Death on the Highway

So about a month ago, me and my best friend were headed into town to the laundromat. He lives just off the highway, so obviously, we take that into town. We were reaching just the end of it, and came to a stop light. The beetle dies just as light turns green. Well this is a '76 VW Beetle, so it's obviously a stick, and i don't think much of the fact that it died. Until it doesn't start back up. And suddenly, cars are whizzing by at a surprising rate for being near the end of the highway. I tell best friend, "When it's clear, I'll jump out and push." I watch the oncoming cars intently waiting for the opportune moment, while waving cars around us, and then i spot it. I jump out onto the highway, run to the back of the beetle, and start pushing. This sounds easy enough, considering it is a '76 VW beetle, but when your cracking up the entire time and pushing from a dead stop, it makes things a little more difficult. I push us halfway off the 2 lane highway, and best friend gets out and starts pushing while steering. (thanks for doing that earlier when we were at the dead stop, btw) And when we're nearly there, a very nice stranger appears from nowhere and helps us finish the push. I look back and see that he had put his car in park in the far lane of the highway, and came to help us. Best friend and i quickly say our thanks as we approach the hill we were pushing towards, and hop in and cross our fingers for a sort of push-start for the beetle. And... success. Betty White lives on!! (name of best friend's beetle)