Good People

Yesterday I was on my way up to Idaho for Shawn's baby's blessing. I barely got into Layton when I got a flat tire on the freeway. Fortunately I was right where I could get off the freeway. I parked in a parking lot and started making phone calls. First...to mom, she was going to send Kenny up and then she gave me the number to Les Schwab, which was pretty close to where I was. Les Schwab said they couldn't help because they just closed the doors. So I called Wal-Mart. The guy there didn't really seem to know what he was doing, so I was grateful when Les Schwab called me back and said they would be able to help so I could leave town.

As I was getting off the phone with Wal-Mart, a guy (who apparently goes to BYU-I, which I found out later when I saw the BYU-I activities logo on his shirt) and girl pulled up and offered to help change the tire. That turned out to be really great because when Kenny got to me, he was in a white shirt and tie. I'm glad he didn't have to change a tire in that. Kenny arrived right as this guy was putting the spare on. A Les Schwab guy got there right as everything was being put back in my trunk. I was greatly impressed at how quickly this guy changed the tire. I was very grateful for his assistance.

My tire got put in the Les Schwab truck and by the time I got there, they had decided it was past repair. So I had to get a new one ($85 that I didn't want to spend on a tire). By the time I had all my info put in the computer and paid for the new tire, my car was ready to go. So about 45 minutes after the initial flat, I was on my way and very grateful for the help of some good people.