AMERICA - The Right Way!! (Day 1055) [Remember the Trade Center!!]

Various News Sources and FReepers | December 11, 2003 | All of Us

[Redleg Duke]

I understand. Quite a few years ago, when I lived in Morgan Hill, CA, a car drove through our cul de sac, how up against the windshield and smoke pouring out of the engine compartment. I tried to wave the driver down, but he tried to run over me and then took off. I got in my car and followed him. The police finally nabbed him and he was so drunk or drugged up that when the spread eagled him against the car, he slipped off and fell on his face.

People have no idea of the power they are responsible for when they drive a car. Most are operating on the hairy edge of control and are oblivious to it.

Sorry if I tweeked you there.

[Redleg Duke]

Was this a continuation of a post from yesterday? I came down with either the flu or some awful gastro-crap and was laid up all day yesterday and was Freep-denied.

[Miss Marple]

Yes. I was a witness to a hit and run at my son's church. The church secretary and her husband, who were changing the letters on the sign, were hit by a car out of control. The husband is in critical condition and the wife is in serious condition.

The car approached me head-on, and then veered onto the lawn of the church. It did not slow down and blasted through the sign, hitting the couple, and then gunned the engine and sped away.

[CobaltBlue]

That was an amazing rain last night, halfway between the Beltway and Fairfax City. Just went on and on. Still have standing water in my yard.

[MozartLover]

Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday Miss Molly!
Happy Birthday to you!

[MozartLover]

She'll love it. Piano teachers are sweethearts.;^)

[MozartLover]

Prayers continuing, MM.

Found out last night that boychild will be arriving for his "Christmas exodus" next Friday at 10:05 p.m.; we will pick him up at the airport.:) :) :)

[JRandomFreeper]

Morning all. Just the morning job today, unless they want me to stay late. Everyone have a wonderful day.

/john

[kayak]

When looking for a birthday greeting for you last night I came across one that cracked me up. I couldn't bear to post it as your birthday card but do want to share it with you now, just for fun.

[lysie]

LOL. I like that one.

[Redleg Duke]

Have they caught the creep yet? If it wasn't a Christian church, it would be ruled a hate crime, but let's face it, we Christians are the "free-fire zone".

[Miss Marple]

Teen-age girl. The paper says that she was alone, but my daughter saw her at the gas station down the street from the church (she had left before I did) and said there were people in the car with her. I told my dughter to call the police, because the other people in the car are also culpable.

[oldngray]

Hi Jane... so sorry to hear of your experience last evening. Defensive driving does nothing to avert this type of tragedy. Will be praying for you, and for the secretary and husband and their families.

Had a scare myself day before yesterday, but nothing that compares to what you witnessed. Lawlessness seems to be the rule of the road today.

CB... your post about rain "between the Beltway and Fairfax City" caught my eye. About 20 years ago I lived across the street from Fairfax High School on Little River Turnpike... that's about as close to "between the Beltway and Fairfax City" as could be described.

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

The driver of the car was found last night....a teen age girl who told her mother she "thought she had hit something."

Prayers for you, and for all who were involved.

"Thought she had hit something" is amazing. I'm already on my girl child (whom I've sometimes addressed as "She who wants to be driving in a couple of years) on rule 1 of driving: "NEVER hit a human. If there's going to be an accident, God forbid, hit anything else (though I would also perfer, within reason, that you avoid the rest of God's creatures too), but NEVER hit a human."

She had more than a little angst, but understood her role in all of this, and thus her responsibility, when we had an exchange of questions on "Rule 1" surrounding how far that would go. She wanted to know if there were "exceptions" for "NEVER" - I said, simply, "no; never is absolute." On more elaboration--which included a legal lesson tailored for a 14-year-old that pointed out the courts will not care whehter it was an "accident," if human injury was involved--she also came to understand that means it's her responsibility to give up all to protect the pedestrian.

The girl involved in this accident obviously didn't have that sense of responsibility or learn that lesson.

Now she had better pray, and hope the prayers of others are answered; if the husband with critical injuries doesn't survive, then she will have a legal nightmare--death occurring as the result of felonious activity, to wit: hit and run.

To me, it's obvious the girl is scared, possibly of her parents reaction, what with her variation on "it's only a scratch" view of the whole affair.

She should be scared of the legal system. Her nightmare has only just begun.

[Miss Marple]

Yes, you are right. I just got a call from the police department. They are to call me back in a minute and tape my deposition for presentation to the prosecutor's office.

[Molly Pitcher]

At least that young woman's mother knew the right thing to do.

kay, those colorful fairies: Memories of Cinderella came flooding over me!

Thanks for the b.d wishes Chairman, MozartLover and Redleg Duke.

MozartLover, we have 2 performances down, 1 to go, tomorrow. Plus I've got all the church music still. Tonight we have big rehearsal with orchestra. I hope it's a good one. We were shakey on Sun.

[Molly Pitcher]

Yes, when I got my driver's license we were in a subdivision with lots of little children running around. Boy did my father drum into me the need to be careful and vigilant....ALWAYS!

[DollyCali]

Jane I am sorry to hear of the accident.. I do hope that you can work this all out. I received an email this AM from a "former" significant other...

I don't know where to begin to respond to him...

(the ad is impressive .. forget the misinformation it has. Good to know what the "competition " is doing

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I don’t know much about Kucinich, but he’s on the mark with this statement.

http://www.kucinich.us/dk.html

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

Now that free speech has been harmed, is this the next assualt in Ameirca? Could it happen here?

French Panel Recommends National Government Ban Wearing of Religious Dress in Public Schools

President ChIRAQ is said to approve of the measure.

It is also worth noting in the article there are French elements that specifically refer to this as "separation of church and state." Exactly what the bastardization of the Establishment clause has become in the mind of the leftist radicals that have found their way into positions of authority in this country.

[DollyCali]

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