Rain

When I walked out to our car today, it had been raining all night. The fallen fall leaves were all over the ground, creating mini dams and forcing the rainwaters to find another way to flow across the parking lot. I stepped in a mini lake of a puddle held in place by one of the leaf dams.

Good Samaratin

So today I had an odd experience with a good samaratin.

My Ryan and I were commuting to work together as we do most mornings (with him driving and me half asleep in the passenger seat) and driving congested traffic slow on the captiol beltway, a gentleman pulls up next to us on the left shoulder of the highway. GS rolls down his window and motions for Ryan to do the same. Then GS informs us that our rear tire is low and he just wanted us to know. GS said that it is not flat, but rather low and that we might want to inflate it when we get where we are going.

My first reaction was thankful. That could be dangerous and good for someone to let us know as we are unable to see our rear tire while driving our car on the highway.

My second reaction was thinking what a weird situation. Who is so bored in traffic or such a good person these days that they feel the need to pull up next to you on the shoulder while you are both inching along at about 5 or 10 mph and inform you that your tire is low. You would most likely notice it when you got out of your car at your destination.

Then I just wondered about how odd the entire situation was, but I guess anything to liven up the morning commute. So if you read blogs Mr. Good Samaratin on the Beltway who drives a white Jeep, Thanks! Thanks for the heads up on our tire and thanks for the excitement during the commute.