Good Faith in People

We had a nasty weekend weath wise. A big snow storm came to flirt the city. It didn't cover the ground but left it slushy everywhere.

In the midst of the snow and rain actions on Saturday morning, I was chatting with a friend on my cell phone on the parking lot of Tim Horton's coffee shop. As I tried to start the car to pick up Sienna, it refused to get up and go. My 2-year-old Sony TV just failed me a few days ago, now it's my famed SAAB of less than Sienna's age just after a full service last week. Another blow on my faith in brand names.

The battery died on me. I called up the ballet teacher to ask one of the mothers to keep Sienna company for a while. One of them happened to be there already and advised that I should call a taxi and pay them to start the car. For about 10 minutes, I didn't see a ghost of a taxi. So I turned to what appeared to be a plumber's van that had letters written on it. Two guys were getting out of there for coffee. They agreed to help. "Open the hood, please," they asked. And even that I couldn't do...

The car got started after a boost. Handing over 10 bucks, I said, "thank you, thank you... Please get yourself some coffee." They refused to take it. "Return the favour to someone else!" said one of the guys. That I am pretty sure I will be able to do very soon.

Still nice people out there. I will never lose my faith on that one.

So I found this battery interacting diagram applies to people in real life as well.