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  1. A Week in the Life of a Fellow: Thank you, Neighbor Tuesday, October 27, 2009

    Elana Gulas is a Senior Fellow on CreateHere’s culture team. Here, she tells us about the importance of people and place, even if it’s just a matter of where you run ashore.

    This Sunday, as many folks may have seen as they drove by 55 East Main Street, I had a little car trouble. People that know me and my driving skills know that I am not the world’s most observant driver and have been known to visit “LaLa Land” more often than I should. This Sunday, I was in awe of the beautiful day and didn’t happen to notice the humongous curb that was in my way as I pulled up to park. After hitting the curb at what was probably 20 miles an hour, I immediately had a flat tire.

    This was not my first trip to this rodeo: I have had more flat tires that I care to share (a number so high I should have stock in Goodyear), so I did what I normally do. I called Dad.

    But Dad was going to be about 4 hours, so I sought help from my friend and Main Street neighbor, Veronique. With all sorts of brute strength, she and I wrestled the flat, with not much luck, until my brother George came to the rescue.

    George got the process rolling, bolts loosened, jack secured, and then a faulty parking break got in the way of his success. The jack had slipped, giving my brother much more difficulty than he had bargained for.

    There was nothing to fear because within minutes, out of no where, the Main Streeters were on it. Between Joan Marie, who owns Blue Grass Grill (if you don’t know her, get to know her), two nice men taking a Sunday stroll, a man scoping out the public art installations, and Eric, a favored tenant in the Lofts on Main, my tire problems were extremely short lived.

    This may have only taken 20 minutes of their day, but it was significant in making mine better. I known I didn’t say it enough this past Sunday, so I’d like to say thanks here. To those that helped me, you all have proved, yet again, the awesomeness of Main Street and its visitors. Thank you.

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