That is a community code I have always liked in the snow belt. It is not an option to not help a stranded motorist on a cold night.bottomend wrote:It would be amazing if some of those people could help YOU when/if you ever have to drop your engine!
I had a most annoying boyfriend-of-neighbor's-daughter knock on my door one late night,
"umm, (sniff sniff) sorry man, but could you like help me
(sniff cough) get my piece of crap unstuck, I really got to get home,
I am not supposed to be here in the first place
my dad is going to kill me (shirt sleeve nose blow)
I'll pay you if you want. . ."
It was a very easy extrication to rock his beater Regal from R to D
a few well-timed times, and crawl back to my warm bed after his excruciating gratitude,
"thanks man, I sure do really appreciate it, if there's anything I can do
for you, this really helps man, I'm sorry to bother you and everything guess I'll go now, thanks a lot man, you're the best, how's your work? You got home real late, didn't mean to bother you. . . "
What a great pleasure it was to accidentally back up my work van
into a snow pile in the dark at the beginning of a late night
emergency call, and find him oozing quietly out the door of my
neighbor's house.
"HEY ERIC BOY AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU!"
With a pained look of chilled distaste he slowly grasped that he
wasn't getting off the property without some major exertion to help
yank my pig Dodge van free. With a splatter of dirt and snow up his
coat from the spinning tire that finally found traction, he had to endure my profuse gratitude as he longingly looked at his escape vehicle
". . . . and how is your Regal running? It sure is a trouper getting you here to visit L on these below-zero nights! Didn't mean to bother you. . ."
Colin