So the Volvo I was in started sputtering as I opened my eyes from a mini nap. It was a super nice Friday, the windows were open...
And then I kept hearing this weird noise. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the driver looking a bit nervous, and we start slowing down from 70 to 65 to 55. We go maybe another 3/4 of a mile before it just starts making a lot of noise and acceleration is non-existent.
The driver gets out of the car, as I do, since I don't want to sit in a stationary car in moving traffic.
I'm already calculating how long it's going to take me to get home. An hour later than expected, at the very least. I thought maybe a nice car would stop within a few minutes to see if we needed help or if we needed a ride.
Nope. After 2o minutes I sit up on the Jersey Barrier to create a visual to motorists to say, "hey, we're stuck, help us out."
A cop comes maybe 10-15 minutes later, to see how we are doing. You can see his face as he pulls up, it's the "yeah these people are screwed" look with a semi smirk. He tells me to get down and tells the other slug that he got a call that a "citizen" was on the barrier and they thought it was unsafe.
Not a call saying, a car is broken down and they may need help but of someone sitting on the barrier. Thank you kind sir/ma'am. Which is why he thought it was funny when he pulled up because we're there, broken down, and that's the call he gets; thinking some crazy person is running around along the highways wrecking havoc.
Anyhow, the other rider has AAA and calls a tow truck. The driver calls his wife to pick us up to get us to the lot.
No one stopped to help us. I thought about walking to the exit, and to the mall where emy car was. It would taken the same amount of time, so whatever. If you see a car broken down with slugs on the side of the road, please pick them up. I know I will.
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