A lot of mornings when I get off the train and I'm walking to my office, so much craziness is going on in downtown DC that I have to just stop look and laugh.... And though alot of it may not be as crazy as it seems to me, my mind has a way of running with scenarios. Anyway, I've decided to start a new series sharing these experiences.
So, I was on the corner of K and 18th waiting for the light to change... tricky light here... confusing for those who aren't used to it. Anyway, I'm waiting at the light when I see an old lady with legs so frail they look as though they are about to break with each step. For some reason she decides that shes tired of waiting for the light and starts across the street...??? I guess she figures she walks so slow that she needs to get a head start before the light changes... Thing is, there is a car coming.... fast... trying to beat the light ... headed directly for her.
We've all seen the movies and news reports of the heroes diving and tackling people saving them from harm, sacrificing their own safety for the well being of their bretheren and sistren. They always say things like they didn't think, they just reacted... "What else could I've done" they proclaim.
So there I was... thrust into that exact situation... And sure enough... no time to think... as I began to react... .................
"YOOOOOOO!!!!" "LADY! LOOK OUT" I yelled from the curb... :-
Sorry... thats all I got... guess I ain't no hero. Hell she was old anyway she done lived her life, I gotta live mine.
Luckily the car was able to swerve out the way... barely missing her, as everyone stood stunned by what almost occured... everyone that is, except for the old lady who seemed oblivious to the whole thing, steadily inching across the street. ... maaaaaaan... crazy ass DC.
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