Wednesday, Mar 24, 2004 at 14:17
"Live and learn" we certainly do. I helped a lady with her non starter EH in a shopping centre
carpark. Terminals were filthy and corroded, so I cleaned them up, put leads back on, took a long push to get her going, it started, off she roared, and then stopped and picked her boyfriend/husband up further down the
carpark!
Not a thankyou or even a wave.
"Never again" I thought.
Then while working on the road between Fitzroy and
Halls Creek, stopped and helped some aboriginal people whose station wagon wasn't too healthy.
Gave the Mums and kids a load of
orange juice (Dad had other liquid supplies which he offered us a taste of), got it started and off they went, smiles all round.
About a month later I was at a rodeo in Fitzroy or
Derby and up at the bar (where else would I be?) there was a big shout from a local and it was Dad from the broken wagon.
Thanked me very much, gave us all an invite to their station and bought me a beer!
Faith in human nature restored.
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