Once our car was in the lot, we called AAA to have them send out their battery service. They were able to do some testing and figure out it was a problem with the alternator. By that time of night, we decided to use AAA's towing service to take us back to Newel's sister's and deal with it the next day. While the tow truck driver was hooking up our car, another man approached us offering to pay for the towing service. We explained that it was covered by AAA but thanked him. We were amazed someone would be so kind to pay for something like that.
Our tow truck driver was pretty funny. He's from Jamaica and has been living in the U.S. for almost 20 years. He kept telling us how crazy Atlanta was, and he shared some funny stories about people he's towed in the past. When we told him we were from Salt Lake, he said, "Oh ya man, the Mormon religion is very big there." I said, "Yes, that and skiing." He said, "Oooooh no. I'm from jamaica. I'm not gonna slide down no ice!" We started laughing. Cool Runnings anyone? I asked if he'd seen that movie and he said he had. The Jamaicans definitely don't like the cold. :)
After 4+ hours, we crashed at Newel's sister's. We went to church with them the next morning, and then had lunch. Newel's brother-in-law offered us his car to drive back, so we could fix the Jetta next weekend. We then drove back to Alabama!
Like I said before, even though I initially thought this car "adventure" was a pain, it ended up being another opportunity to more fully realize the blessings surrounding us every moment of every day, and that there are so many good people in this world, willing to help those in need.
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