http://fireballtim.com/blog/2008/05/01/use-your-love-of-cars-to-spread-love/ Drive with Passion! Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:21:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://fireballtim.com/blog/2008/05/01/use-your-love-of-cars-to-spread-love/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Alan Cohen Mon, 19 May 2008 20:42:26 +0000 http://fireballtim.com/blog/2008/05/01/use-your-love-of-cars-to-spread-love/#comment-276 Fireball, I know how you feel. Somewhat of the same thing happened to me 5-15-08. I parked at a market and started toward the door. I noticed a clicking noise coming from an old Acura. Upon further investigation I found an older couple in the car. They were trying to start the car, and from the noise it was making I could tell it had a dead battery. I knocked on the drivers door, opened it up, and asked them "do you need any help? Do you have a cell phone?" Their answer was yes and no. I pulled out my cell phone and called for a tow truck. I opened the hood and saw that there was a new battery, alternator and drive belt. I questioned them about it and suggested that they take the car back to where they had those repairs performed. I went in to do my shopping and brought them out some cold water when I was finished. They were still waiting for a tow truck at that time. Having already given them my business card, I told them to call me if they needed any more help. Most people would have just kept on walking and ignored this old couple sitting in a car, with the windows rolled up, in the blazing sun, but I couldn't. I needed to help them in any way possible. I couldn't just leave them there. Could you have? I think not. Fireball, I know how you feel. Somewhat of the same thing happened to me 5-15-08. I parked at a market and started toward the door. I noticed a clicking noise coming from an old Acura. Upon further investigation I found an older couple in the car. They were trying to start the car, and from the noise it was making I could tell it had a dead battery.
I knocked on the drivers door, opened it up, and asked them “do you need any help? Do you have a cell phone?” Their answer was yes and no. I pulled out my cell phone and called for a tow truck. I opened the hood and saw that there was a new battery, alternator and drive belt. I questioned them about it and suggested that they take the car back to where they had those repairs performed.
I went in to do my shopping and brought them out some cold water when I was finished. They were still waiting for a tow truck at that time. Having already given them my business card, I told them to call me if they needed any more help.
Most people would have just kept on walking and ignored this old couple sitting in a car, with the windows rolled up, in the blazing sun, but I couldn’t. I needed to help them in any way possible. I couldn’t just leave them there. Could you have? I think not.

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