. This one ranks up near the top. Congratulations to him on his RETIREMENT! That is so wonderful.
I was okay until he said he can retire now. Started bawling for ten minutes straight. I'm so happy for this guy.
I like how he answered the door as if it was a bill collector, wrong address or salesman. 😂 In the end, he was so humbled and grateful for the blessings. What a sweetheart! 🥰
This secret santa recipient reduced me to tears. God bless this senior citizen.
YAY! Merry Christmas Carl! Thank you Secret Santa!
Truckers are the Real Santas that deliver too n from across Our Beautiful Country, & From One Truck Driver too another Truck Driver, May You enjoy Your Special Gift in all this, Merry Christmas...Bless this Secret Santa that made this Drivers day.. ROLL ONN👊🏽 10-4
watching these clips over here in Scotland, I'm not a religious man but it really warms my heart that there are people like the secret Santa in this world, I have seen clips of people supposedly doing good but they always show their face and make a really big show of their good 'deed' unlike this generous donor, a massive thank you to whoever it is
He was so grateful for the gifts and said he could retire now. That is wonderful. And then added he would pass it forward. What a great person. He deserved everything he got.
You guys do an excellent job of finding worthy recipients who are hard working people who aren’t looking for a handout and are truly humbled and appreciative of the gifts.
Man that got me! 😭 Merry Christmas Carl!🎄
Beautiful blessing.
Such a deserving man. It’s so wonderful he can retire now thanks to Secret 🎅🏼! With each Secret 🎅🏼 video I ❤❤❤ Secret 🎅🏼, Nate, and all the elves!
God bless you all and keep you safe during your travels to bring so much joy to so many! ❤️🙏
That's what I'd call a top bloke... well deserved from secret Santa. from the UK
I can’t tell you how much watching these acts of kindness warmed my heart. But this one brought tears to my eyes. The thought that this act of kindness can change somebody’s life and let this man retire right before the holidays and the cold winter months coming. Keep up the good job guys!
Like Carl says…holy crap!!! Congratulations Carl!
When you look-up the definition of Salt of the Earth, the dictionary says, see Carl.
What a wonderful man. God Bless him, his family and secret Santa.
Sounds like he's been passing it forward all his life. Thank you Secret Santa.
The most heart warming surprise ever! I love you Carl! His reaction was priceless, and I could tell he was really surprised. Good one here secret santa.
Thank you Secret Santa, Nate, & "the delivery crew"! Nice to meet you, Carl! Merry Christmas! 🎅 🎄 ❤️
What a special man. He sure deserves this. At 72 he can retire. Just so wonderful.
When a grumpy old man is brought to tears. 😊
"No joke."
That's when I lost it.
He’s a good man you can tell✌️
Secret Santa...i really hope you read the comments from all of us....thank you thank you for what you do and hopefully continue to do for many years. May the lord and the universe bless you and your family with health and happiness.
Imagine being an older person, not knowing if you'll ever be able to stash away enough money to be able to truly enjoy your later years, and one day you're blessed with a very clear "now's your time." What an absolute blessing..
this one got me good - the tears are streaming, this man is so deserving
i love these sooo much always look foward to these every year
When tough old dudes crumble, so do I. This guy has worked hard his whole life, to take care of his family. “I didn’t think anybody knew me that well.” 😢
Well done secret Santa,Nate and guys..god bless him 💙x
What a nice old boy.
What a humble man
Somebody give that man a HUG!!!!!! I am dying over here.
I couldn't imagine being a truck driver at that age.. I hope Mr. Carl would enjoy life after retirement with his family
Wow. I was feeling a little blue today. This segment cheered me up and reminded me what a wonderful world we live in. Full of kind and generous people.
I loveeee you guys
This guy is a legend. Carl is a definitive legend.
Truck drivers are America's ultimate unsung heroes--right there with single parents. If truckers stop, the entire world stops.
That man…THAT GENTLEMAN RIGHT THERE…is EXACTLY the character and back-bone 🇺🇸❣️🇺🇸 that BUILT THIS NATION!!! I sing God’s praises for men, and women too, like this! WoW!! Thank you Secret Santa and know this: I LOVE YOU! Thanks to Nate ‘n East Idaho News 💕
Merry Christmas Carl. Such a sweet man. Watching from Michigan
I'm peeling onions, my eyes are wet! Well deserved Mister, retire now and enjoy life to the fullest! Thank you Secret Santa! 🙏💜
The algorithm sent me here. Thanks East Idaho News for your team and Secret Santa’s generosity.
It was fun to watch him go from skeptical and standoffish to humble and grateful.
Carl is an old-school, no-nonsense kind of guy. When he says he will "pass it forward," you can count on it. Love this one, Nate.
Amen !!! ❤
What an honor to know Mr. Carl!
He probably will pay some on, but I hope he just accepts the gift and enjoys some living. Spend it on himself and family. Love this one too.
It's people with strong commitments to ethics, family, friends and neighbors...even strangers... who want to "pay it forward"! I hope he finds more ways to do that than money bc Mr Carl, you deserve this! Secret Santa just paid forward to you... bc he or she saw your lifelong generosity! God bless you!
He is traditional, maybe old-fashioned guy, who was raised on the values of hard work, and providing to family. Or as we say where I live "Salt of the Earth" kind of guy.