What's this? I'm making a blog post about Miley Cyrus? Yes it's true. Now, not being a teen, I am generally not interested in popular music from the likes of Miley, but I recently heard her new song "Party in the USA" and I really like it!
I have a reputation of having a good taste in music so admitting that I like this song may be ill advised. I know she is a manufactured pop star and she is where she is because of her connections and networks and producers making her a star. But in the end, it's still Miley doing her thing.
I think the song is one of the best pop songs to come out as of late. Generally I can't stand pop music. I find about 90% of the top 40 unlistenable, but every now and then a good song gets in there and I think this is one of those times. It will be a top charting hit for sure, not just because she has tons of fans, but people people will like the song.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Real Life Heroes
The other day my sister's car wouldn't start. It seems the battery was dead. So I got the jumper cables and charged it up. I was proud of myself because this is the 1st time I jump started a car all by myself. Ok so later that day she goes to start it... doesn't start up. We jump it again. This time we know it's probably more than just a dead battery, so we decide to drive it over to my dad's car place to get repaired.
Still with me? Here's where it gets interesting. I'm driving along side her just in case the car dies again. And guess what? It did at a pretty busy intersection. So I find a way to pull over and park. I find a couple teens walking down the street and ask them if they can help out. Reluctantly they did and helped push the car to the side of the road. I thanked them. Still we are on a busy street blocking traffic. All of a sudden out of no where 2 other guys show up and start helping us push it more. They help us get it off the busy road into a parking lot. These guys were awesome and I don't even know where they came from. They are the real life heroes this entry is titles after. Many thank you's to those guys that helped us. May good fortune come your way.
That's not the end of the story. We call AAA. They say they will send a tow in 2 hours. That's a long time so we are hanging around, and we decide to jump it again. We get it running pretty good and drive it around the lot. I felt silly having a tow truck come tow it when we are currently driving it around. So we decide to risk it and try to drive it to our destination. Big mistake. It goes for about 2 miles then dies again at another busy intersection. This time no one around to help and we can move it off the street. This kind of thing is the worst. It is very stressful. People are honking and getting pissed off. So we call 911 to get a police officer out to block traffic. He shows up in about 5 minutes. We explain the situation and he says he can get us a tow in about 5 minutes. So we do that. The tow truck driver was very nice and towed the truck to the car service place. It ended up costing about $125. Luckily we can submit the claim to AAA and they should cover at least some of the bill.
So that's the story. Whatever you do, make sure your car is in good condition so it doesn't stall in the middle of traffic. If it does, call for help as soon as possible. If you see someone in need of help, be a hero and help them out. The world needs more heroes like that.
Still with me? Here's where it gets interesting. I'm driving along side her just in case the car dies again. And guess what? It did at a pretty busy intersection. So I find a way to pull over and park. I find a couple teens walking down the street and ask them if they can help out. Reluctantly they did and helped push the car to the side of the road. I thanked them. Still we are on a busy street blocking traffic. All of a sudden out of no where 2 other guys show up and start helping us push it more. They help us get it off the busy road into a parking lot. These guys were awesome and I don't even know where they came from. They are the real life heroes this entry is titles after. Many thank you's to those guys that helped us. May good fortune come your way.
That's not the end of the story. We call AAA. They say they will send a tow in 2 hours. That's a long time so we are hanging around, and we decide to jump it again. We get it running pretty good and drive it around the lot. I felt silly having a tow truck come tow it when we are currently driving it around. So we decide to risk it and try to drive it to our destination. Big mistake. It goes for about 2 miles then dies again at another busy intersection. This time no one around to help and we can move it off the street. This kind of thing is the worst. It is very stressful. People are honking and getting pissed off. So we call 911 to get a police officer out to block traffic. He shows up in about 5 minutes. We explain the situation and he says he can get us a tow in about 5 minutes. So we do that. The tow truck driver was very nice and towed the truck to the car service place. It ended up costing about $125. Luckily we can submit the claim to AAA and they should cover at least some of the bill.
So that's the story. Whatever you do, make sure your car is in good condition so it doesn't stall in the middle of traffic. If it does, call for help as soon as possible. If you see someone in need of help, be a hero and help them out. The world needs more heroes like that.
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