The week leading up to Christmas and New Years was pretty slow at work. Everyone was finishing up their final vacation days, extracting every bit of time off to extend the holidays. At one point I had the whole building to myself, and another day was just me and another girl... who got a flat tire.
I've been fortunate that I've never had to change my own tire, but I've changed them for other people. I "just
so happened" to be walking by when she parked and I noticed the flat. She had heard and felt it just up the road. I said "well, looks like I gotta job to do!" She offered to call her boyfriend, but I said it wouldn't be necessary. I'd be glad to change it for her. There wasn't much to it of course, until it came time to loosen the nuts. I couldn't do it!
What are the odds though that there was someone there that same morning, at that same time working on the building itself to lend a hand to someone already lending a hand! This guy was considerably bigger than me, and he was literally jumping on the bar to loosen the nuts. I thought for sure he'd break it off instead of getting it loose! But he did it!
Replacing my embarrassment (of not being strong enough) with gratefulness (that this stranger showed up at the precise time) I was able to proceed with the rest of it. We put everything away and I made sure to remind her to have someone else go verify that I had tightened them enough afterwards! She offered to pay, or at least buy me lunch. I said again the reward itself is doing the good deed.
I've been fortunate that I've never had to change my own tire, but I've changed them for other people. I "just
so happened" to be walking by when she parked and I noticed the flat. She had heard and felt it just up the road. I said "well, looks like I gotta job to do!" She offered to call her boyfriend, but I said it wouldn't be necessary. I'd be glad to change it for her. There wasn't much to it of course, until it came time to loosen the nuts. I couldn't do it!What are the odds though that there was someone there that same morning, at that same time working on the building itself to lend a hand to someone already lending a hand! This guy was considerably bigger than me, and he was literally jumping on the bar to loosen the nuts. I thought for sure he'd break it off instead of getting it loose! But he did it!
Replacing my embarrassment (of not being strong enough) with gratefulness (that this stranger showed up at the precise time) I was able to proceed with the rest of it. We put everything away and I made sure to remind her to have someone else go verify that I had tightened them enough afterwards! She offered to pay, or at least buy me lunch. I said again the reward itself is doing the good deed.
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- Posted by NoOnesNME
- Oct 15, 2018
- Comments (7)
Readers Comments
SOTProject wrote: Wonderful way for you to lend a hand@
Mish wrote: Kindness angels abound!
wavingatyou wrote: Way to go! :)
dmblanc wrote: Way to treat a lady.
jsmc10 wrote: Such a good Samaritan :)
mindyjourney wrote: Desr kindness :)). Thank you.
melnotes wrote: So true, the reward is doing the good deed! Well done :)
