wish i was awake in german class

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Today i tookthe fronty out an about just tocharge upthe battery ran over the trolley jack on the way out the driveway, apart for a annoying rumbling rattle that seemed to be every where my day went fine on the way home i decided the back road was the quickest route plus has a lovely on the nose of your car downhill with a tight lefthand bend then a crest then tight right over a bridwith high walss just big enough to get past and up a muddy road with a steep hill well it was down the hill then stop a frigging mobile home sitting in the road doing nothing an a wee trailer just along from it, so goes down to find out why my fun is been ruined and they are german tourist young couple age of myself following sat nav that had sent them down this farm track road thing (told you they sat navs are useless) any way turned out the front wheel drive bus cannot get upthe hill i wonder why i offer tow him but he said no so i said back up and we will turn you round after much debate due to not understanding each other we figuerd out a plan we pushed the trailer upthe hillto where there was a passing point on the bend at the brigde back the mobile home up to the trailer moved the trai;er onto the bridge he was not sure what i was doing and reckoed he wont be able to turn so i showed him my truck licensence and he said "ahh i trust you ok" ve so backed him into the turning forward and back etc till he was facing the bridge then he said something in german about trialer i showed him my plan with stones he understood we pushed the trialer down the hill past the bus moved the bus onto the bridge then pushed trialer onto the tow bar and he was set and very grateful i gave him my road atlas map and was about give him direction on a street map and she asked do i know where to get her vespa fixed i said i have tools if you can fix it your self come tomy house and we fix she said we not know how to fix now my luck with fixing other people stuff alway goes wrong i always get parts that previose peopl have bodged, he asked you direct to garage please i saidcarry on tilll we on the flat bit then let me past and i follow he loked at me and said yea yea follow so he lead till flat then followed me only place open was budget and they said no, i thought bugger then a womanheard me trying to translate this and said clyde side so i got a map german lassie punched it into sat nav i pointed them in way of motorway to glasgow and said goodbye . i never seen people so gratful i only helped . Tell you one thing there was no way out of where they were without help. I hope they made it nice couple

[Sir-Doris]

I like helping people!

I stopped for a Ford Ka that had its hazards on near me on a dangerous bend. Turned out he had 2 problems, a broken spring and some sort of wierd electrical issue. I towed him to the nearest safe spot and had a quick nosey over the car.

By the looks of it someone had bodged the aftermarket foglight installation and the wiring loom had melted!

And he had a broken spring!

Waited with him while he called the RAC and on my return journey (2 hours later) he was still there. Poor bugger.

[RatCav]

last year just after Christmas late one night was trundling along the A17 heading away from Kings Lynn and saw a bloke dithering in the road, car parked on the verge, and happened to notice something large and metallic in the ditch. Turned around and it seemed a Disco had deceded to fish tail for no reason, clipped the car and spun itself into the ditch through several trees and eneded on its side. The dithering bloke was from the car, and clearly in shock. I pulled up and stuck my hazrds on. The g/f guided the bloke into the car and made sure he was comfortable and warm. I went to the disco and found two people sitting inside trapped but unhurt. I noticed a load of traffic cones and made a mini contraflow behind my car to warn other drivers and then helped the woman and bloke out of the disco. Phoned the police and they turned up pretty rapidly. Had all of them sat in my car in the warm while my g/f tended to them (first aid trained). When the coppers and paramedics turned up they were so impressed the copper asked which force I was with.

When they took over they all thanked us for being so kind and considerate. We went home feeling so chuffed that we could help and it was appreciated by all.

Call that stretch of raod "Disco Alley" from now on

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bet thier will be a few needing help today by the look of the weather on the news dry here yet the news shows bizzards. It nice to be nice to many people concerned about themselves and not enough about others.

[Nottingham]

Well done guys - it's nice to see that people are willing to help without making a big fuss about it. Glad to be part of this family.

PS: By the way, we Germans aren't so bad at all well most of them