The Gas Can

Howie and I were driving back from Stratford last weekend when we ran out of gas. (Don't judge, it's a relatively new car, we didn't know that the idiot light was serious!) Anyway, as we were walking to the nearest gas station, we were unsure of whether they would have a gas can and if they did, would they let us take it? I also commented that "back in the day", someone would probably not only supply the gas can, they would drive us back to the car. Guess what? All of that happened. We were loaned a gas can and the owner/manager gave us a ride back to our car. Are people really less kind than they were "back in the day"? I don't think so. Perhaps more wary, but the kindness is still there.