Car pooling

[Decker]

I had a rough night of about 3hrs sleep (work problem now happily resolved) so its possible I hallucinated this entire event! 😳

So I'm running along my usual route on the way to the cemetery and traffic is moving except one car slooowing down with no power. I guess his motor conked out in the cold morn. He coasts through the light turns up the hill and then jumps out and frantically begins pushing while steering with one arm. So I run over to give him a hand thinking he just wants to push the car over and out of traffic but no, he's only pushing it right up the hill! Hills seem larger at 7am when you are bleary-eyed and pushing a beat-up Toyota with a guy in flip-flops. So there we are trying to push it up and we managed to get it over the crest and it started rolling faster. I warned him "buddy, you best jump back in on the way down, so he manages to catch it and get back in without losing a flip-flop (or a toe) and gets the beast started back up again waving his arm out the window down the hill. No idea if he made it to his destination but he seemed happy enough. After that little side quest I just turned back to the cemetery which thankfully was both car and hill-free!

[Anniemurph Graduate10]

Weights, cardio and running all in one outing! And the cemetery at hand just in case it was all too much

Glad the work problem was resolved.

[Decker in reply to Anniemurph]

Thanks Annie. Stayed up half the night worrying about a mistake I made on a project only to realize there was no mistake the next day!

[Decker in reply to Anniemurph]

haha!! - after Misswobble's comment below, I reread your reply and finally got the joke! That was great! Yes kind of a full-circle thing there - And my friends on the cemetery landscape morning crew surely would have found a nice spot.

[Millsie-J]

We runners are such lovely, helpful people! Thanks for keeping up the side👍🏼🏃🏻

[Decker in reply to Millsie-J]

Haha. I was more worried he was going to run himself over going up that hill!

[mfamilias Graduate10]

What an exciting life you lead Looks like you got a full-scale work-out during your run today. I rarely see a soul, and sing "ain't nobody here but us chickens" to keep myself company.

[Decker in reply to mfamilias]

Its normally just me and my music, but this time there was drama too!

[damienair Administrator]

A good deed done for the day, and you got a run in. Result.

[Decker in reply to damienair]

Thanks Damien. It wasn't much really. More comical than anything else. But I got the run in!

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Haha! Great workout 🤗

[Decker in reply to Irishprincess]

Yup! Good weights training for a day! 😅

[Hidden]

You are like some kind of Superhero Decker! You just need a running cape

[Decker in reply to Hidden]

Haha 😀 sure, Maybe I can team up with the car fellow: 'Superpush and Sandalman' Don't think wed be very effective crime fighters tho

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Ha, upper body workout too Decker.😊

What a good samaritan you are..lucky chap you were there to help. x

[Decker in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Lol - yes, mega pecs here I come!

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Yikes! Quite the adventure. Hopefully you're not too sore today.

[Decker]

No I'm good today thanks Allie, and got a full 7hrs sleep in so I am good to run tomorrow

[ancientrunner Graduate10]

Goodness - that was some work out. Not surprised you slept better!!

[Decker in reply to ancientrunner]

Haha! Yes, like a baby 😊

[misswobble Graduate10]

Crikey! I had visions of the car rolling back over you 😱 He probably has to do that every time he gets to an uphill

💪 respect 🙂

Murph, you are funny 😁👍

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Sometimes I am told my sense of humour is a little bit dark, but hey, life, she is short.

[Decker in reply to Anniemurph]

Ain't that the truth?!

[Decker]

I was worried about him by himself, but with two of us it was much more manageable as it was a small, lighter car. I hope he was on his way to a service station