There was a guy with a Mercedes that had a flat tire in the parking lot along the interstate. He attempted to solicit a ride from a fellow traveler to the next exit to get his spare tire and come back. He was offering cash payment up front. He was not getting a good response. I obseverved this plea and was thinking wether I would help this man or not. While thinking about it , I locked my car keys in my car and headed in to take a leak. I was now the stuck guy as well. I was about to ask the guy with the Mercedes if I could borrow his tire iron to enter my car. I was fatigued from a rambunctious weekend and it was all I could do to not just break down sobbing.
A nice lady in the conveniece store, after a few calls, offered the use of her AAA card and called a garage. She would play the part of my wife and we would scam the deal a bit. The ruse broke down when we didn't know each other's last names and addresses but the garage man was kind enough to take a reasonable bribe and forego the formalities. The mercedes guy had a friend, obviously a good one, come get him. There are nice people everywhere.
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