Good evening all.
Zoe - A peppermint hot cocoa please. Thanks.
Been very busy lately, but not for anything fun... 4 different funerals, with possibly another one shortly.
Garry - Condolences on the loss of Shelly’s Mom.
Ken - You would really dislike the delivery car I use most days then. It is a Ford Focus.... Really small car for someone with your height! My 5’6” frame fits in it well though.
Ed - Yep, crazy idiot drivers everywhere! I seen a couple yesterday myself... Story will follow.
BTW, If I didn’t know any better, I would say I bumped into you yesterday in NW PA, but I know it was not you.
Bad drivers story - I had to w*^k yesterday, and it was snowing pretty good for a while. Coming back from a delivery, I was right near where I live and was taking it quite easy due to the weather conditions, as I know this road very well.
I crested a hill, and came up on a troublesome curve, and witnessed a blue minivan spin out to the inside of the curve and slide backwards down an embankment into a farm field. (Traveling a bit faster than conditions allowed.) I stopped (about 15 yards beyond the crash, because of that small hill.) to check on the occupants, as the embankment was pretty big. (The top of the van now sat below the level of the road.) The lone occupant was a gentleman from the Cleveland area. (But not our Ed.) He was uninjured.
I informed him of his exact location for emergency dispatch, and then chatted for a minute just to make sure he really was indeed okay. I then instructed him to get back into his vehicle, as it was a bit dangerous to remain outside. (Very dangerous as will be shortly seen.)
I then began walking back to the delivery car (Focus) and was approximately 15 feet from the car when a 4wheel drive Superman idiot approached WAY too fast. He then saw me, and the stopped delivery car. He then hit his brakes, and immediately began sliding. He sailed between me and the car, straight off to the outside of the curve, and went airborne. (He missed the parked car by only 12 inches, and me now quickly backing away by about 6 feet!) He was airborne for approximately 40-50 feet or so, before slamming into a different farm field that sits approximately 15 feet below the roadway level. (He skipped the entire embankment up to the roadway while airborne!)
I began sprinting towards where he landed, as the gentleman from the first crash also began exiting his vehicle as well. I shouted for him to get back into his car, as I was not hit. He asked if the truck flipped over, which he did not. 4 wheel drive Superman was also uninjured. I instructed them both to remain in their cars, and ran back to mine.
i then pulled the w*^k car into a nearby driveway, before calling emergency dispatch over the second crash. I then contacted the PSP (Pa State Police) dispatcher directly by calling to the station nearby, telling her of what had just occurred, and informed her of who I was, where I lived, and what my phone number was. I then stated that, while I would normally wait for a trooper to arrive on scene, I was "getting the heck out of dodge" as it was "too dangerous here for my blood."
I then went to my home, and took a break. (I did call my boss to say I would be delayed by an accident, but I was not involved and there was no damage to the company car.)
I hope Superman learned to slow down!
Hope all are well, and all enjoy the night!