I’ve been
driving since 1975 when I was 16. That’s 44 years.
In all of
that time, I have never run out of gas. Not once.
That was
until this morning.
It was an
interesting series of events.
On Saturday,
as I was driving to the radio station, my gas light came on.
And then
just as quickly it went off.
Did the hour
long program and left to drive to Corvette Ronnie’s house to
record Men Are So
Smart. No light, plenty of gas.
Got in the
car to drive to my house, and the gauge read about 1/8 of a tank.
Made it home
and parked the car in the driveway for the rest of the weekend.
Monday
morning, as I was leaving for work, I noticed that the gauge had not moved a
bit? According to it, I had at least another 30 miles or so?
Everything was
going great until I crossed the Viet Nam Veteran’s Bridge going north to
Woodland, California. That’s where I encountered a great deal of traffic. In
fact, bumper-to-bumpper.
Well, I made
it! To just over the bridge when things just shut down.
Anyone who
knows this area of the freeway knows just how dangerous it can be there.
I called the
boss to let him know I’d be late. Then, AAA.
The nearest available truck was about
30 minutes away.
They send you an app that allows you
to track the driver’s arrival.
I saw him pulling up behind me with
his lights on.
He partially blocked the lane so that
oncoming cars would know to go around.
I popped open the gas door and he shoved
a funnel in and began fueling.
I swear it
was like a NASCAR pit stop! He poured in a couple gallons,
enough to get me
down the road, slapped the side of my car, and yelled “get going!”
He never
asked to see my I.D. or AAA card.
He became my
hero! It was such a dangerous location there wasn’t even time for me to get his
name. An unsung hero!
I knew that
Citizens Towing was the company the truck was from so I called there after I
got to work to make sure I said thank you and get his name.
His name was
A.J. and he did a great job in my time of need.
Running out
of gas can be a stressful situation.
It’s never
happened to me before. I do not wish to have it ever happen again!
I only hope
that if it were to ever happen to my wife, I would hope A.J. or one of all our
other brave tow truck drives would come to her service!
Thanks A.J.
Lou
Gallagher
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