Monday, July 7, 2008

Um, Hello!?

So I told myself I wasn't going to write about this, but I thought that it would be good for me to just get it out there and then I might be able to shake it off easier?? I don't know, so here it goes.
This morning I drove to my parent's house to drop Bea off. We took our normal route where we have to stop at four 4-way stops. The first three aren't that bad. But the very last one can be a nightmare. I am always very careful at this last one and today I was even more so because there was a cop en route at the 4-way stop directly across from me. (She got there after me so she had to wait for me to turn.) But let me tell you from the beginning. As I approach the 4-way stop I see the cop car ahead of me in the distance. The person to my right had already stopped before I arrived at the stop sign. The two people to my left were stopping as I approached and stopped at my stop sign. The others go, since it was there turn first and since there was no on across from me it was my turn I start to go when suddenly this white truck just runs the stop sign! He/she was thisclose to hitting me! I, of course, slammed on my breaks. (I'm not going to insist on my right of way with a child in the car!) I was too busy looking at how close the truck's bumper was to me (luckily I was in Izak's truck as well) and just amazed at my 'luck' that he/she didn't crash into me, that I didn't even pay attention to the driver. Perhaps he/she waved an apology, I'll never know, I was too stunned. I let the truck go obviously and then I looked straight ahead at the cop who just sat there. I made my turn and watched in the rear view mirror to see if she would turn after him/her. She didn't. She just went straight on a head while the truck went the other way!!! I ask you where is the justice in that!?!?! I was so mad. Was she not on duty? Was this out of her jurisdiciton? Still there could have be something that she could have done right?? I was able to hold it together until I got Bea and I inside my Mom's house and then I just started crying. I don't know if I was more upset at the almost accident or the cop who's supposed to 'serve and protect' sitting idly by doing nothing.

*On another note I will try to get pictures and a blog up about our 4th of July/Wedding weekend. It was very interesting! ;)

4 comments:

Desi said...

Very scary! Glad that you guys are ok. As for the copper-jerk! Chris would have done something. ; ) looking forward to seeing pics!

Serg said...

That completely sucks. That cop is straight from whore island (a place I heard about just recently) I am sure they will end up getting fired soon for not knowing how to do their job.

Desi said...

Ha whore island-hilarious.

Samantha said...

come to think of it i believe she was a resident of whore island... she had one of those white oval stickers with WI on it... haha... ;)