Reminds me of the time I had my family on Martha's Vineyard for vacation.
Last day - our ferry off the island was at 10:00.
8:00 - starter on the jeep died - dead.
Actually found the one parts store and they had one - needed a taxi to get to it.
Taxi driver was a real nice guy. I told him what was going on, he started telling me there's no way I'd find anybody on the island to fix it, etc etc.
I explained I was going to do it myself.
It was like he didn't believe me at first. He was amazed that I'd even try.
He owned the taxi company. And he was an ex-special forces guy. He said he could tell me 12 ways to disable a vehicle, but wouldn't even know where to look for a starter. He had mechanics that worked for his vehicles, but didn't think they'd be able to help on such short notice.
He asked about tools - I said I just need to buy a couple wrenches. Wife's worried, kids are scared, I'll get it done.
He shut the meter off - told me he's not charging for the ride. Drove me to the parts store, then stuck around and watched me change the starter.
It all took about an hour from picking me up to a new starter that fired the jeep right up.
He couldn't believe it.
He was so impressed in my ability to get it done that he's got $10,000 worth of tools he doesn't even know how to use back at his house sitting in a closet, and he wants me to have them.
Told me he was dead serious, and we could go get them and be back in under 30 minutes - plenty of time left for the ferry.
I thanked him - and almost took him up on it - but I told him I've got all the tools I'll ever need back home - next time you see a kid working on a car, give them to him. It's the younger generation that needs a boost like that.
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