The car, an old and battered Ford
Fairmont, broke down just outside the community centre. Well it ran out of petrol, to be
precise. We seemed to be always broke,
and keeping the tank full was never an option.
I was just about to get the can
out of the boot, in order to walk back to the service station, when I saw a car
come down the drive of the farmhouse.
The farmer stopped and asked if he could help, as he had seen my car
stop on the side of the road. He then
took me to the service station, and brought me back, whereupon we noticed that
the front right tyre was flat. The
farmer changed the tyre, then filled the
petrol tank, before sending me on my way home.
This was a typical supportive and
considerate action by a caring farmer in the local farming community.
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