Good Samaritans - they are everywhere!

What would you do if your car has settled into snowy/icy mush and just spins its wheels?


If you are like me, nothing much. Quite unprepared, of course. In spite of venturing out after Seattle's biggest snowfall in 10 years. We'll just have to wait until spring, said my son. Ha, ha.


We were lucky this happened at a Walgreen's parking lot - there was sufficient light. I trooped back into the store to ask the associate at the check-out for some cardboard. A customer in the process of finishing her check-out offered to help - I have scraps of carpet in my car that'll do it, she said.


Talk, thin and with a cigarette now dangling from her lips, she came striding to our car with her son, also tall and thin, no cigarette. They were clearly experts and knew what to do. They wedged squares of old carpet under the front wheels and as my son accelerated, we all pushed. No go. Tried again. Still no go. Once more. Nope.


We stood around helplessly. She disappeared for a minute, came back with a shovel and got down to shoveling the snow from under the rear wheels. Carpet under the rear wheels now. Let's give it another shot, she said. This time the car moved and backed out in a rush!


Thank you, thank you. She gave a big hug. Merry Christmas! Hugs all around. Merry Christmas!