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Waving is only part of the tradition, though. Helping along the road is another.
Nancy Achilles of Flint Hill was driving to get milk one recent Saturday night when she heard the crunch of a flat tire. ,
“I was in the car with my 4-yearold, 6-month-old and dumb dog,” she says. “My suburban mentality kicked in and I thought, ‘Oh, no, I’ve got to find a phone and call for help.’ I was on the verge of tears when, all of a sudden, Chris and Becky Parrish were there. Then Todd Foster. Then Bethany Craig. It was like a party. My tire was changed in seconds. I wish I had had drinks and hors d’oeuvres to serve.”
Mr. Johnson says he’s never passed a car with a flat tire without offering to help, and only once was his offer spurned. It was by a man driving a late-model, high-priced, foreign-made car. He asked if Mr. Johnson had metric tools and Mr.
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