superczar
Keymaster
So here I was, returning after Valentine day's dinner at ~11:45
PM last night....My car's fuel warning light had come on during the morning
office drive but since it usually runs over 40 Kms in reserve after
the E warnign light, I neglected the warning thinking I'd get
the tank filled next morning....
So I am on Sardar Patel road (the road in front of IIT M) and suddenly the car
starts losing power...To my horror, I realize I have run out of
fuel.....
The engine died off while I was pullig to the side, and I don't know
if it has ever happened to any of you but if the power dies, you
substantially lose your braking and steering capabilities....Anyway,
somehow managed to get the car by the side...
Switching on the hazard lights, I came out of the car and tried
flagging down any autos to go to the nearest petrol bunk but there are
none to be seen....
I try to placate my companion, telling her we''ll figure out some way
when I suddenly notice a scooter having stopped by the side.....
It was a guy in his late 20s who had stopped over seeing the hazard
blinkers.....Imagine my surprise when he offers to drive over to the nearest petrol bunk and get a jerrycan filled with Petrol...
I thanked him profusely, and insisted that I'd come along, and this good samaritan not only drove me over to the nearest petrol pump, drove me back from there to the car, and waited till I managed to pour out the fuel and start the vehicle.....
By this time it was around 1:00 AM
Well, All I could do was thank him profusely, and make a mental resolve to pass this favor on whenever I get a chance....
On a side note, the titile of this post says so because having lived pretty much all over the country, I doubt if this would have happened in any other of the big cities but Chennai!
For all its flaws, there are times, when you can't help but like this place
PM last night....My car's fuel warning light had come on during the morning
office drive but since it usually runs over 40 Kms in reserve after
the E warnign light, I neglected the warning thinking I'd get
the tank filled next morning....
So I am on Sardar Patel road (the road in front of IIT M) and suddenly the car
starts losing power...To my horror, I realize I have run out of
fuel.....
The engine died off while I was pullig to the side, and I don't know
if it has ever happened to any of you but if the power dies, you
substantially lose your braking and steering capabilities....Anyway,
somehow managed to get the car by the side...
Switching on the hazard lights, I came out of the car and tried
flagging down any autos to go to the nearest petrol bunk but there are
none to be seen....
I try to placate my companion, telling her we''ll figure out some way
when I suddenly notice a scooter having stopped by the side.....
It was a guy in his late 20s who had stopped over seeing the hazard
blinkers.....Imagine my surprise when he offers to drive over to the nearest petrol bunk and get a jerrycan filled with Petrol...
I thanked him profusely, and insisted that I'd come along, and this good samaritan not only drove me over to the nearest petrol pump, drove me back from there to the car, and waited till I managed to pour out the fuel and start the vehicle.....
By this time it was around 1:00 AM
Well, All I could do was thank him profusely, and make a mental resolve to pass this favor on whenever I get a chance....
On a side note, the titile of this post says so because having lived pretty much all over the country, I doubt if this would have happened in any other of the big cities but Chennai!
For all its flaws, there are times, when you can't help but like this place