Rescue...

This is the first time that something like this has happened to me during my stint as Staff Duty Officer (SDO) - an actual emergency. No, not like a "REAL" emergency, but more of the "routine" emergencies - for example, cars breaking down in the middle of nowhere and asking for "rescue" from our duty drivers and mechanics. This may not sound like a big deal (and it is no big deal, to be honest), but this is the first time, in all the time that I've been on duty that this happened to me - an actual car broke down, an official of the Department requesting for "rescue", and I have to do something about it. Sigh. The duty driver told me that I wasn't supposed to be involved in these matters (probably because these were inconsequential) and that they can handle these kinds of situations on their level... And he kept calling me "sir" (which I never ask anyone to do... I'm just plain "Marc" here at the office), which is odd...

However, the funny thing is, I just learned that the person to be "rescued" just paid a jeepney driver to tow the vehicle, perhaps to the nearest garage. All that work for nothing...