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<blockquote data-quote="BonnieJean" data-source="post: 9063" data-attributes="member: 851"><p>Melissa, it's funny you should ask. I received them last week and my girls and I have thought about who we could give one too. Today I decided on someone who literally saved us from having a bad accident.</p><p></p><p>Daughter A and I went with my twin sister to pick her truck up at the garage where it got repaired. I waited for my twin sister to pull out first. The driveway was SUPER icy. I know this was probably a workplace hazard considering how much rain we've had but....anyways...</p><p></p><p>When I stepped on the gas, I let go of the break just a smidgen and ugh the truck pulled sideways, slid on the ice. I grabbed the emergency break and it stopped. Thank God! Well, Tourette's Syndrome pulled out and I started going but the truck started sliding when I tried to turn the wheel, straight it kept going. Nothing, no breaks would work and OMG....I was gonna go in this VERY deep ditch across the lot. I frantically grabbed the emergency break and we stopped, but just millimeters away from the top of the ditch.</p><p></p><p>Our hearts were just a jumping, pain in my chest, I thought I was gonna have a heart attack, literally. Anyways, I was like OMG A go tell the guy that we need his help. Tourette's Syndrome had gone alittle ways up the road. She would tell me after that she didn't know what we were doing, because from where she was pulled off the side of the road, it looked like we were just sitting there and she wondered why. Daughter A's like "But what do I tell him Mom?' I said just tell him that the truck slid and we almost went in the ditch. And I know she was terrified to go into the garage plus how scared this made her, but I wasn't going to let go of the breaks for one single second, nore let her stay in the truck. I wanted her out of the truck NOW actually. I didn't know if the truck would start sliding again. This ditch was deep enough that we could have been seriously hurt.</p><p></p><p>The mechanic and his assistant came out and calmly came over. He told me to let him in and I was like I don't think I should move, what if the truck moves. He said is the 4-wheel drive on and I was like no. He knew the emergency break was on so he was confident that the truck wouldn't slide. I was not so confident but let him in. I remember thinking as A walked back to the truck that she can't get back in and I told her so. By this time, my twin sister had driven back to us when she seen A come out with the mechanic and assistant.</p><p></p><p>We were both scared and shaking. Anyways, the mechanic got it backed up and straightened with the 4-wheel drive. I wish I had his confidence. He did it so calmly. He could have easily went into the ditch, but you know what, he didn't hesitate one instance to help us. NOT ONE!</p><p></p><p>I thanked him greatly and as I got back into the truck he said "Say a prayer for us!" I said I will, I will......</p><p></p><p>So, I am going to send him something nice. I might buy a bottle of his favourite liquor, not something I would normally do, but he helped out BIG TIME today. I don't like buying alcohol as gifts for anyone, but I don't know this mechanic too personally. He's been a friend of my dad's forever it seems.</p><p></p><p>And I know the fun of the whole tag thing is to do it anonymously but....what would you do?</p><p>BonnieJean</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BonnieJean, post: 9063, member: 851"] Melissa, it's funny you should ask. I received them last week and my girls and I have thought about who we could give one too. Today I decided on someone who literally saved us from having a bad accident. Daughter A and I went with my twin sister to pick her truck up at the garage where it got repaired. I waited for my twin sister to pull out first. The driveway was SUPER icy. I know this was probably a workplace hazard considering how much rain we've had but....anyways... When I stepped on the gas, I let go of the break just a smidgen and ugh the truck pulled sideways, slid on the ice. I grabbed the emergency break and it stopped. Thank God! Well, Tourette's Syndrome pulled out and I started going but the truck started sliding when I tried to turn the wheel, straight it kept going. Nothing, no breaks would work and OMG....I was gonna go in this VERY deep ditch across the lot. I frantically grabbed the emergency break and we stopped, but just millimeters away from the top of the ditch. Our hearts were just a jumping, pain in my chest, I thought I was gonna have a heart attack, literally. Anyways, I was like OMG A go tell the guy that we need his help. Tourette's Syndrome had gone alittle ways up the road. She would tell me after that she didn't know what we were doing, because from where she was pulled off the side of the road, it looked like we were just sitting there and she wondered why. Daughter A's like "But what do I tell him Mom?' I said just tell him that the truck slid and we almost went in the ditch. And I know she was terrified to go into the garage plus how scared this made her, but I wasn't going to let go of the breaks for one single second, nore let her stay in the truck. I wanted her out of the truck NOW actually. I didn't know if the truck would start sliding again. This ditch was deep enough that we could have been seriously hurt. The mechanic and his assistant came out and calmly came over. He told me to let him in and I was like I don't think I should move, what if the truck moves. He said is the 4-wheel drive on and I was like no. He knew the emergency break was on so he was confident that the truck wouldn't slide. I was not so confident but let him in. I remember thinking as A walked back to the truck that she can't get back in and I told her so. By this time, my twin sister had driven back to us when she seen A come out with the mechanic and assistant. We were both scared and shaking. Anyways, the mechanic got it backed up and straightened with the 4-wheel drive. I wish I had his confidence. He did it so calmly. He could have easily went into the ditch, but you know what, he didn't hesitate one instance to help us. NOT ONE! I thanked him greatly and as I got back into the truck he said "Say a prayer for us!" I said I will, I will...... So, I am going to send him something nice. I might buy a bottle of his favourite liquor, not something I would normally do, but he helped out BIG TIME today. I don't like buying alcohol as gifts for anyone, but I don't know this mechanic too personally. He's been a friend of my dad's forever it seems. And I know the fun of the whole tag thing is to do it anonymously but....what would you do? BonnieJean [/QUOTE]
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