From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Mon Dec 30 2002 - 01:13:21 PST
Point.. Although I have stopped and put out a few car fires,
I do not stop for all regular motorists unless it is an
accident because of all the hi-jackers and banditos around
here. In the 5th most dangerous U.S. city you just never
know what you will get, speaking as one who got jacked at
gun point once. Once is enough by the way. It was only a .25
cal. but it still would have hurt!
I evaluate the 'stranded motorists' carefully as I pass by.
Then I decide whether or not it is safe to make a U and
return to help. Whole families with children, person in
business suit with expensive car, and military uniformed
soldiers, have proven to be a safe bet. Two or three guys in
funny short/baggy pants, wearing backwards hat/'dew rag' or
alot of gold jewelry? well, maybe I'll call and report it
for them as the courtesy, but not stop there. Better to take
a precaution from time to time.
I suppose it depends where you are.
Ryan Gill wrote:
>
> At 10:13 PM -0800 12/28/02, Patrick Jankowiak wrote:
> >The trend is that MVs (as well as hot rods, guns, old
> >radios, and antique mainframes) are going up in value or
> >holding their value. Sure there will be no big profit in the
> >end (except on my pokemon collection!), but you can enjoy
> >what you do. The ham radio hobby does not seem to be growing
> >very fast either. And today's youth are not interested in
> >any kind of public service or volunteering. They are under
> >the misconception they it is they who should be served. How
> >to fix that?
>
> Frankly I think its the past generation that have failed to present
> enough of an example. The biggest example I can think of the sheer
> number of people that don't stop to help out at an accident or
> roadside problem that someone has.
>
> The most basic form of volunteering is stopping and helping someone
> who needs it on the side of the road at night or on the highway. Too
> many people are too busy rushing around in their Escalades, yakking
> on their celphones to stop and help.
> --
> Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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