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When a woman's car broke down, these teens pushed it five miles to her home
CNN ^ | July 19, 2019 | Gabriel Kinder

Posted on 07/19/2019 11:13:53 AM PDT by Innovative

A late-night run to the donut shop turned into a roadside rescue for three teens living near Niagara Falls. It ended with them pushing a stranded stranger's car for hours and inspiring others on Facebook.

Aeron McQuillin, 18, Bailey Campbell, 17, and Billy Tarbett, 15, were on their way to a Tim Hortons donut shop in Fonthill, Ontario, when they spotted a woman on the side of the road with smoke coming out of her car. They quickly diagnosed the problem as a leak that allowed the engine coolant and oil to mix. They also determined the car was too dangerous to drive.

The driver couldn't afford a tow truck. So, Billy suggested that guys push the car. The woman lives more than five miles away.

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To: Innovative

Good for them!

Many years ago, a group of teens had a breakdown in the hills after a movie.

A cop found them, and used his cruiser to push them farther off to the side, cited them, and left.

They had thought they were saved. But no. This was pre-cellphone. No town or phone nearby. The cop did not offer to contact anyone for them.

Those kids were wholesome Christians I knew. So much for tax dollars.

These three did far better than that tax-paid non-servant.


41 posted on 07/19/2019 4:00:31 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

I only had good experiences with AAA.

A while ago I had a car that had problems, AAA always showed up fairly quickly after I called them.


42 posted on 07/19/2019 4:07:34 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: deport

Why didn’t they use the running vehicle to push the other car?


43 posted on 07/19/2019 4:58:41 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Keyhopper

Why didn’t they use the running vehicle to push the other car?


Have no idea other than the guy didn’t want to chance scratching
a bumper. My thought was a piece of rope and tow it along slowly.


44 posted on 07/19/2019 5:01:47 PM PDT by deport
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