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RebelOne

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17. A couple of weeks ago, my car overheated.
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 01:56 PM
Dec 2014

I pulled into the parking lot of the grocery store and when I parked, I saw steam coming from under the hood. I called AAA for a tow truck because I was afraid to drive the car and was told that someone would be there in about an hour. I waited an hour and called AAA again and was told 20 minutes, so I waited and no one came. I was getting thirsty and went into a burger shop for a soda. I happened to mention to the girl behind the counter that I had been waiting for an AAA truck for over an hour.

She told me she would send one of the guys that worked there to look at my car. He did and saw my radiator was almost totally dry. He had two jugs of water in his car which he put into the radiator that was enough to get me home since I only lived about 1-1/2 miles from the store. And while I was watching the guy check out the radiator, a lady walked up to me and asked if I needed a ride. That was a wonderful offer from that lady, but fortunately my radiator had water and I could make home.

A great topic Sherman A1 Dec 2014 #1
very kind of you! nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #5
Thanksgiving day easychoice Dec 2014 #2
Last that comes to mind, last Christmas, elleng Dec 2014 #3
Corollary question: When was the last time you did something kind for a complete stranger ? steve2470 Dec 2014 #4
I reunited a lost dog with its owner Number9Dream Dec 2014 #6
very kind of you! nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #7
i have never believed in that karma idea (what goes around comes around) orleans Dec 2014 #15
Over the weekend. I noticed a wooden crate behind an empty business not far from my house that Arkansas Granny Dec 2014 #9
awesome! nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #10
A woman after my own heart. n/t Bertha Venation Dec 2014 #27
I love this story NJCher Dec 2014 #28
I have to admit that one of the reasons I wanted the anonymity is because I Arkansas Granny Dec 2014 #31
I walked four miles yesterday to return a stranger's stolen wallet CBGLuthier Dec 2014 #13
kudos! nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #14
Yesterday. Le Taz Hot Dec 2014 #8
that was cool of him! nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #11
Yesterday, going to my guitar lesson, carrying the awkward case, and a fellow held a door for me. Scuba Dec 2014 #12
on monday--a five year old boy orleans Dec 2014 #16
well, yeah, but... NJCher Dec 2014 #29
A couple of weeks ago, my car overheated. RebelOne Dec 2014 #17
very cool nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #18
I love this thread. I just posted something similar. We could start a movement, LiberalLoner Dec 2014 #19
at the risk of sounding all 1945 corny..... steve2470 Dec 2014 #22
You are awesome, Steve. :) LiberalLoner Dec 2014 #24
you too! steve2470 Dec 2014 #26
Thank you!!! LiberalLoner Dec 2014 #34
Yep NJCher Dec 2014 #30
"What goes around, comes around" doesn't just apply to the bad things a person does. Arkansas Granny Dec 2014 #32
yep I agree nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #33
Last month...........I posted...... mrmpa Dec 2014 #20
very very cool steve2470 Dec 2014 #21
I think that some are really awakening now to how poisonous our culture is becoming, and so LiberalLoner Dec 2014 #23
yea I'm all about 1945 corny, totally dude :p I like that movie too nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #25
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