very hot weekend. well, at least for my wussy body. no hives though. celebrated papa’s birthday friday night outside. boiled some brauts in alaskan ale and onions and then on the barbeque they went. it was splendid. also did crossing guard duty today at church and was almost run down by an old man and his wife. here’s the play by play.
someone on the sidewalk wanted to get across. i forgot who it was, but i see this buick regal approaching about 75 yards away. i put the stop sign up and motion for the kids/adults to walk across. i look up to the sound of an engine “gunning.” the guy actually started accelerating as i put the sign up. i put the sign up higher and kind of step in towards the car so he would stop. he hits the brakes causing his wife to put both of her hands in the air at me as if saying, “get out of the way!” he comes to a stop and rolls down his window. he tells me i have no right to stop traffic and this isn’t a legal crosswalk. he says if i want to stop traffic i need to have my deputy’s license. i replied, that i didn’t think that was the case. i then informed him that i was pretty sure he broke the law when he accelerated at me surpassing the 25mph speed limit. he didn’t like that. he peeled out in a hurry. i think this is the first time i have done crossing guard duty that people actually shook my hand and said thanks.
That old man in the Buick Regal should be very afraid. I may have to take care of him.
Way to be on the ball, T.
you sure it wasn’t a dark blue audi???
did anyone notice the pee puddle in the middle of the “illegal” crosswalk?
They don’t pay you enough to do that crossing guard job
good job trev. i want to know what heather would have told the guy in the buick.
I think I almost got run down by the same old man in the buick a few times back in my day as a crossing guard. He’s a crazy old bird and said the same thing to me once. Watch out, buecause next time he won’t stop, he’ll buzz right through your stop sign.
It takes big cahones being an SBCC crossing guard. Good work my friend.
Any chance of getting a piece of that cake FedExed up to Nor Cal?
Big Kev
Former SBCC Crossing Guard
Stay Strong mr Young. Parking ministry is very risky. That story got my all fired up.—Matt