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The kindness of strangers: My car had been towed and my kids had no shoes, then a man made a wonderful offer
‘Can you help me?’ I asked. ‘I think my car’s been towed away, and my children don’t have any shoes’ Read more in the kindness of strangers series One of the first things we did after moving from the UK to Vancouver was buy a car. Unfortunately, I didn’t acquaint myself with the new road rules quite as quickly. Which is to say, I didn’t know you aren’t allowed to park on busy streets after 3pm in Vancouver. Unaware and in a carefree summer mood, I parked outside an ice-cream shop and took my barefoot children in for a treat. We emerged a short time later, sticky and splattered in drops of raspberry, mint and chocolate, and found my car wasn’t there. Continue reading...
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‘Can you help me?’ I asked. ‘I think my car’s been towed away, and my children don’t have any shoes’ Read more in the kindness of strangers series One of the first things we did after moving from the UK to Vancouver was buy a car. Unfortunately, I didn’t acquaint myself with the new road rules quite as quickly. Which is to say, I didn’t know you aren’t allowed to park on busy streets after 3pm in Vancouver. Unaware and in a carefree summer mood, I parked outside an ice-cream shop and took my barefoot children in for a treat. We emerged a short time later, sticky and splattered in drops of raspberry, mint and chocolate, and found my car wasn’t there. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, The kindness of strangers: My car had been towed and my kids had no shoes, then a man made a wonderful offer, ‘Can you help me?’ I asked. ‘I think my car’s been towed away, and my children don’t have any shoes’ Read more in the kindness of strangers series One of the first things we did after moving from the UK to Vancouver was buy a car. Unfortunately, I didn’t acquaint myself with the new road rules quite as quickly. Which is to say, I didn’t know you aren’t allowed to park on busy streets after 3pm in Vancouver. Unaware and in a carefree summer mood, I parked outside an ice-cream shop and took my barefoot children in for a treat. We emerged a short time later, sticky and splattered in drops of raspberry, mint and chocolate, and found my car wasn’t there. Continue reading…
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