Vistravi
08-Jan-10, 22:58
When coming out of wee tescos in inverness At the junction the car in front got stuck in the ice. His back wheels was spinning like mad. He was going nowhere. My partner stops the car and gets out to help the guy get unstuck. I stayed in the car just in case a traffic warden or a police officer came along and demanded to know what was happening and partly because i was of no use to the other driver as assisstance anyway.
Literally two seconds later after my partner had got out of the car to help the driver in front of us the driver behind us beeped his horns. I flicked on the hazzard lights but they kept on beeping their horn. Eventually they moved round us and got out as did other cars. Luckily enough that particualar junction is always busy going out but never going in so the other drivers got out that way.
I honestly can not believe the lack of compassion some other people seem to have for other people. My partner is always willing to lend a hand to anyone who is stuck in the snow and ice and often we have gone somewhere and ended up there for an extra half hour to an hour sometimes helping someone get their vehicle free. Our road is particualarly bad as its on a estate and my partner is always out helping our neighbours out as soon as he hears them and peeks out the window to see them stuck. Our neighbours helped us so much with our van when we could not get out of the snow that day and are always willing to lend a hand when we need some help. We have a great sense of community on out road alone. It is just a shame that this does not extend to situations in ness or anywhere where helping someone out who is stuck and cannot move their vehicle. Yes it was on a junction but the driver couldn't help that. The man did tell my partner he was ok after he fetched a spade to break the ice so he could get out but was very thankfull for the offer as my partner was the only one who had offered to help him.
Literally two seconds later after my partner had got out of the car to help the driver in front of us the driver behind us beeped his horns. I flicked on the hazzard lights but they kept on beeping their horn. Eventually they moved round us and got out as did other cars. Luckily enough that particualar junction is always busy going out but never going in so the other drivers got out that way.
I honestly can not believe the lack of compassion some other people seem to have for other people. My partner is always willing to lend a hand to anyone who is stuck in the snow and ice and often we have gone somewhere and ended up there for an extra half hour to an hour sometimes helping someone get their vehicle free. Our road is particualarly bad as its on a estate and my partner is always out helping our neighbours out as soon as he hears them and peeks out the window to see them stuck. Our neighbours helped us so much with our van when we could not get out of the snow that day and are always willing to lend a hand when we need some help. We have a great sense of community on out road alone. It is just a shame that this does not extend to situations in ness or anywhere where helping someone out who is stuck and cannot move their vehicle. Yes it was on a junction but the driver couldn't help that. The man did tell my partner he was ok after he fetched a spade to break the ice so he could get out but was very thankfull for the offer as my partner was the only one who had offered to help him.