Hope I die before I get old
#7: Hope I die before I get old
With apologies to The Who, “Hope I die before I get old.”
I stood there.
Pumping gas.
Watching.
Wondering.
Watching some more.
Taking pictures.
This morning after my home inspection, I stopped to get gas. As I was pumping gas, I heard a bunch of cars start honking their horns. There was a car at the green traffic signal that was just sitting there. A little old lady, alone, in the driver’s seat. Sitting there. Cars eventually got around her, gave her the bird as they passed by, honked some more, yelled obscenities.
She sat there. Light turned red. Cars stacked up behind her.
Light turned green. She sat there. Again. Cars once more got around her, gave her the bird, honked, yelled obscenities.
She sat there. Light turned red. Cars stacked up behind her.
Light turned green. She sat there. Again. Cars again got around her, gave her the bird, honked, yelled obscenities.
She sat there. Light turned red. Cars stacked up behind her.
A guy from the gas station ran over, opened the driver’s door, turned off the car, and took the keys. He deemed her not capable of driving.
They guy and little old lady had a conversation — that’s being polite — for about five minutes while several other people gathered ’round.
Cops were called. Fire engine showed up (why is is that whenever you need an ambulance, a fire engine always shows up first?). One cop car. Two, three, four cop cars. Finally, an ambulance.
After talking with the onlookers, the guy, and the little old lady for about 15 minutes, she was deemed fit to drive. Everyone left.
What do you think happened? I think she simply fell asleep at the red light. Better there than driving on the freeway at 70 mph.
What would you have done? I know what I would have done, because I did it. I stood there and watched. It’s a sad state of affairs when I will do nothing in a situation like that, but 18 years in California has made me like that. Mind my own business. Too many killings, carjackings, etc., for me to get involved.
What would you have done?
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Posted on April 13, 2012, in SNIPPETS and tagged ambulance, fire engine, little old lady, police. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
Very difficult question but I think I would have gone over and helped maybe – but who knows – maybe not – argh!
First of all I am glad I didn’t die before I got old because I am old and loving it!
Of course being someone unknown on the Internet I will say tat without a doubt I would have run over to the car to see if there was anything I could do to help even though in Florida she could have killed me saying she was defending her life but then heroic, brave, daredevil me would do anything to help a little old lady!!!! LOL
That is a tough one. My parents are 88 and 89 and I had to take their car away. I was the “ogre” but it had to be done for the highest good of all concerned, not to mention other drivers and pedestrians. I really like your blog. Thanks for “liking” mine. Cheers!
I grew up in Cali, moved up here to Oregon about 6 years ago with my family because they got sick of what California had turned into, sadly, I probably would have done the same thing, or told my husband to go make sure she was ok haha! It does make you think, I think being in situations like those it tends to wake you up and it makes you decide on what you’re going to do the next time