Sunday, February 28, 2010

Something Comes Along and Trigger's a Bad Memory

A week ago Friday I was delivering flowers heading for Caldwell, Idaho. I was behind a white pickup that was pulling a black flat bed trailer. We was coming upon the 4 way stop sign at King and Victory. All of a sudden this trailer flipped up and started fishtailing. I realized the trailer was no longer attached. Thank God the chains held on to the trailer with out snapping.
This brought back a bad memory of my trip coming back from my daughter, Stephanie's wedding back in July of 2007. And this is what had happened then.....
I was in Oregon. I was behind a white pickup at this time too...how bazaar now that I think about it. Any how this guy had a big boat he was towing. With a huge motor out the back. There was a State Cop behind me, we were traveling the speed limit of 65 mph.
All of a sudden this guy realized he was passing his exit and put the brakes to it. I was following a good safe distance but his boat trailer didn't have brake lights. OMG I slammed on my brakes holding them now and praying to God that I hadn't seen my kids for the very last time. Holding now my brake with all that I had in me. By the time I got stopped you couldn't even see my car through all the back smoke from my burning tires. When the black disappeared, what came into view was the motor of this boat was a few inches from my windshield. The State Cop went around me pointed his finger at me and saying "DO NOT MOVE!" My instant thought was WHAT DID I DO???? This Stater went flying up around this guy and parked at a angle in front of the pickup. Man this cop was MAD!!!! He jump out of his cruiser and yank open the door of this pickup, pulling this guy out with so much force that the guy almost lost his balance. The State Cop ran this guy back to my car. Slammed the guys face down onto the hood of my car, grabbed a chunk of the guys hair on his head and yanked his head back yelling at him to look at what he has just done, almost killing the lady driving this car. I was shaking like I have never shaken before. Crying like crazy. I got out of my car, sat right down in the road just outside of my open door and bawled like I've never bawled before. The State Cop at this point had cuffs on the guy, still laying on my car. The cop ordered the man not to take his eyes off of my car and that motor. The State Cop then came to me making sure I was okay. I asked the Cop what did I do wrong? Then he realized the reason why I asked this was because of what he said to me as he drove around me. Then he told me, "Honey you did nothing wrong, this man needed to see what he has done. He almost killed you and possibly me, too!" This State Cop was still fuming, pulling out his ticket book and started writing ticket after ticket after ticket.
Every day I Thank the Good Lord above that I am still alive.