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Irresponsible to run out of gas? Yes. But so what? Who hasn't done plenty of irresponsible things in their lives? Let's hope that's the worst your daughter can come up with!

It seems that driving is one of the most dangerous things we do on a regular basis. Every time we get in the car, we are trusting our fellow humans (maybe dozens, maybe hundreds, maybe thousands of them depending on where you are driving) to be driving mindfully, not distracted by a phone or their own thoughts or too much alcohol or too little sleep or whatever.

And yet, because it is such a mundane and regular occurrence, we conveniently forget the inherent danger involved in operating large machinery at unnatural speeds with lots of other people on the roads. So it's ironic that stopping by the side of the road is seen as such a dangerous thing to do.

Reminding each other of the kindness of the many humans we share this beautiful planet with seems like a good idea. It's important to counteract the relentless negativity that seems to permeate so much media these days. We need something snappy and pithy to replace "If it bleeds it leads".

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No ID? Really? I say she's very lucky with all the story's these days about abductions (that depends on the area she was in of course). If she isn't gonna have her wallet why doesn't she have a PIC of the AAA card on her phone?

I assume she would pay for gas with her phone? At least when CBDC'S arrive she'll be ready!!

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