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Neighborliness

Just a little anecdote to leaven your day

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Matthew B. Crawford
Jun 23, 2025
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I previously posted this as a Note, but I suspect most people don’t read Notes.

The other day I took my project car out for a test run and got about two blocks before it died. As it sputtered to a stop, there was a group of maybe 8 high school boys standing nearby. They were looking at me and seemed on the verge of cracking up with laughter. I yelled ove…

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