FEARFUL of being late for work, the young woman took time to scrape only a small clearing in the front and side windows of her car before driving to the office on the cold winter morning.
A short distance down the highway she signaled a turn into the next lane of traffic. The blaring of a horn and the sudden appearance of a vehicle in her side mirror made her realize that she'd cut in front of a car and, had it not been for the driver's quick reaction, there could have been a bad accident.
At the next intersection she and the driver of the other car stopped side by side. She kept her eyes downcast and prayed the light would quickly turn green.
Her heart began pounding when, hearing a door slam, she glanced sideways and saw the driver coming around his car. Then, through her rear-view mirror and in total mortification, she watched him quickly and efficiently clear her entire rear window of all frost and snow.
He then returned to his car and drove away as the traffic light turned green.
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