tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762723222892316938.post2621332742817898500..comments2023-05-02T04:04:55.850-06:00Comments on Be Nice and Follow the Rules: I've Learned Something AlreadyGrazonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147019502221385912noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762723222892316938.post-46223430898402395752011-11-16T16:00:21.114-07:002011-11-16T16:00:21.114-07:00Thanks so much for sharing your story! I agree wit...Thanks so much for sharing your story! I agree with you about television but I think it's media in general. All the horrible stories are the top headlines. Very rarely do you hear a news story about a random act of kindness or someone helping a stranded motorist. I'm not sure what that is...I guess it's up to people like you & me to change the world!Grazonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18147019502221385912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762723222892316938.post-48007128644418510502011-11-15T22:33:30.779-07:002011-11-15T22:33:30.779-07:00I had a very similar experience Grazona, but from ...I had a very similar experience Grazona, but from the other side. I was in a parking lot when I saw a lady who had a dead battery. I walked over, & she was quite nervous when I approached, because obviously I was a terrorist, or a rapist, or whatever. Once we got it figured out that I wasn't going to kill her, another car pulled into the spot in between making it so I could no longer pull my truck in to get the vehicles close. I asked the woman in that car, who was with her daughter, if she could pop her hood & I'd just use my cables & her battery? That way no one would have to move. Her quote was "my husband would probably kill me if I did anything like that". I asked her if in all seriousness she thought her husband would be pissed because she helped another woman with a dead battery? She didn't know what to say, but she knew she wasn't interested in being involved. . . So finally I convinced her to at least back out, so I could pull my truck over, then she could have my old spot. She reluctantly agreed. So after 5 minutes of convincing multiple people I was only trying to help, we got the battery jumped in about 20 seconds & finally we all went our separate ways. I got to wondering exactly the question you're asking. When did we all become strangers? Even in a small town? I could only come up with one answer. . . television. Our neighbors are now kidnappers, & thieves, & extremely dangerous. All heavily promoted in the media. For decades it was sort of a punchline, but now it appears everyone's pretty well buying in. People will post their most intimate thoughts on facebook, but not say hello to a passer by. It's time for a change.PeteMcteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14548105216253563401noreply@blogger.com