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Wonder Why

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13. Remind me not to walk anywhere near where you are driving. Moreover, remind me not to have
Fri Feb 28, 2025, 06:18 PM
Feb 2025

my grandchildren with me. Ridiculous? That's an insult. You may think I am being overcautious. Until you have been a volunteer firefighter riding along in an ambulance with lights and sirens going and working with a paramedic and a deputy to keep a 10 y/o child alive until we reached the hospital then helping turn the child on a gurney over t the ER people, please keep "ridiculous" to yourself. The vehicle was going less than 10 miles an hour when it accidentally backed into the boy.

Oh, the parents arrived minutes after we did and they asked the doctor if their boy was okay. I couldn't hear what she said but I could see it in her eyes. I still think about it 40 years later. It still makes me turn away and tear up.

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I wonder how much over the limit was he driving in the school zone? Were there any kids in the area at the time? Wonder Why Feb 2025 #1
I don't know. LuckyCharms Feb 2025 #2
Overly Punitive ProfessorGAC Feb 2025 #5
10 over in a school zone is far more dangerous than 30mph over on a freeway. He risked childrens' lives. Wonder Why Feb 2025 #11
Okay, Judge Bean ProfessorGAC Feb 2025 #12
Remind me not to walk anywhere near where you are driving. Moreover, remind me not to have Wonder Why Feb 2025 #13
Listen, this was a lighthearted OP that illustrated empathy by the judge. LuckyCharms Mar 2025 #15
Because I have personally seen and helped at incidents caused by the defendent's behavior. Wonder Why Mar 2025 #18
OK. I disagree with you and I don't LuckyCharms Mar 2025 #19
Is this something True Dough Feb 2025 #3
Well, I'm not sure, but I can tell you this... LuckyCharms Feb 2025 #4
Just got back from the bathroom True Dough Feb 2025 #6
I'm sorry you are not feeling well today! LuckyCharms Feb 2025 #8
You must be nuts, Lucky. Harker Feb 2025 #7
You're right. Don't know what I was thinking. LuckyCharms Feb 2025 #9
There you go. Harker Feb 2025 #10
Found this for you, Lucky! True Dough Mar 2025 #14
Jesus! Just looking at that broke my spine! And my hip! LuckyCharms Mar 2025 #16
Do not try it at home! True Dough Mar 2025 #17
OK. Can I try it at your home? LuckyCharms Mar 2025 #20
Not so long True Dough Mar 2025 #24
Porky Piggin' It JoseBalow Mar 2025 #25
Thank you for sharing this, Lucky! Niagara Mar 2025 #21
Thank you, Niagara! LuckyCharms Mar 2025 #22
You're welcome, Lucky Niagara Mar 2025 #23
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