Seamus is in bed with his wife when there is a rat-a-tat-tat on the door. He rolls over and looks at his clock, and it's half past three in the morning. "I'm not getting out of bed at this time", he thinks, and rolls over. Then, a louder knock follows. "Aren't you going to answer that?" says his wife. So he drags himself out of bed, and goes downstairs. He opens the door and there is Tommy standing at the door. It didn't take Seamus long to realise Tommy was as was drunk as a skunk.

"Hello Sor" Tommy slurs, "Can you give me a push?"

"No, get lost, it's half past three. I was in bed." says Seamus and slams the door.

Seamus goes back up to bed and tells his wife what happened and she says:

"Seamus, that wasn't very nice of you. Remember that night we broke down in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up from the baby-sitter and you had to knock on that man's house to get us started again? What would have happened if he'd told us to get lost?"

"But the guy was drunk." says the husband.

"It doesn't matter." says the wife. "He needs our help and it would be the Christian thing to help him."

So Seamus gets out of bed again, gets dressed, and goes downstairs. He opens the door, and not being able to see Tommy anywhere he shouts:

"Hey, do you still want a push?" and he hears a voice cry out "Yes please Sor."

So, still being unable to see the stranger he shouts: "Where are you?"

Tommy replies: "I'm over here, on your garden swing."