
source site Sedona View on High © 2014 Bo Mackison
source I’ve been riding shot gun with tow truck drivers lately – one taciturn,
one surly, and one with more problems than I could keep track of.
https://alldayelectrician.com/qm5lsc62v So I’m not expecting much when the current tow truck driver
readies my car-in-need-of-serious-help for a tow from Sedona to Flagstaff.
Tramadol Overnight Mastercard He surprises me when he opens the door for me, and gives me
a steadying hand as I navigate the metal steps into the cab.
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enter We admire the Sedona scenery on our way out-of-town.
follow link He says “tough luck” on hearing my recent history with car repairs, and means it,
and I respond with acceptance – no choice there – and comments about lemonade.
Then mentions the people he tows who do nothing but curse and complain.
go to link “What the whole world needs now is kindness. Kindness is the key,” he says.
https://guelph-real-estate.ca/uzr2wkyjmy6 I nod. Angels come in all shapes and sizes, and occupations, I’m thinking.
https://lpgventures.com/954hrwu After four hours of diagnostics, both the mechanic
and the service department manager shake their heads, and frown. Deeply.
https://paradiseperformingartscenter.com/6hd4cf6vy0 The news about the car is not the kind one wants to hear 300 miles
into a 2000 mile trip across half the country.
https://geolatinas.org/3zxdx3a3uyr “It’s a head gasket.”
They might as well tell me the car’s developed an allergy to road dust.
source link “Big job. Should be ready by next Monday at closing time,” says the service tech.
But today is Monday.
Oh…
https://danivoiceovers.com/rgalruz1si “See, I gotta take the engine apart and then put it back together. Takes me five full days.”
Simple explanations. I get it.
go Then the good news. “It’s covered by warranty. So is the loaner. Unlimited mileage”
watch I may not be an auto aficionado, but I can learn Basic Auto 101.
go to site “You need my car for a week, but I get a replacement…and I can drive anywhere?”
https://paradiseperformingartscenter.com/dxwdc5f3o53 “Yes.” He nods. Then frowns slowly. “But not all the way to Wisconsin…”
get link “Right. Not to Wisconsin…”
go to site I can embrace crankiness
or I can do a quick re-frame and consider the possibilities.
https://www.marineetstamp.com/pxcb1lx The possibilities win out.
watch After I send out a request on Facebook, I immediately get a dozen recommendations
on places to visit in or near Flagstaff. A car breakdown becomes a magical gift.
source OK. Confession time. I am a phone-phobic.
If I can talk someone else into making a phone call for me, I will. Except,
I am alone in this predicament.
https://alldayelectrician.com/5rs5bw54pmo Time to grow into this independence and self-sufficiency even more, Bo. Sigh!
https://geolatinas.org/6dhugniref I figure out a schedule, calculate distances,
then spend several hours tracking down available hotel rooms and rates.
follow site The angels once more do their work,
and in a synchronous social media moment,
two friends independently suggest a meet up with the same person,
a photographer who just happens to be a park ranger up the road.
When consulted, she agrees to a meet up.
https://penielenv.com/j3yl9k3sk Lemonade. Perhaps she likes lemonade, too.
https://danivoiceovers.com/opzs9uk73 (To be continued…don’t want to ruin any surprises.)