Today, Helena stayed after school to get her math homework done in the high school math lab. That way, if she had any questions, she could ask the teacher instead of me. Don't get me wrong. I love to help her, but we sometimes butt heads and I can't always figure out the darned story problems at the end of the assignments!
Anyways, after she was done, she found her two best friends, Megan and Daniel, also still at school... just leaving the library. They all decided to go to JCW's (a local burger joint and high school hangout) to get a shake. When getting into the Expedition to leave the restaurant, a woman none of them knew came up to them to tell them that they had a FLAT TIRE! This kind woman had noticed it and did a good deed by telling the kids before they drove on it. We are all very grateful to her and we don't even know her name.
Unfortunately, none of the kids knew how to change the Expedition tire (we need to fix that). They couldn't even figure out how to get the spare out of storage under the car. In their defense, those are BIG tires! Fortunately, Helena has a Daddy she can rely on to come to her rescue.
Helena called Bill and he immediately left work and drove his big work truck over to JCW's. His work truck has an air compressor on it, so he just aired the tire back up and followed the kids as they drove back to our house. He then aired it up again (it was a severe leak) and drove it straight to Big O where the tires are warrantied.
I also have to mention that Helena told me that the kind woman was going into the restaurant when she told the kids about the flat. She took a booth that faced our car and would look out at it from time to time. Helena was embarrassed about that, but I believe that this good Samaritan was just making sure the kids got the help they needed.
I am so grateful to have a husband who will drop everything and go rescue his teenage daughter! I am also glad that he is so capable of handling the situation. How many dads have a handy air compressor conveniently located on their vehicle?
So, thanks Bill!
2 comments:
Sounds like something Justin would do too. But unfortunatly, we can't call him at work :( That's what Andrew is for now. He has changed a tire for me, even though I could do it myself. Makes them feel important.
Something about daddies rescuing their daughters just make us go "sighhhh" (In a good way!)
Glad to hear somebody watching out for the kids too.
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