Somehow I never posted this story... I think I was waiting on Elliott to add his two sense but he never did- We'll see if he tries to set the record straight in the comments section...
Mid November 2011
Yesterday was an eventful day for us... to start we welcomed nephew #4 to the Moore family, David Gregory Blanton, III "Trey!" It was a very long labor for Elliott's sister Elaine but Trey is healthy and mom is recovering well! Lots of prayers for her and David, he is recovering from a broken ankle and Elaine from having baby Trey and both be recovering and tag teaming parenthood with added challenges. We can't wait to meet this sweet boy later in the month.
When Elliott got home from work we headed out to Alexander's Antique Auction (which is becoming a Thursday evening tradition as we acquire home furnishings) only to find that nothing really excited us. No bids, we'll be back Alexander, we'll be back. We grabbed some groceries and then began to trek home. It was raining, dark and just plain gross out. We passed an older gentleman on the road changing his tire and immediately turn around to help him because he had no light, was on a busy/dangerous road and was attempting to change the tire by himself. It was a day to share the love and do something good. Elliott, still in a suit, helped the 82 year old man whose appreciation made it all worth it even though the car ended up rolling off of the jack, lengthening the process... in the dark, cold rain. All was well and the man drove off into the storm. And then I tried to crank our car. Dead battery. Rookie mistake, turning the car off and leaving the lights on for the tire change was a poor choice (I know this). Luckily we have roadside and 30 minutes later Pop-A-Lock (?!?!?!) shows up to help.
Elliott: Do you have a booster pack?
Pop A Lock: Oh yeah I have that.
A minute later
Pop A Lock: My jumper cables aren't long enough for this. (We were nose to tail because of the busy roadway).
Elliott: I thought you said you had a booster pack?
Pop A Lock: No, man, I don't have that. (really?!?)
Elliott grabbed our jumper cables which were, thankfully, long enough to get the job done, only to find that they weren't charging the Burb.
Pop A Lock: I think your cables are bad (as he knocks them together trying to illicit a spark).
Elliott: No, I have used them plenty, they should be fine. Are they on your battery?
Pop A Lock: Yeah, I got them on there.
Turns out that indeed he did NOT have them connected properly. Elliott -frustrated- joked he had them attached to the washer fluid resevoir or something, poor Pop A Lock guy, he's used to poppin' locks. Once the cables were on we charged the battery and made it home with the task of changing the batteries out in our two vehicles and making a mental note to head to AutoZone for a new one this weekend (this battery had been struggling and it didn't take much to drain it).
It is the season for Thanksgiving and we are grateful for roadside assistance even though we were slightly frustrated with Mister Pop A Lock. By the end of the night Elliott was a little (actually A LOT) cranky considering his good deed karma did not materialize the way he/we felt it should. God has a sense of humor. These are things we should do, without expectations, just out of love and compassion for others. It's also possible/probable that we were being reminded to also share the same compassion for mister Pop A Lock that we did for our flat tire friend...
Love to all!
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