A “Pay It Forward” moment – also a bit of a warning for the locals who have to avoid the drain and pothole when pulling into the parking lot at our store . . .
I got clipped on the way into the parking lot at our store on Whipp Road yesterday. 24-year-old girl didn’t notice that I was slowing down to turn into the lot and pulled out of the CVS lot too soon. I didn’t realize what had happened at first … she hit me in the wheel. We pulled into the lot and surveyed the damage … her license plate and cover were torn off her front bumper, and I had some small scratches on the wheel cover, a little paint scratch on the fender, and was missing one of those little weights used to balance the tire. I got her information and told her I would get the tire rebalanced next week … then I sent her on her way.
She was very composed at first but had started to cry by the time we parted company … I think the initial shock had worn off. I told her I’d had a similar incident when I was about her age and a nice guy did the same for me … and I hoped that some day she would do the same for someone else.