They even took off the radiator cap, which is scary if it blows. Then they put cold water in the radiator until it stopped boiling. There they stood in their beautiful clothes with that icky rusty radiator water splashing all over their shoes. In this day and age, this is hard to believe. The men didn't want to give me their names, especially after learning I worked for the newspaper.
People have a tendency to run away screaming when they find that out.
But I insisted, and I publicly want to thank Jeff Fitzgerald and Chris Guest, both of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Athens-Clarke Police Department. They are princes among men. And my dogs, too. I told them I wanted to thank them properly, but they said I already had. I said I was so glad they were there when I needed them.