A West Seattle neighbor made my day so much better.
Its been a tough 6 months…cancer, chemo, and yesterday spent painting my old house so I can sell and pay more medical bills….yay. I was coming over the bridge during a scorching evening commute to rest in my new rental, when unbeknownst to me a plastic side piece on my bumper flew off….of my new-to-me old vanagon purchased last summer in hopes of fossil hunting trips post treatment. A screw had come loose.
Up and over the hill, and all the way down the other side I was home. And pulling in the drive right behind me was the lovely lady who had seen what happened, and made a mental note of exactly where the piece had landed next to the Delridge exit, so I could try to retrieve it.
With that, my evening got 100% better. I set the clock for 3 am, so as to avoid as much traffic as possible up on the big bridge. I hopped in the van, made my way to First Avenue and came back. The piece was exactly where she had said, and completely undamaged. Once I find a screw that fits, I will have a complete bumper again.
It was so nice of this stranger to follow me all the way home to tell me what had happened. I’m sure that, like me, all she wanted to do at that point was get home to a cold drink and a fan. She saved me money, time, and most important of all, feeling like too many hard things are coming my way at once. It might seem small in the scheme of things, but to me, yesterday especially….it gave me a boost of energy that helped me tackle today with more happiness and verve than I would have otherwise.
Thank you for your good deed. Greatly appreciated.
Carol
