Hello,
Leroy said I can tell you what a wimp
he is. Earlier he called asking me to pick him up in the car at church which is
only a mile away, he had ridden the bike. It was not raining very much here. I had
just come home from the grocery store, a little more than four blocks. It did
not make me noticeably wet. During the call, I looked out and noted that the
sidewalk was still dry under the trees. He said, “I still need to go to one of
the hospitals. The umbrella here has a broken spine. ”
“Do that. Call me if you still think
you need a ride when you get there.” I told him.
Leroy could tell I really did not want
to come get him so he walked to the hospital and back then continued on home.
He was not really very wet, except for the bottom of his pant legs. But he
commented when he got here, “So you could not imagine that it might be raining
more a mile away?”
That was so true.
When out shopping today I was walking
to the car looking at what I had purchased and vaguely watching where I was
going when I walked back of a pickup that was so close I could touch it. I
realized it was backing at me. I yelped and stepped back just as the driver
slammed on his brakes. I went to the side of his truck so he could see me and
pull out. He rolled the window down and apologized profusely. “I was looking at
my back up screen when I saw you come into view.”
Those cameras are good, but probably
in parking lots especially, it pays to look to the sides before going back. Although
as the driver of a smaller vehicle it is often difficult if not impossible to
see around the SUV or truck parked next to me. We agreed it was a lucky day for
both of us and we wished each other a good day.
Paula
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