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| *Your faith in humanity has increased (+1)* by Cyrris 03/06/2003, 4:33pm PST | ||||
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| For those of you lucky enough to live in a climate that does not require driving in snow, let me tell you, IT SUCKS.
While out-and-about on the snow-covered roads of Albany, NY (thanks in part to the piss-poor job done by the Highway Dept and its unionized workers), the truck in front of me was nice enough to stop suddenly. Normally the space between his car and mine would have given me enough time to change the radio station and then apply the breaks, but thanks to the stupendus job done by the highway dept, I end up skidding off the road (thats partially my fault, I had a choice of skidding off the road or into the truck's bumper) and into the field. "No Problem" I say, untill the front tires of my front-wheel-drive car go through the ice and sink into the snow bank. Fuck The guy in the truck sees this (as in, looks right at me) and then keeps going. Asshole I then place a call to the only other member of the family currently with a vehicle. Her cell-phone is turned off. Goddamnit I climb out and begin the mile-plus track through the snow, back to my house. Taking wind chill into account, the temperature outside is zero degrees farenheit. Son of a Bitch All while I'm being passed by a steady stream of vehicles in both directions (granted, I have no right to expect them to stop for me, but still...) Fuckers Then the amazing happens. A guy slows down next to me, rolls down his windows and asks if I need a ride. Insert your sexual innuendo here, but I was rather shocked. Someone offering to help me?! The trek home is reduced from 30 mins to 5. I get home, contact the relative (who has a nice, 4wd Jeep), and we head off to retrieve the car. Five minutes after arriving what should happen but a truck with six guys from Niagara Mowhawk (local power/utility company) pull over and offer to help. Holy Shit End of story, today turned out like some kind of Greek Comedy. The moral of the story: I think I've used up all the Karma I accumulated in HS and early college via holding doors for people. That and despite the world being full of self-absorbed assholes (including all of us), there are still at least 7 human beings out there worthy of at least another look at before being written off. -Cyrris |
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*Your faith in humanity has increased (+1)* by 03/06/2003, 4:33pm PST  I don't believe you by 03/06/2003, 4:44pm PST Well, they had NY accents, and as far as leaving the US goes... by 03/06/2003, 5:33pm PST |
