Jeepeto
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- Josh
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I was sitting in my hobby room last night around 8pm while my wife was in the shower. I happened to have my dual band ham radio on, and as North Texas is currently covered in a sheet of ice, the local ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) net was active for a "Health and Welfare Net". For the unlicensed, this is just a general check up with local amateur radio operators in your area, to make sure everyone is okay and no one is in need. About half way through the net, and 20 or so "all green" check in's, a gentleman about 15 miles east of me came on requesting a non-urgent ride to the emergency room. I immediately knew I would be the only one in the area that could offer aid, short of an expensive ambulance trip to the ER, and even then only some of them have chains in our rural communities. I piped up and was able to exchange phone numbers with the man, and set off onto the dark slippery farm to market roads toward his house.
We made it to the hospital in good time, and the staff was almost confused as to how and why I would risk driving in these conditions to take a complete stranger to the hospital. I smiled and explained that I don't need much of a reason at all to take my Jeep out in the snow. I usually have to go looking for poor conditions to play with my vehicle, and this time, the poor conditions came to me, and they came with the added bonus of helping this guy out. I also explained that I was on a bit of a time crunch as my wife had a scheduled surgery at that exact hospital at 6:00AM and I needed to get some sleep before then as I was her ride. They were very understanding and got him in and out of the hospital in under an hour.
I just love it when people come together, from the guys running the health and welfare net, to the hospital staff that was understanding enough to expedite the whole ordeal. I'm sitting here in the exam room as they just wheeled my wife back for surgery, and I know that she'll be in good hands.
I write this here, because I know that many of you would do the same thing. I see it all around in the Jeep community, guys pulling cars out of the ditch, half for fun and half as a way to help out those around them, I've seen jeepers pulling together for charity rides and community service, and it always restores my faith in humanity when I see someone pull off to the side of the trail just to pick up trash that someone else left behind.
I love that our hobby is looking for ways to give back and I'm sure a lot of you have similar stories, lets hear them!
We made it to the hospital in good time, and the staff was almost confused as to how and why I would risk driving in these conditions to take a complete stranger to the hospital. I smiled and explained that I don't need much of a reason at all to take my Jeep out in the snow. I usually have to go looking for poor conditions to play with my vehicle, and this time, the poor conditions came to me, and they came with the added bonus of helping this guy out. I also explained that I was on a bit of a time crunch as my wife had a scheduled surgery at that exact hospital at 6:00AM and I needed to get some sleep before then as I was her ride. They were very understanding and got him in and out of the hospital in under an hour.
I just love it when people come together, from the guys running the health and welfare net, to the hospital staff that was understanding enough to expedite the whole ordeal. I'm sitting here in the exam room as they just wheeled my wife back for surgery, and I know that she'll be in good hands.
I write this here, because I know that many of you would do the same thing. I see it all around in the Jeep community, guys pulling cars out of the ditch, half for fun and half as a way to help out those around them, I've seen jeepers pulling together for charity rides and community service, and it always restores my faith in humanity when I see someone pull off to the side of the trail just to pick up trash that someone else left behind.
I love that our hobby is looking for ways to give back and I'm sure a lot of you have similar stories, lets hear them!
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