Pat on the Back
Our local newspaper, the Democrat and Chronicle, publishes short thank-you’s from readers to individuals who have done kind deeds to, or for them, as well as businesses or agencies that have done positive things of note. These appear almost every day on the Letters to the Editor page under the title of Pat on the Back. A month ago, the D&C printed one from me. Here it is:
Democrat and Chronicle
February 4, 2007
Pat on the Back
Two gracious men help to beat snow
I was able to get to work on Jan. 26 thanks to two strangers. I have been pushing my wheelchair in the street to get to the bus stop. I must do this because the businesses in my area won’t shovel the snow off the sidewalks. This day was especially difficult because the streets were not cleared. As I struggled down the middle of St. Paul Street, a man ran to me and gave me a push to the bus stop. I caught my bus, but upon alighting, I found that I could not get across the street because of the snow. A man appeared and helped me across the street, and into my office. I want to thank these two kind gentlemen for helping me. I don’t know what I would have done had they not appeared in the nick of time.
Anita Cameron
Rochester