If you've ever driven on any of the Westchester County Parkways, perhaps you've seen a quasi-official looking blue and white truck with the initials H.E.L.P. on the side. That stands for Highway Emergency Local Patrol, and they go around aiding people with car trouble. I have no idea what the cost is the the taxpayer; I do know that I ran out of gas Tuesday.
I was driving down the Sprain Brook Parkway, right next to the reservoir when I saw I was on fumes. Just as my mind began to race about the next exit, I felt that hesitation. I coasted to a stop, dry as a bone. I was angry with myself. Trying to do too much for too many in too short a time, I was supposed to meet with a client at a construction site. And it was really cold out.
After calling Ann & Ronnie (our admin), we found that there was no number for these guys. You have to call 911 and they send them. So I did. And the guy came. Two gallons of gas, courtesy of the taxpayers of Westchester county (the friendly snickers were free), and I was back on the road. I would have taken better photos, but I was too much of a wimp in the cold, so everything was from the drivers seat.
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Glad to see things are going well in Westchester. Used to hang out in Briarcliff as a child.
Geoff, Briarcliff has changed very little since I was a kid. Still a sleepy little village.
I thought at first glance that those were Chinese characters on your mirror but then I realized it was telephone poles, LOL. You may not know this, but if you drive a Mercedes, you get free roadside assistance for life, and that includes emergency gas fillups.
J, my I left my lights on the other day while doing an inspection and had to call AAA for a battery charge. It's good to have someone to call when life hands these little challenges.
Wishing you all the best in 2010.
GOOD MORNING J. PHILIP! Well it's nice to see tax payer money going to something like this. You just never know when you'll need it. I hope the rest of your day was good! -- Gabrielle