Chapter 30: A Way Out When Trapped by Life
Ruth went to the carwash just as she had done for years. She slid her credit card, pushed the buttons, and the oversized carwash door opened. She drove inside and pulled forward until the red light instructed her to stop. The carwash door closed behind her. She sat, anticipating that momentarily the big arm of the carwash would start spraying soapy water on her very dirty car. She waited, waited, and waited and finally realized she was trapped in a broken carwash. Fortunately she had her cellphone. Unfortunately, the emergency number for the carwash was posted outside. She got out of the car, fearing the big arm might start working and tried to lift the oversized front and rear doors; she pounded on the doors; she yelled for help. Eventually another customer drove up, slid his credit card, pushed the buttons, and waited. After awhile he realized something was wrong and called the emergency number. Being trapped in a carwash did not ruin Ruth’s d...