Yesterday I was on the freeway behind an old guy in an ancient tan Cadillac when his front left tire exploded. It took him a half mile to figure out what was going on and pull over.
For the first time in a long time, I was not in a hurry to get anywhere. In addition, I happened to have a floor-jack in my trunk, which I was holding for 24 hours for a friend who was moving. To top it off, I even had a sealed bottle of water from a hiking trip that never happened; I was loaded and ready to make someone's life a billion times easier. For the first time in years, I started thinking about karma and the like, and how I'm obviously supposed to help this guy in the grand scheme of things.
I stop behind him and get out of my car. He rolls his window down, sticks his head out of the window and yells "Fuck Off! I'll call the fucking cops!"
"Let me help you change your ti-"
"FUCK OFF!" Then he starts laying on the horn and acting real panicky. So I drive off. Fuck him and his senile sense of danger. I'm never falling for that predestination crap again.
For the first time in a long time, I was not in a hurry to get anywhere. In addition, I happened to have a floor-jack in my trunk, which I was holding for 24 hours for a friend who was moving. To top it off, I even had a sealed bottle of water from a hiking trip that never happened; I was loaded and ready to make someone's life a billion times easier. For the first time in years, I started thinking about karma and the like, and how I'm obviously supposed to help this guy in the grand scheme of things.
I stop behind him and get out of my car. He rolls his window down, sticks his head out of the window and yells "Fuck Off! I'll call the fucking cops!"
"Let me help you change your ti-"
"FUCK OFF!" Then he starts laying on the horn and acting real panicky. So I drive off. Fuck him and his senile sense of danger. I'm never falling for that predestination crap again.
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Eitherway, don't let one old asshole get you done. It's good to be good people, and if there is any karma in the world then you can really make this whole world a better place by just helping an appreciative stranger change their tire.
That said, Glory to the Revolution, Comrade!
I'm sorry you're such a nice guy. Maybe force him to accept your offer at gunpoint next time.