05/12/2025
Every now and then something strange happens that reminds me I’m not just rolling round incognito.
On my way home from Gisborne this week I had to pull over briefly just south of Hastings, shortly after joining SH50. Once I got back on the road the next car to come towards me was flashing their lights and waving frantically. My first thought was stock on the road, so I slowed down, but then the next three cars did nothing. Hmm…they must have wanted my attention specifically. Sure enough, they soon came up behind me and my phone started ringing. Aha! As it turned out they’d passed me when I’d been pulled over, came back to flag me down then came back again to get my number on the back of the Ute, wanting to book in a dental. By this time we were 500m from their house, so we pulled in and saw to the sweetest TB who definitely needed his teeth done. He’ll be feeling much better now and we were all grateful that I do roll around with my job title and phone number on the back of the Ute!