Surely a sign that hell has begun freezing over, I voluntarily drank (and didn’t dislike) an entire glass of vanilla soy milk. Not even a week ago, I would have preferred to eat a pound of sala (Russian salt-cured pork fat) rather than take even the slightest sip of soy milk. Lo and behold, people can change and so can tolerance for foods. Besides, maybe migrating from milk to soy will help me get rid of those extra few pounds I can’t seem to shed. It’s one of those 2008 resolutions. =)
Today was a little more exciting that I had planned. On my way back from the wine country, I happened upon a fresh accident. It seems that a pickup truck and a station wagon had gotten a little too close and, like the “pit maneuver” on the TV show Cops, a little tap on the rear left bumper sent the station wagon into a spin. The spinning car tapped another car, sending both into another spin, with both cars coming to a stop facing oncoming traffic. Wow.
When I approached the scene, I noticed that no one else had stopped, even though there were hundreds of witnesses. How rude and irresponsible some people are! Geez!
Anyway, I pulled over and checked everyone in their cars to make sure there were no serious injuries. Cars were still driving really close to the accident, so I had to get one lady out of her car. Then I got a bunch of road flares out of my trunk and blocked off the lane with all the spun cars in it. I found some road cones on the side of the highway from recent construction, so I used those. (Can you believe some people were dodging the cones and flares to get a better place in traffic?!)
It looked like the police were going to be a while, and I knew at some point one of the idiot drivers passing by would create some havoc, so the lane needed to be cleared. One guy in a truck pulled over to help me divert traffic so I could move the damaged cars out of the incoming traffic.
Once things were cleaned up, it was a matter of waiting for the cops to arrive. Once they did, it took another 30-40 minutes to get things squared away. In the end, all was well and no one was seriously injured. The cops, firemen and EMTs said I did a great job handling the scene. Aww, golly. =)
The moral of the story – carry an emergency road kit in case someone is in need; help people if you see they need help; and don’t drive like an sh*t head when approaching the scene of an accident. Thank you.
