Anne Hanson wants to send a blog-thanks to the guy at Brookey's Restaurant in Belair-Edision who was, well, nice to her at a moment of distress on a very cold St. Valentine's night last week. I'll let Anne tell it:

"I was driving home from work when the car I was driving was hit by someone making an abrupt left turn. My car was pushed onto the curb and into a utility pole. My car wouldn't start and there was no heat in the car. The wind chill was below freezing. It was freezing and my hands were getting numb. The man who helped me  -- I don't know his name -- was from Brookey's Restaurant at Belair Road and Parkside. He was closing up for the night when the accident happened. He reopened the restaurant for me and the other driver and her two kids, and let us stay warm in his restaurant while waiting for the police. While we exchanged information, he offered us coffee and sodas and made sure the kids were entertained. At one point he called his wife to tell her he'd be late getting home. He was just really nice. It wasn't until much later that night that it occurred to me: He was late getting home to his wife on Valentine's Day because he was helping a stranger. I just wanted to make sure he wasn't in the doghouse over this . . ."