Here is a little social experiment to do in your spare time.  Pick a random holiday, something where most business are closed, but not malls, fast food, etc.  Park your car in a relatively busy area, pop your hood, and wait and see how many people ask if you need help.

We had a great 4th of July.  Took the family to an early movie, spent the day near the Mississippi River, ran into some good friends with their families, had dinner and watched fireworks together.  We could not have planned it better, except…

We made a brief stop at McDonalds.  The kids wanted chicken nuggets.  So we parked the car, rolled town the windows, opened the doors and chilled out, so to speak.  We had the key in the ignition so we could listen to the radio. Unfortunately I did not realize that someone had bumped the heated seat button, causing the battery to die just enough to so the car would not start.

You might think Edina is a nice safe place to break down.  Throw in a mini van and two kids and someone is bound to ask if you need help right? Wrong.  Not even the seemingly manager who walked out, looked our way, and went back in seemed to care that there was a family parked in their lot with the hood up.

After asking about 15 people if they had jumper cables we finally found a guy that offered to drive home and pick up his jumper cables.  Hats off to the random guy with the APA shirt and hat. We really appreciate the help!

So friends, if you spot someone that might appear to need a little assistance, its probably worth asking them.

Read the full listing details here