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We've had above zero C. weather for the last few days, but it dipped below zero tonight. One of the parking lots I monitor is on a steep hill. A lady had parked there and I wrote her a ticket. Before I left she came gingerly down the hill waving that it was her car. In those circumstances I'm allowed to cancel the ticket with a warning.
The problem was, now she couldn't get enough traction to get out of the parking stall and into the lane. She had front wheel drive and all season tires. Her front end was jammed up to the curb. I told her I'd get something to help get her out and went down the hill to where I parked my car. I put on crampons and got wheel traction boards out of the trunk and made my way back up to find her behind the wheel, crying.
I jammed the traction boards behind her tires, had her put it in reverse, then got in front of her to push. Got her about half-way out then she was stuck again. A guy passing by helped push and we got her out.
To quote Red Green, "keep your stick on the ice, we're all in this together".
sheshe2
(83,898 posts)You are good peeps.
TY
secondwind
(16,903 posts)You did good, as they say.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Thank you for the good deed of the day!
Retired Engineer Bob
(759 posts)fierywoman
(7,694 posts)TlalocW
(15,391 posts)Not handsome?
TlalocW
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)who would help out a stranger.
Thank you!
littlemissmartypants
(22,797 posts)LoisB
(7,231 posts)C Moon
(12,221 posts)pidge
(274 posts)mrsadm
(1,198 posts)It's not always easy for an old lady
Bayard
(22,149 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,554 posts)This post makes me smile.
NJCher
(35,730 posts)Your humanity is showing.
TrogL
(32,822 posts)It's steeper than it looks. Now imagine it covered in ice.
You can buy crampons at most hardware stores and even Dollarama when they aren't sold out.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)druidity33
(6,446 posts)no matter how much you hated your neighbor... you still helped him get his car out. It was really a thing. Everybody kinda helped everybody, no matter what, during and after a storm. Also, keep weight in your trunk if you've got front wheel drive and emergency blankets and flares in your vehicle at all times (maybe not summer). Thanks for doing that though. It's "Mensch" stuff.
K&R
markie
(22,757 posts)however, what I loved best about your post is the reference to "Red Green" haven't watched in years; loved the show
TrogL
(32,822 posts)The stall in question has been shoveled out down to bare pavement.