Thursday, January 29, 2009

Open letter time again

An open letter to the 3 kind gentlemen who shoveled my car out of the snowbank that I so brilliantly crashed into this morning:

Dear 3 kind gentlemen,

Thankyouthankyouthankyou.

When I was driving along that curvy road covered in slushy snow, I thought to myself: "Self, you should probably slow down." So I did. But a few moments too late, obviously. Because the next thing I knew, I was becoming very well acquainted with the giant snowbank right in front of me.

And though you may not have noticed, I was mortified to play the damsel in distress card. (Yet, at the same time, I was SO thankful you stopped to help me). So, I have to say thank you, thank you, a million times thank you.

You've renewed my faith in humanity and made me remember something very important: people are good. 

You didn't need to stop. You probably had somewhere important to go. We're all busy people. But you pulled over. Immediately. I didn't even have to wait for more than 2 minutes before you were willing to lend a hand.

And you didn't make me feel bad, or stupid or inept. You laughed it off, got me out and wished me well as I went on my way.

I know I thanked you then - but I can't say it enough. Thanks for helping out. Thanks for being so nice. Thanks for making a potential crappy start to my day much, much better.

Oh - and thanks to you, kind gentleman #2, for saying that it was because I was so pretty that you stopped. My car may be hurt, but my ego sure isn't.

3 comments:

  1. In talking to ladies at work we were all laughing about how if it was us who were stuck in a snowbank, we'd be spooning out the snow with our bare hands - while men whizzed by us, throwing snow up into our faces. We were pretty funny actually. We may not stop the presses anymore, but we know how to laugh!

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  2. Oh to be be young again and a head turner! Happy you got some help. Hopy you car is not really damaged. I got a laugh out of your Mom's comment

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  3. Truer statement : I have never heard Ann Love it. And glad you are okay Heather. Hope your foot doesn't keep you from running too long

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