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[Northern_Piper]

Here’s my little Good Samaritan story from 3 years ago. I re-read it each year:

Good Samaritans on Christmas Eve

I had the day off, but Mrs P was working until 3 pm. I left home after 2:30 to pick her up. I’m driving along one of the main downtown streets and go into the turning lane to turn towards her building, about a block away. Then I smelt a stinky oily electrical smell and thought “I hope that’s not my car.” Just as I’m thinking that, there’s a “bang”, the red oil and battery lights come on, and the car stops dead at the edge of the intersection. This is not good. I put on the flashers and pop t…