MotorSeven
Elite Member
Some of you might have read my "incident" ....hitting ice on my driveway a month ago and sliding off & rolling my UTV into a steep ravine. Surgery was a couple of weeks ago and I have my right arm in a sling until the end of April, then extremely limited use for another 3 months. So a sedentary lifestyle for one that makes coffee nervous is a tough go for me.
Before the "incident" I was doing a little driving for a local tractor/farm equipment company picking up & delivering tractors. So they called last week...."can you go to McHenry Maryland and pick one up?"..."heck ya!". I hook up their flatbed trailer to my dually...a tri-axle with brand new Dunlop tires(that's good right?) and blast off northbound. 500 miles later I am back southbound with the 80 horse tractor loaded onboard. Yep...blow-out...tire chunks everywhere just north of Jane Lew WV. I limp it off I79 and pull into a gas station & thought, no biggie, I have 2 spares, I'll just call my roadside assistance to come change the trailer tire. Did y'all know that most roadside assistance policies don't cover trailer tire service? So I call three or 4 numbers and even got turned down by a local emergency towing company.."We don't change tires":confused3:. I went into the gas station store and asked if they knew of anyone in town that could come change a tire. The clerk was very helpful and looked up a number...I stepped outside and made the call....the number had been disconnected. Enter the good samaritan....he had been in the store and overheard my dilemma. This was Sunday, he was with his wife and they were both dressed nice, but he insisted on helping. Good samaritans don't talk about their "deeds", but I will say over the years the shoe was on the other foot many times, maybe that is why initially I felt ...uncomfortable? I didn't want to put anyone out, I had money to pay a "pro" and normally by the time all this happened I would have been taking the trailer down off the jack having changed it myself. I also felt guilty for venturing out on the trip knowing that things might arise that I could not handle. Anyway, he changed the tire, and of course he would not even let me buy him & his wife dinner. Turns out he has 200 ac and runs a small cow calf operation, so we had a lot in common. During all this the local HS coach came over(they knew each other) and also offered help.
Sooo, I was extremely thankful, but there was no way I could articulate my heartfelt gratitude for this simple act of kindness...it is/was very humbling. The world is full of Mr Paul's from Jane Lew West Virginia, and I hope they never ever change. So, if you are in a hurry(aren't we all?), and out and about...it might be dark or cold or raining or all three, and someone looks like they might need a hand....think about it because you might just make their day.
Before the "incident" I was doing a little driving for a local tractor/farm equipment company picking up & delivering tractors. So they called last week...."can you go to McHenry Maryland and pick one up?"..."heck ya!". I hook up their flatbed trailer to my dually...a tri-axle with brand new Dunlop tires(that's good right?) and blast off northbound. 500 miles later I am back southbound with the 80 horse tractor loaded onboard. Yep...blow-out...tire chunks everywhere just north of Jane Lew WV. I limp it off I79 and pull into a gas station & thought, no biggie, I have 2 spares, I'll just call my roadside assistance to come change the trailer tire. Did y'all know that most roadside assistance policies don't cover trailer tire service? So I call three or 4 numbers and even got turned down by a local emergency towing company.."We don't change tires":confused3:. I went into the gas station store and asked if they knew of anyone in town that could come change a tire. The clerk was very helpful and looked up a number...I stepped outside and made the call....the number had been disconnected. Enter the good samaritan....he had been in the store and overheard my dilemma. This was Sunday, he was with his wife and they were both dressed nice, but he insisted on helping. Good samaritans don't talk about their "deeds", but I will say over the years the shoe was on the other foot many times, maybe that is why initially I felt ...uncomfortable? I didn't want to put anyone out, I had money to pay a "pro" and normally by the time all this happened I would have been taking the trailer down off the jack having changed it myself. I also felt guilty for venturing out on the trip knowing that things might arise that I could not handle. Anyway, he changed the tire, and of course he would not even let me buy him & his wife dinner. Turns out he has 200 ac and runs a small cow calf operation, so we had a lot in common. During all this the local HS coach came over(they knew each other) and also offered help.
Sooo, I was extremely thankful, but there was no way I could articulate my heartfelt gratitude for this simple act of kindness...it is/was very humbling. The world is full of Mr Paul's from Jane Lew West Virginia, and I hope they never ever change. So, if you are in a hurry(aren't we all?), and out and about...it might be dark or cold or raining or all three, and someone looks like they might need a hand....think about it because you might just make their day.
