Paying it forward.....
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Cruiser
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From: Great Plains
Paying it forward.....
Came upon a metric rider, Saturday, broken down on the side of the road. I had just left my house and was on my way into town (5 miles), when I saw him. I pulled over and he looked startled. Started to talk to him about his troubles and see what I could do to help. I am not mechanical but asked if he had a cell, which he did, but had no one to call. It was at this point I decided to go back to my house, hook up the trailer, and head back with the truck. THIS is when his reply to my plans took me by suprise. He looked at me and said " Thanks for stopping and helping me.....most people see my tatoo's and keep on going. I know it's not a Harley, but it's all I can afford." I told him that it didn't matter to me what he rode but that I did understand
.Made me think a little.....ok, it made me think a lot. I took him the 8 miles home and he tried to pay me. I said no thanks. I said if you see me or somebody else who needs help, do the right thing and we'll be even. He said he would but who knows.
All I know is that I was smiling as I drove away. I did the right thing and I do believe in Karma.
I didn't get your last name Anthony, but now it's your turn to pay it forward!
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Awesome, good for you! We all ride, can't blame the metrics for not being able to afford a Harley, or for now wanting to spend the loot for one in today's economy. Surprisingly, I would say that he will help out a fellow motorist in need somewhere down the road. But the cool thing is in knowing that you did something cool for another person. Two thumbs up!
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Awesome, good for you! We all ride, can't blame the metrics for not being able to afford a Harley, or for now wanting to spend the loot for one in today's economy. Surprisingly, I would say that he will help out a fellow motorist in need somewhere down the road. But the cool thing is in knowing that you did something cool for another person. Two thumbs up!
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Good for you man, good for you. Even if he doesn't help anyone in the future, you did the right thing.
I stopped the other day at a little **** hole of a gas station to get out of the rain for a bit. There were quite a few less than desirable folks hanging out at the gas station for some reason. Pretty sure there was some illegal activity taking place, but I just chilled and minded my own business. After a while, a guy pulls in, gets out of his truck, he's covered in tats and wearing an old Harley shirt, and walks up to me and says "Everything ok brother?" I told him I was fine, just waiting out the rain. He kind of looked around for a second and said, "Well you look a little outnumbered, if it's all the same with you, I'll hang out with ya until it clears up. I'm a rider to, so I know how it can be." We ended up standing there chatting about bikes and crap for about 45 minutes until the weather cleared. Good guy, and you could tell he understood what it was like to be out on the road alone. I was 800 miles away from home to.
I stopped the other day at a little **** hole of a gas station to get out of the rain for a bit. There were quite a few less than desirable folks hanging out at the gas station for some reason. Pretty sure there was some illegal activity taking place, but I just chilled and minded my own business. After a while, a guy pulls in, gets out of his truck, he's covered in tats and wearing an old Harley shirt, and walks up to me and says "Everything ok brother?" I told him I was fine, just waiting out the rain. He kind of looked around for a second and said, "Well you look a little outnumbered, if it's all the same with you, I'll hang out with ya until it clears up. I'm a rider to, so I know how it can be." We ended up standing there chatting about bikes and crap for about 45 minutes until the weather cleared. Good guy, and you could tell he understood what it was like to be out on the road alone. I was 800 miles away from home to.
