Now that is a drift, our house 1500′ aheadThe other morning after a howling windy and drifting night, we heard on the radio that school would be closed. The kids were excited as usual, so we all decided to take it easy and sleep in until 7. I looked out my office window around 7:20 and noticed there were flashing lights from what looked like cars halfway down our lane. I hurried and fired up the tractor to see if I could help out.
By the time I got the lane cleared down to the cars I noticed that it was Joe and Amber our renters. Amber had driven her car off the lane into a huge drift, they loaded their baby into Joe’s car and were just driving off. They couldn’t see me because of all the wind blown snow. I thought I would do them a favor and pull her car out for her. I hooked my tractor to the back bumper and proceeded to pull it out. It was buried pretty deep so it took some pretty good pulling. After about the third time of trying to pull it out the strap snapped and flew right through the back window. I thought to myself “did that just happen?”
I was in shock, I jumped in their car to retrieve the hook from the strap and tied a knot in it. Eventually I was able to get the car out I thought I better park it in the garage since it was still snowing pretty heavy. I finished plowing the driveway out and went inside to break the news to Jodi. I then instant messaged Joe to tell him the good and bad news. I kept thinking of the song from Wicked “No good dead goes unpunished”.
The ironic thing about all this is just the day before Derek our neighbor was snow blowing out my driveway with his big 10′ snow blower. He hit one of my tractor weights that had fallen off my plow earlier this winter. It broke his blower and he had to spend 1/2 day fixing it. I guess it shouldn’t be cheap to help others out.
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Comments:
Mom and Dad said…
“It cost something to be a good Samaritan”. It seems like we can spend lots of money and time helping others in need, and that is precisely what makes us more Christ-like. Don’t let it dicourage you from serving others. You’re a good man.
Saturday, February 09, 2008 12:37:28 AM
Anne said…
Wow…sounds like a story for fhe down the road…service teaches us lots of things…keep serving and smiling!
Saturday, February 09, 2008 9:32:31 PM
Lance said…
I did that once but I wasn’t the guy who hooked the strap on, Rick my buddy hooked it to his drag link, I just assumed he knew how to hook up a tow strap it ripped the drag link right off. The only problem was we were up providence canyon 5 miles. So we ran down and picked up a new drag link. Needless to say it was a long night. But a fun one…
Saturday, February 09, 2008 10:07:26 PM
John said…
I was helping a guy pull out his basket ball standard this summer with my truck, and dropped it right onto my tailgate. I still have a nice dent and a good 12″ scratch to remind me of that little good deed. Good work serving. You can’t go wrong doing right. Proud to call you a brother. You do so much for our family in free tech support. Keep on bleesing the world. You are making a difference.
Sunday, February 10, 2008 9:05:20 PM
Stephanie said…
It wouldn’t be a Parker kind of service with out pain or injury. Your the MAN! Keep serving it’s always worth the risk.
Monday, February 11, 2008 12:36:14 AM