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A Small Thanks

Posted: February 19, 2013
By: Dr Susan Burger

This evening I stopped to get gas in my car. It was dark, snowy, and quite cold. The Trenton gas station attendant was a young man all bundled up with layers of clothes, a hood, and gloves, but you could still see he was cold. Despite the freezing weather, he kept working and the gas station was busy.   

I paid him and said, “Hey thanks for doing this for us in the cold!” He nodded and started to walk to the next car, then stopped and turned around. He pulled his hood back a little and shouted to me “Thanks! You know, you were the only person that has thanked me tonight!” 

He smiled and went back to work. 

 I don’t know if it was him or me that felt the best about that little exchange. I felt warmer, and maybe he did too.

 

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