Hey Karma!

On my way to work this morning I saw a wreck happen. A car veered out of control a couple hundred yards in front of me and crashed into a concrete barrier in front of a store. The driver got out, and others had already stopped, so I called 911 to let them know an accident had happened and went about my merry way thinking I had done my good deed for the day. Nope.

I stopped at a gas station to fill up, and immediately after I got out of my car a woman asked me if I could change her flat tire. I was early for work, so I thought I’d help her out. I figured she could use some assistance, and I hope that if my wife was in a similar situation and needed some help that someone would give their time too.

So I begin to change the woman’s tire, but there is one nut that’s really stuck on tight. As I am putting all my weight on getting the nut loose, the woman begins to tap her feet – passively telling me to “Hurry up.” I ignore her and keep going, and as I am putting the spare tire on she tells me that her husband can change a flat tire “In about five minutes.” I explain to her that it’s too bad he isn’t here at this exact moment, though I’m sure he’s pretty damned happy about that.

I finish up, put the flat tire and the jack in her trunk and ask if she could go inside and get some paper towels so I could wipe off my hands. “Sorry” she tells me, “I’m late.” She hops in her car and is gone without so much as a “Thanks.” Karma, if you’re reading this – Have at her…