23-10-2014, 01:01 AM
I would like to think that each of our interactions has a positive impact. I've been out for I guess more than four years now, and being more of a day than night person, most of my interactions are with neighbors, local merchants and chance encounters. One that really pushed the boundaries for me occurred about 9 months ago, when I was traveling cross country. I had an electrical problem with my SUV...a defect in the distributor, the forced me into a Chevy dealership just north of Muskogee OK.
From the moment I turned the keys over to the service manager, till they got me back on the road two hours later, I was treated with exceptional courtesy and warmth. I don't know whether I passed or not, but it didn't matter. The entire staff, male and female, was lovely.
My point...I don't know if I influenced them, but they certainly left me with a much more positive view of how people like me may be treated in rural America. So I guess perhaps it goes both ways.
From the moment I turned the keys over to the service manager, till they got me back on the road two hours later, I was treated with exceptional courtesy and warmth. I don't know whether I passed or not, but it didn't matter. The entire staff, male and female, was lovely.
My point...I don't know if I influenced them, but they certainly left me with a much more positive view of how people like me may be treated in rural America. So I guess perhaps it goes both ways.