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I know, I know, no good deed goes unpunished but I did it anyway.

Bike & rider on the side of the road just north of town with a flat front tire so I stop to see if I can lend a hand. Rider is from New Orleans & is up here with his brother to ride the gap while waiting out the hurricane. He is on a Kawa cruiser & his bro is on a Harley. Bro went off to get a can of flat fix so I wait around for him to make sure they get the tire aired up. Turns out the valve stem broke right in the middle, The Kawa rider was fortunate to keep the bike up as the tire deflated quickly. Said he went off the road but he got lucky, the culvert was real shallow & all grass.

I head for the barn to get the pickup which still has the flat bed trailer tagged on, unload a car off the trailer, find the ratchet straps & go back for the bike.

We get it loaded & I start on the Harly rider. " do you want to put the Harley on the trailer also or do you think it will start?" He replies "ah, another Harley joke eh?" Then I tell him I can use low gear in the truck so he can keep up. He thought it was all pretty funny & we had a good laugh over it.

Took the guys to Ed's Cycle in Cleveland TN & they took him right in for a new tire. We exchanged contact info & I have a promise of a steak dinner on Burbon street whenever I get to New Orleans. Beverages included.

Good for you Woody!  How slow did you have to go in order for the HD to keep up? 

right on!!!!!

always pay it forward......always

Southern Hospitality! Would not live any wheres else!

garnerwarrior:

Good for you Woody!  How slow did you have to go in order for the HD to keep up? 

Probably had to drive in reverse!

 Nice job.  Take them up on the offer!!!  Might as well make 'em spend some $ and go to Arnaud's ;).  Food there is awesome.  But I'm not a loc, so I'm sure they know some great outta the way places too.

I guess I am rubbing off on you.

y'know... sometimes I think about doing nice things like that but its always when im in a rush or late for work or some such. Oh well, I just hope there is a kind soul out there when I may need some help.

Good on ya bro!

I typed a few but the truth is I don't even have a smartass comment.  Nice work Woody.

Thats Woody for you.  Always a class act.  Although i have never met woody i have been around long enough to know that he's  a great stand up guy

 and a good deed indeed.  If it has two wheels, gotta give 'em a wave, if they are on the side of the rode, gotta help.

Woody, they were very lucky on several counts, one that it was you, and two, that you had a truck.......

GOOD ON YA!

Preacherman:

I guess I am rubbing off on you.

Good on Ya Woody

And Thank YOU Preach,  for the laugh.  

Always nice to hear when someone does the right thing and helps someone out!  Being standed on a bike just flat out sucks!

I love hearing about stuff like this knowing it helps to offset all the other stuff.  We all should hope to be so lucky to have someone like you around when we're in need.