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The Two Tow Trucks

By Bruce R.

After QiGong class I went back to my truck. Dang I locked my keys in the truck. I've only had the truck less than a month, so I don't have a habit of checking for my keys before closing the door.

I called home to see if J could bring me the spare key. I got our voice mail. She must be on the phone. I had 18 minutes left on my phone, so I could call about 13 more times. I walked across the street, next to the Subway sandwich shop, to sit in the sun, while I wait for five minutes before calling again. Still on the phone. I waited more. Still busy. Again. It's been twenty minutes now and I'm running out of minutes. (I later found out that J was talking to her brother, while waiting until I got home.)

As I was sitting there a tow truck pulled up about three cars down from where I was siting (near my truck). A man walked up to the tow truck. Oh, looks like he may need a jump. Hmm, tow truck drivers probably have the tool needed to open my truck door. Well the truck is old, I don't want it damaged. I had time to think about it while he takes care of the other person.

Then another tow truck pulled up, right behind my truck! They must have got the same call. So, here's a tow truck who is not even busy. It this a sign? Duh. This is unreal, I was in a daze. I called J again. Still busy. I was trying to save money. I was stupid for locking the keys in the car, anyway. After about five minutes the second truck left. Five more minutes later the first truck was gone.

I called J again. I got her. It was now 45 minutes after I had started to call her. She would drive down. Since it would be at least half an hour, I went to Subway, to get a sandwich. When I sat down, I realize that I didn't tell J where the spare key was. She was probably coming down without it! I tried to call back. She had already left, and of course her cell phone went to voice mail.

I see her drive up towards the truck. She parked behind it and I got in the car. She said that when she saw my truck, she realized that she didn't have the key! I was ready for her to be mad at me, but we were both calm. So we would have to drive home, then back again with the key. Over all, almost three hours wasted, because I didn't want to ask for help. I thought about that on the way home. The synchronistic event was astonishing. I was a fool to not take it. So this is my punishment. More time wasted, with the forgotten key. Well this will be a lesson I will never forget.

When I've told this to other's, they are reminded of the joke. where a man showed up in heaven. St. Peter greeted him and asked why he was there, because he was early. The man said that he drowned in a flood. He was waiting, on the roof of his house, for God to save him. Three boats came by offering him help, but he turned them down, saying he was waiting for God to save him. St. Peter sighed, "Those three boats were sent by God."

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