HOW MY NIGHT ENDED !! =( with Stef (Sunny) as my Hero ! =)

WELLLLL,

First of all it was a blessing to me that Stefanie (Sunny) rode with me in my car, because my story had a happy ending thanks to her !

We are about to pull out of the parking spot, and I hear BLUB BLUB BLUB BLUB, and I go 'Is that a flat ??? ' and Stef didnt hear it and goes 'What?' and I go 'Listen!! ' and sure enough....

So thank Goodness JA is fast asleep in the back. Fed, clean and content. Thats my first priority. So now I call my hubby who tells me to call GEICO because we should have roadside assistance.

All the while, Stef, my trooper of the night, is INSISTING that SHE change my tire !! (how nice is that ????) SO I say 'thanks for the thought, I appreciate it, but NO WAY!' This is my first car, which I got at 26 (A year and a half ago), so never having grown up with a car, changing a tire to me is 'big stuff' and with a baby in the car, we really need a 'rough tough guy' (No offense to you Steffie!) But I just wanted to be sure that it was done by a professional. (Im such a dork as I learned).

Well the tow truck that GEICO Called was in the neighborhood and pulled into the lot about 2 minutes after I started talking to them on the phone! Talk about LUCK!

Well it wasnt the GREATEST luck because they said they dont take credit cards at this hour of the night. Cash only. Again Stef offered to lend me cash since I didnt have $65 on me. (Sweetiee pie !)

So we couldnt BELEIVE that this guy wouldnt budge, and let me charge it, even in the morning, Geico has all my info! I have a baby in the car!

So Stef assured me that we could find any nice guys at the bar inside to change the tires, and we could give them even $20 each and be better off!

So Stef was kind enough to go inside and come back with 2 GUARDIAN ANGELS ! who were so kind to change the tire, chit chat with us and explain to me how to be safe with it. Not to drive too fast, not to keep it on too long. When they were done, I was giving them a little 'tip' and they wouldnt accept it. I was really trying to stick it in their pockets and they just refused.

I just thought WOW, I happened to encounter some of the most BIG-HEARTED people tonite, and with my son sleeping in my car, where I could have been on the side of a parkway in the dark by myself, this all really worked out so well thanks to my three HEROES tonite !!

PS-I took pics of the guys, and we took a pic with them (ya didnt think I was gonna miss that opportunity, didja ??) and I took their email addresses so I could email them the pics....

OK, I babbled enough.

A round of applause for Stefanie (Sunny) please...
(and lots of big hugs and kisses from JohnAnthony for making it all go so smoothly and for making mommy stay calm and for finding the guys to change our tire....)
and thanks to Joe and Karl for being such great souls tonite!

Anna - OMG!!!!!!! Glad to hear all was ok - Steph is awesome!!!!!!!

If I was there I would have been no help - I mean, I could have broken a nail

Miss you - hope to catch up soon!!

That is such an awsome story!!!!!!!!!!

WTG Sunny!!!

Lori - you always crack me up !!

PS-How many thousand points is a molten???

OMG Anna I am so sorry you had to go thorugh that!!!!

Was this in the parking lot? We probably drove right past you! Glad everything worked out okay!!!!

Stef - kudos to you!!!! See, the first time you don't miss something is the best time!!!!

WOW.. thank god you guys are ok!!! sunny is a GREAT girl!

Anna - I try I know JA looks for personality in a woman

Edited to say - 1 billion points for a molten - you are not allowed to eat for the rest of your life!!!! Sooo worth it though - Shamma is going to be so jealous as am I :)

Aww, thanks guys!

Heather, I am thinking of changing my screen name to 'I missed it!!!' since I say it so much.

Lori - Jamie said we couldnt eat for another month!
Forever is pushing it !
But yes it was worth it. Stef and I were saying 'thats it, no more' as we conitinued to nibble and nibble some more

glad ur home safe and sound!!! HEY, were the guardian angels cute??: YOu should have got their number for my sister!!! LOL
good ones are hard to find

OHHh I didn't see you all still there or I would have offered to help!

Thank you stef - and I'm glad everything worked out for you all

Glad you got home okay!! Kudo's to Stef for getting the guys out to help you!

Anna I would call GEICO tomorrow and ask to speak with a Customer Service Supervisor about this. I worked there for a long time and had GEICO insurance including their Emergency Road Service. Unless something has changed you shouldn't have had to pay for anything, as it is supposed to be a sign and drive service. I used it when the starter in my car went (at midnight in the GEICO parking lot in Woodbury) and the guy came, got my car started, I signed a form and that was that!! So unless things are different now they should have changed the tire and sent you on your way. Make sure you tell them that you had JA with you too. Believe me when I tell you that they are all about customer satisfaction and if you weren't satisfied they will go out of their way to make it right.

Wendy, we just found out tonight (when I called them from the lot) that we only have the 'free' service on my hubby's car, not mine.

But still, I really think that was rude, 2 gals and an infant at 10pm, and he wouldnt budge. Not giving me much of a choice!

What would I have done without Stef???

God sent me blessings tonite

Glad everything worked out well and that Stef was there to help!

That is a great story!!! Sometimes it helps to ask!!!

As for the tow truck company...I would be furious!! I'd be on the phone complaining to the manager right away.

Anna, that is such a great story! You have to post the pics when you can!

And JA is such a little trooper I'm sorry you had to go through all that but glad all went well in the end.

Sunny you are amazing!