30 Something

Maybe not. I can't remember if I blogged about it, but running out of gas has been my new thing :(. Over the summer, while working in Springfield, I didn't have any money but I needed to get to work, so instead of driving back and forth, I decided to stay in Springfield over the night. Where did I sleep? In my car or in my office. Well, on my way back home on a Friday evening, I didn't have enough gas to make it the 20 miles to get back home, so there I was on the side of the highway, hazard lights waiting on someone to stop to help me. I was nervous and embarrassed at the same time. Additionally my phone battery was dead so I couldn't call for help. A van stopped on the other side of the highway and a man got out. I thought he was looking to help me, but he was inspecting his van. When I looked at him and then looked at his van--no windows--I decided not to yell across the highway for help. Then a huge semi passed me by and on the left of it (I was on the right shoulder) was a police officer. I guess he didn't see me with my blinking lights and all, so he passed me by. Then after about an hour this car pulls up in front of me and a girl gets out. She's asking me if I have any water in my car. See, her car was overheating and she needed to get to Decatur--the same place that I was going--but she didn't think she could make it. Of course I asked for a ride to town to get some gas and back. She stated that she didn't think she could make it. So I asked to use her phone and I called a co-worker of mine. Well, her phone didn't ring and the voicemail didn't pick up. She left after I couldn't help her with water for her car. About another half hour goes by and I decided that I need to lift the hood of my car and sit and wait. Sure enough shortly after doing that a soldier comes to my rescue. He goes about 5 miles to the nearest town and buys a gas can and gas to help me. While he was gone a preacher pulls up behind me. I was rescued by a soldier and a preacher. The preacher was going the same way I was so he followed me home. Oh yeah, that was after I got enough gas and a jump because running my hazard lights for over an hour drained my battery.

To be continued...

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