by Ruth McKeown, Yellowknife

To the editor,

A very big "thank you" goes out to Carl for his kind and neighbourly help on Sat. May 26, when I locked my key in my car at the Co-op parking lot.

I donSA国际影视传媒檛 know Carl or CarlSA国际影视传媒檚 last name, but he responded when asked if he could help by my friend Kathy, who said, SA国际影视传媒淒o you know how to break into a car?SA国际影视传媒� as he walked from his truck toward the store.

With my dog waiting in the car, Carl agreed to try to help.

He quickly checked out the possibility to get through the gap in the window to my bag, returned to search his toolbox in the back of his truck, and brought back a tool I didnSA国际影视传媒檛 recognize.

But that tool sure worked well to lift my bag so I could reach into it and pick up my key. Today I passed Carl while walking downtown.

We said hello and I asked him about that tool. He said it was for roasting wieners over an open fire. Ah, the resourcefulness of Northerners. I thanked him again.

He said he was glad he could help.

And ISA国际影视传媒檓 glad I live in Yellowknife, where there are lots of good people like Carl who donSA国际影视传媒檛 hesitate to help someone they donSA国际影视传媒檛 know, and from whom I now have a good memory of when someone helped me out.

Hope you read this, Carl.