On the road at 5:30 and headed out Alligator Alley before first light.  Almost to my destination, and I feel a strange vibration in the steering wheel.  I look back as a chunk of rubber flies off the tire.  By the time I stop, I have no tire, and the fender has been ripped off.  I pull over on the emergency lane, and that's when I realized hardly NO ONE pulls over to give extra room.  Tractor trailers, buses, and mobile homes, are just feet away  while your trying to work.  

 

Suddenly two trucks pulling boats pull over to help.  My guardian angels arrived, with all the heavy equipment needed for an emergency.  One guy was a South Florida Bass Guide, Drew's Guide Service, @drews_guide_service.  One of the nicest young men.  He stayed with me for over a half hour, did most of the heavy work, and had the heavy equipment to get it done quickly.  I offered money to pay for their lunch but they both refused.  They said they had both been in similar situations, and people stopped to help.  They were paying it forward.  Drew, and Tom were both exceptional young men.  Thank you, you brightened what started as a miserable day.    I thank you again, and I hope you caught a PB today!

That’s great!!

You got lucky, just when things look the worst good things happen by better people. 
I love hearing stories like this. 
I’m glad everything worked out and you’re safe. 
 

 

 

 

 

Mike
 

 

Great , a positive story. Glad you had a safe outcome.

I ran out of gas once on I-10 . I started walking and had gone aways when a man stopped and offered me a ride up to the next exit where there was gas. He couldn’t take me back so I walked all the way back. Put gas in the truck , got in , turned the key and nothing happened. Seemed that me leaving the emergency flashers on all that time ran the battery down.

So Im standing there wondering what to do next when another car stopped and backed up slowly to my truck. A man got out and said “ My daughter said she knows you “ I look and there’s Brenda from our church bus and sunday school. I still dont know how she knew it was me going 60 down I-10 at night , but she did. He jumped me off and I was on my way...

Treating others like you’d want to be treated is the real deal.

6 hours ago, geo g said:

On the road at 5:30 and headed out Alligator Alley before first light.  Almost to my destination, and I feel a strange vibration in the steering wheel.  I look back as a chunk of rubber flies off the tire.  By the time I stop, I have no tire, and the fender has been ripped off.  I pull over on the emergency lane, and that's when I realized hardly NO ONE pulls over to give extra room.  Tractor trailers, buses, and mobile homes, are just feet away  while your trying to work.  

 

Suddenly two trucks pulling boats pull over to help.  My guardian angels arrived, with all the heavy equipment needed for an emergency.  One guy was a South Florida Bass Guide, Drew's Guide Service, @drews_guide_service.  One of the nicest young men.  He stayed with me for over a half hour, did most of the heavy work, and had the heavy equipment to get it done quickly.  I offered money to pay for their lunch but they both refused.  They said they had both been in similar situations, and people stopped to help.  They were paying it forward.  Drew, and Tom were both exceptional young men.  Thank you, you brightened what started as a miserable day.    I thank you again, and I hope you caught a PB today!

I'm sure you'll pay it back when some poor guy/girl needs help.  That's what good people do.