Sometimes you need to ask for help.
No matter how much you prepare, you can still get caught. This past Friday, having roughed out an article, I ran a few errands.
I pulled into a space by the barber shop, put the van into park, and felt it roll into a deep pothole. Putting the van into reverse did no good. The bumper was caught on the curb.
Literally stuck, I called the motor club. Twenty minutes later, the service driver scratched his head. New on the job, he’d never seen a car stuck this way. Simply pulling my van out of the pothole would wreck the bumper. He could think of only one strategy
He called his father, who has worked for 17 years as a motor club driver. He said he’d be there soon.
After 10 minutes, the young driver got an idea and began to set up a way to rescue my van. His dad arrived, saw his son’s plan, and said it was what he’d have recommended.
They jacked up the trapped tire, put a thick board underneath, and removed the jack. I started the van and easily backed out.
I remembered that a few hours later as I reopened my page layout. An essential tool for editing the page had disappeared. I tried several options. Then I asked some friends. Finally, I contacted software tech support.
Finding the solution took two calls and more than an hour. But now the program once again works.
No matter how much you know, you’ll eventually get stuck. The solution is almost always the same: Admit your situation and ask for help.
