Refreshed

Today, I decided I would go to the bank to do things that people do at banks, minus that whole robbing scene, I don’t go for that sort of thing.  It was freezing out, and extremely windy in Oswego today.  I didn’t care, this is what Oswego is always like.  I went to my car, which, to my delight, started right up.  I was amazed.  I got to the main entrance to leave the college and I had to wait at a red light.  My car then started to make sounds, those sounds you never want to hear your car make, like it was about to spit up a lung or something.  The light turned green and I decided to ignore the sounds and continue with my journey.  My car stalled (surprise surprise) and I was barely able to get out of the middle of the intersection.

So there I sat, my car freezing over, not starting.  So, like anyone who likes to pretend they know what’s wrong with their car, I got out and looked under the hood.  From what I could tell, everything seemed to be fine.  There was no sign of things on fire, and nothing looked like it needed to be stuck back together with gum.  I tried to start my car again, but no dice.  I called UP and waited for them to show up to help me get my car started. 

As I stood outside with the car hood up, waiting for UP, I encountered about 15 good samaritans looking to help a fellow human in need, all in about five minutes.  All of these kind people stopped and rolled down their windows, mind you on one of the coldest days we’ve had up here in a while, and asked me if I needed help, or if I had help coming.  I was amazed at the kindness generated towards me by all of these strangers.  Now, this was a busy intersection, but none of them had to stop, none of them had to say anything to me.  They did, and I was grateful.  As I stood there, I wondered if I would be a person who would stop. Would I be a good samaritan?  I like to think that I would be, but I don’t think I would. Maybe when the next opportunity presents itself, my time will come.

I waited for a bit, and tried to start my car and it started, and kept running.  I informed UP when they got there that I was fine and thanked them for their concern.  I drove away with a smile despite the fact that my car is generally a wimp and can’t handle a little cold weather.