NewfieScreech
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He's referencing the fire in Fort McMurray
Happy belated Mothers Day to all you fantastic moms out there!
May 10, 2016 12:26 PM
NewfieScreech
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He's referencing the fire in Fort McMurray
Happy belated Mothers Day to all you fantastic moms out there!
gomibushi
Boom!! Right in the feels.
GiveAManASandwichAndHeIsFullForADay
80,000 dollars? What was it?
dontdoanything
That $80k car was going to burn anyways.
ZimKat
Wow. That struck hard.
mannana
Damn.
QuiteADapperAsshole
Good thing he told me the car was 80k expensive, less we should think him a lesser man.
drhook
Yay grande prairie! We are not on fire yet.
ColdfreezeZero
My eyes are leaking hkw do I stop it.
TKambi
I don't know if the event is true, but it sure brought tears in my eyes. It's not just astonishing, it's wonderful and beautiful.
FireflyArc
That's a Good Mom.
Chazwozza
If the car was anything special, wouldn't it be better to sort out who had it later, than to let it burn?
HurrDurrGurrPurrSchnurr
Insurance might cover the damage/loss by the fire but it probably wouldn't cover giving it to a random stranger.
docweird
A random stranger with two kids in the middle of a firestorm. Not paying for that would be a PR night mare; "You should've let them burn!"
HurrDurrGurrPurrSchnurr
Well, if she doesn't get her car back, the one who got it is most likely a thief. So you gave your car to a thief with two kids. 1/2
HurrDurrGurrPurrSchnurr
Not necessarily a PR disaster, if you think about it that way, but hey, it's an insurance, since when do they car about people.
larrygoldjohn
Actually meg would have had to stay behing
bgorch01
To be a party pooper, two children can take up the space of one adult
graceinsheepsclothing
Right. A kid can sit on a lap.
ImgurNeedsMoreSmartass
Plot Twist: She asked for her and her favorite child
Crito815
Ill be honest, thats what i thought when i first read it.
psychofree
You live up to your name lol
Desaku
Wait how'd he make it out? Just sprinting from the fire? That's badass!
Dianiko
he? You mean the guy talking?
daelith
His truck that was already packed full of stuff/pets. Gave the keys to his BMW/Tesla/Mercedes to the mom.
Patmyjohnson327
I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying
PamelaSplooshPoovey
Shut up! It's just raining on my face!
Patmyjohnson327
You keep those tears in your eyes where they belong
PamelaSplooshPoovey
SomeoneSneaky
Oh goddamn it I have to get ready for work in six minutes and you gonna make me tear up like this you jerk
WholeLeeSmokes
This is incredibly touching and made me tear up. Im also kinda ticked off that she did not know how to drive.
friendlysub1
I do not know how to drive. This is probably the strongest argument I've heard to convince me to maybe get a license.
ShamnusMcfee
Gas on the right. Brake on the left. Turn the steering wheel where you want to go. You can drive an automatic now.
clayrev
you dont need to get your license, just learn how to drive.
causality
Easiest way to learn how to drive is to start with golf carts. Same mechanics but you can see the entire vehicle and how it moves.
friendlysub1
I don't live near any golf carts to the best of my knowledge. My family doesn't own a car nor do any of my friends. Complicated!
clayrev
next closest thing is probably go-karts then.
mediumsizedtittycommittee
Me too, I'm 24 with a 4 year but anxiety... Jesus Christ.
Warfrog
You don't necessarily need to get a license or drive regularly. Just make sure you know how to start and drive a car. No one will care about
Warfrog
a license in a situation like this. Just knowing how to get the car going and stopped after going is fine.
mediumsizedtittycommittee
Working on it, sort of! Haha
jsmithy2334
Nice little humblebrag in there
MrBananaBeak
I'll allow it. It's a damn fine thing to do for a stranger.
Alex475
Yeah I was like did you really need to put how much your car cost hahah
mediumsizedtittycommittee
Its more about how they sacrificed something they worked so hard for to help a complete stranger, not the fact they had a fancy vehicle.
rellea
They meant him stressing that the car he offered a stranger was expensive was kind of a humble brag about how compassionate he is.
ManLonG
Would be ironic if it was a Tesla.
TheGreatFucksFamineOf1982
I'm missing something. Why?
Alex475
Electric car owners have the stereotype of being snobs
ManLonG
Fort McMurray is the Oil Sands capital of Canada
64bitbrain
I m going to hug my mom now...
justactlikewedontknoweachother
that stopped my heart
jfuredy
Giving them the keys to your $80K car is not a sacrifice. It's finding a driver to rescue your car from the fate of the fire!!
CplLuser
Except the car is insured so if the fire gets it... new car. If that driver destroys it that may not be covered.
TextWampa
There's this thing called auto insurance, ya dumb cynical fuck.
ZiggyStardust80085
I feel so bad that I'm with you on this...
whitepolarbear
i don't think the story is about the car, but rather that the mom was only asking for room for 2. 2ndly giving a stranger access to you 1/2
whitepolarbear
r 80k car to get out is still pretty awesome
ZiggyStardust80085
True, not about the car. Still can't help to think she/he would have been glad to get the car out of that inferno 1/2
ZiggyStardust80085
with a good chance to get it back. On the other hand, it did happen in Canada so it could be legit 2/2
dedpaen
The best UN speech about a mothers love was given by Yeonmi Park. Her mother chose to be raped to save her 13 yr daughter from soldiers.
alwayzup2shenanigans
Her book was really amazing. It's called In Order to Live.
madetheaccountjustforyou
If you choose it, is it still rape? (hah, just kidding, I'm going to get so much shit for this)
TheGreatFucksFamineOf1982
You're my kind of person.
KnockKnockWhosThereJehovahsWitness
Bruh
ZimGenzko
If you give your life for someone else, are you still dead?
NiceCatchBlancoNinoTooBadYourAssGotSacked
Yes.
sodaisdelicious
"A mother's love is amazing. Also I have an expensive car."
LiteralGirl
Someone was trying to evacuate the area in an old truck, and didn't have enough gas to get his family out of there. A fireman who was 1/2
LiteralGirl
2/2 on his way to help, stopped, traded the family is $60,000 truck for their ol' empty one, helped them load it with their stuff, and left
Aeliza22
Not to ruin the sentiment, but reasons like this are why you learn stuff even if you don't think you'll ever need it. Learn how to drive.
DeadlyLittleKate
Yea I'm a weird paranoid survivalist, and I know a shitton of info that would help in random ass situations that I'll probably never be in
fantapantsmcfatty
I'm fucking dumb tonight. I don't get it.
Thedogmatrix
She only asked if he had room for her kids
fantapantsmcfatty
Fuck. Forgot my IQ points. Thanks man.
krazedop
CURSE YOU IQ POINTS ALWAYS HIDING!
HighrockTendales
Took me a minute as well don't worry
Thedogmatrix
All good mate, I had to read thru it about 4 times before it clicked
mediumsizedtittycommittee
I had to read the comments to realize she wasn't playing favorites with the kids -_-
weaselbee
This is nice but ... Who doesn't know how to drive?with 2 kids nonetheless? How do you get them places? Get food, clothes, everything else?
varsil
Lots of folks nowadays. Fort McMurray was actually fairly navigable without one.
ChloeRed
Someone who has a medical reason they can't drive, so they never learnt? Friend of mine is eplipetic, he never learnt to drive because of it
BlackHartMTB
A lot people don't know how to drive. In fact if you work in Fort Mac you might get paid extra to ride the bus to work.
weaselbee
I honestly have no idea where Fort Mac is
BlackHartMTB
Turn on the t.v. Shits on fire bro
Dianiko
1/ Some people cant afford a car so they use public transport everywhere.
Dianiko
2/ Even with kids public transport in a lot of locations can take you everywhere.
Dianiko
3/ Or its possible she lives close enough to food/school that she can walk most everywhere.
mediumsizedtittycommittee
And taxis for the odd time that public transit can't take you where/when you need
Dianiko
Exactly its how I lived until I was 21 and got an old car from a friend for $100
friendlysub1
my fam couldn't afford a car. We're also European though, so despite living in Canada we actually like public transit.
imwhatyouneverwantedtobe
You walk. Even if it means everywhere. She'd obviously do anything for those kids.
weaselbee
Anything.. Like figure out how to drive a car because your kids lives could depend on it? Anyone who's been a passenger knows how cars go
imwhatyouneverwantedtobe
And what if she only ever rode the bus and never witnessed how to drive a car?
weaselbee
I just find that highly unlikely
peachesforme
you obviously have never lived in a city with good public transportation and or really bad parking
MilDravin
Canadian if i ever heard it, about to give an entire vehicle to someone
BurningTico85
Would you rather give half a vehicle to someone?
BubblesSayingDecent
After the guy saved her and her kids life's I'm pretty sure she would find a way to give it back being Canadian and all.
OneCoolFrood
Yeah because there's no possible way he could have gotten it back after they got to safety.
AndThatsOneMansOpinion
well to be fair it was about to burn
OSCgal
Good point! If he's gonna lose a car, might as well lose it saving someone else's life.
itsnotafloralemergency
so was she, so i don't think he's the bigger giver here.
DorthLous
If she had been selfish/greedy, insurance might have covered forest fire, but not giving it away.
PamelaSplooshPoovey
That actually happened to me in AK. We were at a restaurant talking to the waitress about our plans to putz around town and she said, "Well
PamelaSplooshPoovey
2) here, take my car! My dog's in the back though so you'll have to dogsit." And thus we borrowed a total stranger's car and her dog for the
PamelaSplooshPoovey
afternoon :) Sometimes people are just the best. (oh and yes, we gave her a fantastic tip haha)
rossimus
These are the little stories I come to imgur for :) +1
Freyer
It's fort McMurray, those people are rich AF.
BlackHartMTB
Rich is relative. Poverty line in Fort Mac is $80000 a year for a family.
Freyer
So, the car.
NewfieScreech
*were
OtherBarryDylan
I'd hope most humans would do that in such a desperate situation.
madetheaccountjustforyou
Yeah, most people would. Hell, even more decent people would kick the animals out of the car and let the humans in.
Dani3113
I wouldn't kick out my pets. But if I had a spare car I would give it to her. The first thing to go would be my suitcase. Not my dog.
madetheaccountjustforyou
Yeah, not if you had a spare car. But let's cut through all the stuff: if you could save your pets or a lady and her kids, which would (1)
madetheaccountjustforyou
you pick? I'm of the opinion that anyone who doesn't pick the human beings is a piece of shit. (2)
thisappisajoke
I... Hope you don't have animals.
madetheaccountjustforyou
I have fish, and I would gladly let them burn to save a human life.
ImgurNeedsMoreSmartass
*boil
thisappisajoke
Well, my family comes first and my family includes animals. I would not kick a member of my family out to save someone else.