I interrupt all regularly scheduled blogging, housework and putting away of groceries to give a
BIG THANK YOU
to the Marion County Fire and Rescue.
The crew that came to my rescue in the parking lot of Walmart this morning!
I was walking out of Walmart at 10 am today with a buggy full or groceries and stopped before I got to my car.
I park in the 'back forty' of the parking lot (around the side of the building) because it's easier to get out of those spaces and I don't mind the exercise. My car was all by itself, the store wasn't very busy today. BUT, I looked ahead and saw a man right next to the driver's door of my car. And to add to my distress, he appeared to be undressing.
I'll skip to the end here and tell you what I think was happening in retrospect. I think it was a working man that was taking his shirt off to cool down and his truck was near by. But I didn't know what to think when I first looked at my car....all by it's lonesome with a man next to it pulling off clothing articles. So I stopped in my tracks. At the VERY same time, the Fire and Rescue truck pulled up and stopped and 2 young men got out. So I walked over to them and told them I wasn't comfortable walking to my car because someone was standing next to it. So they immediately said they would walk with me. The man didn't even walk away when he saw us approaching. I popped the trunk and those 2 firemen unloaded my groceries for me and helped me get them tucked away in the trunk....cold items in the insulated bag and all!
What would I have done if they hadn't been there? Well, I guess I could have gone back inside the store and asked for assistance. But how wonderful to have those nice young men come to my rescue, without a moment's hesitation.
I even joked with them when I was thanking them and told them it was nice to have bodyguards and I would blog about them! So here I am, sharing an uplifting human experience. I'm not saying I was ever in harm's way. I said I felt uncomfortable. It's OK to speak up and ask for help when you need it. There was no need to say anything to the man that was standing by my car. I'm sure he meant no harm.
I'm very glad the Marion County Fire and Rescue men and women are ready and willing to give assistance whenever it's needed....
with a big dose of KINDNESS!
(Wildflowers seen on the Florida Trails this week.)
So much to be thankful for every day of the week!
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