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Subject: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2025 15:45:22 -0500
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On 3/5/2025 1:40 PM, dsi1 wrote:

> I met a Mormon couple yesterday. I was in the parking lot at Target and
> the car in front of my car had its hood up. A nicely dressed portly
> gentleman was working under the hood. You could tell he wasn't from
> here. I went up to him to offer assistance. He was trying to get the
> terminals off of his horribly corroded battery with pliers with little
> luck. A nicely dressed portly woman from the other side of the car. She
> addressed his as "Elder." It was then, that I noticed they were wearing
> big name tags that said "Church of Latter Day Saints."
> 
> What he needed was a 10mm wrench to loosen the terminal nut. Oddly
> enough, I had a 10mm socket and ratchet in my glove compartment. This
> made his task simple and he replaced the battery with one from Costco.
> The battery was a lot smaller than the one he replaced. Shrinkflation, I
> guess.
> 
> The guy offered me payment for the use of the ratchet. "Absolutely not.
> I was sent by Jesus to help you in your time of need." Well, I said the
> first part. The second part was just something I came up with after
> sitting in my car, after the couple drove off. Say, maybe I am an agent
> for Jesus.

That certainly raises your stature.  When you go to church on Sunday I'm 
sure the pastor will want you to tell your story of leading someone to 
automotive salvation.

Bless you David.  Bless you.