October 1, with memories of meeting a Good Human

“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― L. M. Montgomery


Continuing the pleasant early-autumn feeling with a heartwarming anecdote:
Yesterday [still during the enjoyable month of September] I was aided by a helpful human called Russ Warrick, a Realtor in Morgan Hill CA.

At 16+ miles, I had hiked too far for my current fitness level: the knees were feeling too painful to continue walking much longer.
I thought I had been hiking a short loop trail, but a tree was down and had closed one trail segment I needed, and I next mislocated myself at a trail junction, and then the problem continued to compound.
[This was at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve and Calero County Park.]
I finally came out on a busy road, though still more than 6 miles from my car.
My phone was dead from attempted map use - so there was no calling a driver.
I was thinking my options were getting desperate, with evening coming soon.
I stuck out my thumb to hitchhike.
"In today's world? Really, Anna?!"
(Yes, really. I was getting desperate.)
After losing hope, I only rarely faced towards some of the oncoming cars, with my thumb up, as I walked in the direction of my car. Mostly I turned and looked back at the road when an approaching vehicle was so loud that I thought my safety deserved top consideration, so I'd turn and look and make my front side face the road, or I'd back away from the road, when possible.
So many cars had whizzed by me at 55+ mph, just inches away.
Zoom, whoosh!
Finally a car stopped. Really?!
Yes, really.
And I could discern that it wasn't a beater, sketchy car or driver. Bonus! ;-)
Russ stopped to help me, after I had already given up hope.

The driver told me he couldn't believe that a person was hitchhiking, in this day and age.
I said I wouldn't have tried to do it, were I not desperate.
The driver said he wanted to stop to help me so that he could be sure that it would be a GOOD person who was stopping to aid me!

Russ drove me all the way to my car. I drove away whole, and in peace, with my worries fading into the past.

You could check out Russ' Realty page, if interested:

russwarrick.com

Isn't it best to do business with a person of integrity and kindness?

I think that Russ Warrick is a human being of integrity and caring! He sure helped me on September 30.
I will be grateful to Russ for the rest of my life, that my September 30 experience got much better instead of much worse.

"Bless you" <- "Yes, I already know that I've been richly blessed." ;-)