Great Spirits

Today, I had the wonderful experience to stop and talk to an individual who was stopped on the side of the road.

As I was inquiring about they why (she was stopped on the side of the road) I learned a great deal. This individual is going back to school to attain her nursing degree. She picked TCC for convenience and affordability.

I then got to ask why she was on the side of the road. She started off with a really great story. She said that she was excited because her afternoon classes had been cancelled and that once she finished her morning classes, she could go home and enjoy her day.

There were some very interesting obstacles though, that existed for her today. The first one was the fact that she is driving an older car. The second one is that the older car does not have an operating fuel gage. The third obstacle was the fact that she left all her credit card and cash at home. She thought she had enough fuel and therefore decided to not bring those items, because they were "not needed".

But her calculations or the lack thereof caused her to be slightly off on the usage of fuel in her Ford Fairmont. She ran out of fuel not long after leaving, with excitement, from TCC.

She quickly realized the fact of no cash, no debit card, and no credit card. Well, she thought that she could just get a ride home and get the wallet and then return to purchase fuel and drive home.

Next problem. While looking for her house keys, she realized that they were also in a safe place. This safe place was at home next to the wallet. So there was no need to go home for she could not get into the house.

So the next option was to call or text people to see if they could help. She was just waiting for people to arrive. Then the next problem got in her way. She also gave the wrong street, so the first person to come and help had a short amount of time that they could help. Well that was utilized in searching the area for the broken down car. So off to work he went when he could not find her and the car.

She laughed a little and she even laughed at my horrible jokes. So she just decided to stay, sit in her car and listen to music. Then she began to take her idle time and become productive. She found a bag and started to clean her car.

I don't think I have ever ran into someone who was smiling, joking and having a great time, even though they ran out of gas.

It was really nice talking to her. She was upbeat and happy, even though she was stuck on the side of the road.

She did tell me that she was a little unhappy with all the people who just drove by.