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hlthe2b

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1. Decades ago, my parents always said to flag down a trucker if you got in trouble on the highway...

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Tue Jan 5, 2021, 02:52 PM

Jan 2021

It was a different time and clearly, it is no longer a given that truckers will be different than the rest of society, but obviously, some ARE. Nice story.

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Trucker rescues toddler flung out of car into the dark in crash - heartwarming, miraculous [View all] Amaryllis Jan 2021 OP

Decades ago, my parents always said to flag down a trucker if you got in trouble on the highway... hlthe2b Jan 2021 #1

Yup, that was in the days when truckers had CB radios. They did a lot of informal first responding. TygrBright Jan 2021 #9

Thank you for this pandr32 Jan 2021 #2

"Good people doing good things." We need to see this every day right now. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #3

They are there pandr32 Jan 2021 #13

Yes. Some of them are risking their lives every day in hospital ICUs. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #14

Good people, all of them. pandr32 Jan 2021 #15

Yes, so many everyday Americans doing the right thing. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #16

Good for the trucker! That had to be scary for everybody MiniMe Jan 2021 #4

There was. REad again. She was flung right out of the car seat. Amaryllis Jan 2021 #5

Interesting, thanks MiniMe Jan 2021 #6

i thought the same. Amaryllis Jan 2021 #7

Thank you for sharing this! When I traveled full-time, I was in constant contact with the truckers, niyad Jan 2021 #8

A good man. Doreen Jan 2021 #10

I'm a sucker for these, and animal rescue. stories. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #11

A working class hero is something to be! Mopar151 Jan 2021 #12