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Sunday, May 3, 2009

(Updated 3:00 am)

By Special to the News & Record

About three months ago, we were driving home from visiting my sister. It was about 11:30 at night, it was cold and it was pouring down rain.

Around the Highway 311 exit on N.C. 220, we had a flat tire. My husband and I are both in our mid-70s, and there was no way we could change it.

We pulled over and put on our emergency flashers, hoping someone would stop. We waited almost 30 minutes as cars just kept going by, even law enforcement.

Finally, as we were about to give up, a guardian angel stopped to help.

He knocked on the window to ask what was wrong. My husband told him about the flat tire. Without any hesitation, he asked my husband to pop the trunk.

Well, then he told us some more bad news: our spare tire was flat.

He went to his car and put his spare tire on and told us that even though it was a donut, it would get us home.

While he was changing the tire he told us we could stay inside as the weather was so bad, and he gave me his cell phone to call my sister and our kids to let them know we were OK.

After he changed the tire, he told us he would follow us home to make sure we made it safely. He would not accept any money. He said he was just happy to help.

The story doesn’t end there. The next morning, by the time we woke up, he had already fixed our flat tire and put it on our car.

If you’re ever in Randleman, stop at Capri’s restaurant and thank John George for being such a good guy and our guardian angel.

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wilbertjr

May 3, 2009 - 11:10 am EDT

sounds like a very nice guy, but law enforcement SHOULD HAVE STOPED. to serve and protect is their job.

justis4all

May 3, 2009 - 12:17 pm EDT

I wonder about the people who just automatically make judgements about people with out knowing ALL the facts!!
How do you know what that Law Enforcement Officer was doing and why they didn't stop?? Maybe they were responding to a serious call or to assist another officer on a serious call. Law Enforcement Officers have to prioritize their response every day and though two elderly people with a flat tire on a highway is important, it may have been more important to get to where they were going. Be careful when judging here on earth for you WILL be judged.

NCVA-mpb

May 3, 2009 - 11:54 am EDT

THANK YOU for posting some "good news" ! It's unfortunate that the law enforcment did not stop to check on the situation OR send someone back to check. Nowadays, you have to be a little leary of even "good samaritans"!

dixielanddelight2000

May 3, 2009 - 4:16 pm EDT

Whenever I see a stranded motorist I call 911. Most of the time that call gets directed to the HIghway Patrol whom I give the information to (type of car, problem, where they are located). I have been rescued too in the past by a "concerned caller".