How do you feel after pumping gas in negative wind-chill temperatures for more than two hours? If you’re Mary Heredia of Morris Plains, you’re grateful.
Grateful?
Yes, grateful.
Heredia said this about 7 a.m. on Saturday, or about two hours after she started her shift at the QuickChek on the corner of Hanover and Ridgedale in Morristown — and a day before the big storm came through.
It was –6 wind chill when Heredia started. She’ll be lucky if it breaks into positive numbers by the time she’s done.
Heredia, however, said she’s grateful that QuickChek gave her a job — she’s been working there about a month.
And she’s determined to pay it forward.
“My job is to be kind to the customers,” she said. “It’s cold for them, too. And I may be the first person they talk to today.”
She credits her faith for her positive attitude.
“It’s all about serving God,” she said.
It’s all about appreciating those who work so hard for you.
So, on a day when it’s dangerously cold — during a time when you’re seemingly asked to tip everyone for everything — remember those serving you.
It’s OK to tip gas station attendants, too.
