Would you stop to help?
Woman fakes being stranded, then kills Florida college student who stopped, AL cops say
“Yesterday my world ended.”
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2 days ago I stopped at the local filling station to put gasoline in the wife's car. I had just finished activating the pump when a young woman appeared out of nowhere & started yelling: "Help! help! I'm bleeding. I need to go to the hospital! Please! I'll give you $5 to drive me to the hospital!" She did have a 10" laceration on her forearm, but it wasn't fresh & it was no longer bleeding. Her boyfriend, also appearing to be a drug user, came around the pump & joined in with the shouting. When he got too close, I held the pump between us; had he pushed on it, I may have accidentally squeezed the handle & doused him with fuel. He asked me, "Aren't you going to help her?" I said, "There's a fire station right across the street. Ring the door bell & they will be glad to drive you to the hospital in their ambulance, & it won't cost you anything." Both immediately shut up & walked away.
Oh, the hospital was 3 blocks down the street.
Neal
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It depends. But probably not.
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Stopped and helped a pest control truck yrs ago that was off the road and in the ditch. Seems he was intoxicated so I went back to the moblile home park and called his boss. They had been looking for him for over an hour... no response... I stayed on the line while they called 911 dispatch... When I went back they hadn't arrived and he couldn't open the little truck door. A deputy showed up with the ambulance. Seems he was a diabetic and was just about ready to go into a coma. His wife called my house and thanked me the next day for stopping. He was still in the hospital for a few days more .
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Have lost count of the stuck thermostats, flat tires etc i have fixed over the years . Even bought tires for folks who were stranded ( was paid back by all of them ) . Arthritis has put a stop to some of my assistance , and as been said most everyone has a phone now . Would still stop and help depending on what I see and circumstances.
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A few years ago, my wife and I went out on our Harley Electra Glide. As we turned onto the highway, I saw an old couple standing beside their Goldwing. I pulled in and asked if they were having trouble. The wife said they had picked up a bad vibration. I got down to look and his rear axle nut was loose. I went back to my house and got some wrenches.
In short order, they were ready to go. The lady said they had a new tire put on right before the left. She thanked us profusely, but the old man never said a word.
If I rode a Goldwing, I would be embarrassed to have my bike fixed by a Harley rider.
Yes, I would help them again if the opportunity arose.
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As for me it all depends. In my part of the north there is the call for "HELP" and "HAAALP!!"
I usually pass on the first call but will stop for the second due to the greater need.🙂
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