It was actually a whole circle of caring. My friend Jay texted me about 9 pm that our mutual friend Pamela's car had broken down, and since she lived near me, could I go get her?

I said sure and talked to Pam. It turned out she was about 13 miles from me, so I headed out. When I got there, she had popped 2 tired driving over something in the road - the night was super dark and rainy. A tow truck was on the way.

We waited about 30 minutes and the tow showed up. Pam had wanted a tow to the closest tire store because she thought it would be cheaper, but the guy said he could take it to the one closest to her house for the same price since the tow yard was close by that tire shop. I think he could tell from her terrible car and the shape she was in that she didn't have much money, but she had been very kind and offered him food and drinks. He took a root beer because he said he hadn't been able to stop all day.

Then we had to get this short, very large, partly disabled woman up into my truck. This driver was so incredible gentle and helpful. He got blocks from his truck, helped her lift her feet into the truck, let her brace herself on his shoulders, got her settled (it was a lot trying to get her positioned right, and he was so patient) and on our way. She spilled her drink all over in the process and he helped her clean up.

I got her home and me home and texted Jay to let him know we were all safe and he thanked me so much because he would have gone, but was exhausted and had to get up at 3 am.

All in all, everyone cared for each other and everyone got home safe. I hope that is the case for you, too, today. Thanks for reading.