• I have been the stranger who gives jump-start assistance to a motorist in need.
    I have been the stranger who gives jump-start assistance to a motorist in need.
  • I have been the motorist in need who gets jump-start assistance from a stranger.
    I have been the motorist in need who gets jump-start assistance from a stranger.
  • I have been, at different times, both parties.
    I have been, at different times, both parties.
  • I have been a motorist in need but unable to persuade a stranger to assist.
    I have been a motorist in need but unable to persuade a stranger to assist.
  • I've neither needed nor given a jump start from or to a stranger, but I am prepared for that day to come.
    I've neither needed nor given a jump start from or to a stranger, but I am prepared for that day to come.
  • My preparation for a potential roadside emergency involves the same program I use for all possible future crises: I tell myself it will never happen to me.
    My preparation for a potential roadside emergency involves the same program I use for all possible future crises: I tell myself it will never happen to me.
  • Meet me in the comment thread for a harrowing tale of untimely car trouble.
    Meet me in the comment thread for a harrowing tale of untimely car trouble.
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