Frank13 Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 Living where I do it is not unusual to stop and help strangers. It is not unusual to ask for help if you need it. But that is what happens when mobile phones don't work due to lack of signal... I sometimes think that technology and poor attitudes are making us less human. We drive on by and don't bother to simply ask "are you OK?"... A few years ago I stopped at 2am for a car that had broken down on the back roads. It was a young girl on her way to a new job in a local spa that is hard enough to find at the best of times but as some of the local roads were closed she had got completely lost and run out of fuel... I am glad I bothered to stop. I hope that someone would do the same for my daughters/ mother/ niece etc... Poor girl burst into tears when I helped her. She had been terrified on her own, hadn't been able to call for help, exhausted, worn out and unable to tell anyone where she was to call for help even had there been a signal. So no I do not for one second regret pulling over and helping. I was the same when my car burst into flames around me. Unfortunately it could have just as easily been a set up with a.guy hiding to jump out and rob you, take your car, or kill you.
GemmaUK Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 OP, in your position I would only have myself to rely upon. I wouldn't contact an ex and I would sort it out myself. I would keep my mobile charged because it's hugely important and I would make sure I had vehicle assistance - both are pretty basic things that I would know I may well if not definitely need. As it is I do only have myself to rely upon. My parents are long gone and my only family is the other side of the world.
GemmaUK Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 Over a decade ago I did a "test". I asked members of my family to give me $50.00 and made up some story that I was broke. Not one of them came through for me. I mean, they do little things like make a plate from dinner they made for me, they offer to pick up Mum, they offer little things - but unfortunately I believe for heavy stuff I gotta figure it out on my own or hire someone. I can't believe anyone would do that. I'm stunned!
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