[OT] an enjoyable afternoon. :/
 

Well, this was one interesting afternoon.

I'm returning to work from Occupational Medicine
(messed up my foot a few months ago but I'm ok now thanks.)
and was 4th/5th on the scene of a motorcycle accident.
Looks like the biker turned left out of a gas station
and got sideswiped by traffic. Lots of skid marks.
(no pics, sorry) The biker claimed to be ok but was
obviously loaded up on adrenalin and possibly drugs as
there were several bottles of pills all over the place.
Didn't stop to look, just to tell the folks that were
messing with him to leave him the f_ck alone and not move
him till the ambulance got there. Nothing like turning
a simple dislocated vertebrae into a life long paralysis.

Three other folks and myself set up to direct traffic
around the wreck (cycle blocked both southbound lands
of a fairly busy four lane road). Got the ambulance
rolling and police. So it's about 5-10min in the sun
trying to get the worlds largest collection of driving
skills to merge over into one lane.

Finally the ambulance shows. Then the fire truck....
(time passes) Then finally a police car. One freaking
squad car. They don't even come out to check how I'm
doing on point but one does walk by looking at the skid
marks. I asked for cones and he said, "We'll be out of
here soon."

Oh well, it's all for a good cause but you think the
police would at least be a >tiny< bit interested in why
there are civilians directing traffic. It's not like
I was helping out in a parking lot or anything.

Interesting enough, most folks understood simple direction
signals. But there were a choice few I would have dearly
liked to apply hot lead to.

--
Doug(my arms are tired)W

Re: [OT] an enjoyable afternoon. :/
 

hmmm
sounds similar to a local police department around here

I will say "Thank You Doug, for being an upstanding concerned citizen
putting other people's safety and convenience in front of your own agenda."
We need more people like you..... obviously you are extremely tolerant of
other peoples short comings, that is a very noble trait in this day and age-
karma will pay you back.

paul

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:tgwxg.66969$9c6.16364@dukeread11...
> Well, this was one interesting afternoon.
>
> I'm returning to work from Occupational Medicine
> (messed up my foot a few months ago but I'm ok now thanks.)
> and was 4th/5th on the scene of a motorcycle accident.
> Looks like the biker turned left out of a gas station
> and got sideswiped by traffic. Lots of skid marks.
> (no pics, sorry) The biker claimed to be ok but was
> obviously loaded up on adrenalin and possibly drugs as
> there were several bottles of pills all over the place.
> Didn't stop to look, just to tell the folks that were
> messing with him to leave him the f_ck alone and not move
> him till the ambulance got there. Nothing like turning
> a simple dislocated vertebrae into a life long paralysis.
>
> Three other folks and myself set up to direct traffic
> around the wreck (cycle blocked both southbound lands
> of a fairly busy four lane road). Got the ambulance
> rolling and police. So it's about 5-10min in the sun
> trying to get the worlds largest collection of driving
> skills to merge over into one lane.
>
> Finally the ambulance shows. Then the fire truck....
> (time passes) Then finally a police car. One freaking
> squad car. They don't even come out to check how I'm
> doing on point but one does walk by looking at the skid
> marks. I asked for cones and he said, "We'll be out of
> here soon."
>
> Oh well, it's all for a good cause but you think the
> police would at least be a >tiny< bit interested in why
> there are civilians directing traffic. It's not like
> I was helping out in a parking lot or anything.
>
> Interesting enough, most folks understood simple direction
> signals. But there were a choice few I would have dearly
> liked to apply hot lead to.
>
> --
> Doug(my arms are tired)W
>

Re: [OT] an enjoyable afternoon. :/
 

hmmm
sounds similar to a local police department around here

I will say "Thank You Doug, for being an upstanding concerned citizen
putting other people's safety and convenience in front of your own agenda."
We need more people like you..... obviously you are extremely tolerant of
other peoples short comings, that is a very noble trait in this day and age-
karma will pay you back.

paul

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:tgwxg.66969$9c6.16364@dukeread11...
> Well, this was one interesting afternoon.
>
> I'm returning to work from Occupational Medicine
> (messed up my foot a few months ago but I'm ok now thanks.)
> and was 4th/5th on the scene of a motorcycle accident.
> Looks like the biker turned left out of a gas station
> and got sideswiped by traffic. Lots of skid marks.
> (no pics, sorry) The biker claimed to be ok but was
> obviously loaded up on adrenalin and possibly drugs as
> there were several bottles of pills all over the place.
> Didn't stop to look, just to tell the folks that were
> messing with him to leave him the f_ck alone and not move
> him till the ambulance got there. Nothing like turning
> a simple dislocated vertebrae into a life long paralysis.
>
> Three other folks and myself set up to direct traffic
> around the wreck (cycle blocked both southbound lands
> of a fairly busy four lane road). Got the ambulance
> rolling and police. So it's about 5-10min in the sun
> trying to get the worlds largest collection of driving
> skills to merge over into one lane.
>
> Finally the ambulance shows. Then the fire truck....
> (time passes) Then finally a police car. One freaking
> squad car. They don't even come out to check how I'm
> doing on point but one does walk by looking at the skid
> marks. I asked for cones and he said, "We'll be out of
> here soon."
>
> Oh well, it's all for a good cause but you think the
> police would at least be a >tiny< bit interested in why
> there are civilians directing traffic. It's not like
> I was helping out in a parking lot or anything.
>
> Interesting enough, most folks understood simple direction
> signals. But there were a choice few I would have dearly
> liked to apply hot lead to.
>
> --
> Doug(my arms are tired)W
>

Re: [OT] an enjoyable afternoon. :/
 

hmmm
sounds similar to a local police department around here

I will say "Thank You Doug, for being an upstanding concerned citizen
putting other people's safety and convenience in front of your own agenda."
We need more people like you..... obviously you are extremely tolerant of
other peoples short comings, that is a very noble trait in this day and age-
karma will pay you back.

paul

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:tgwxg.66969$9c6.16364@dukeread11...
> Well, this was one interesting afternoon.
>
> I'm returning to work from Occupational Medicine
> (messed up my foot a few months ago but I'm ok now thanks.)
> and was 4th/5th on the scene of a motorcycle accident.
> Looks like the biker turned left out of a gas station
> and got sideswiped by traffic. Lots of skid marks.
> (no pics, sorry) The biker claimed to be ok but was
> obviously loaded up on adrenalin and possibly drugs as
> there were several bottles of pills all over the place.
> Didn't stop to look, just to tell the folks that were
> messing with him to leave him the f_ck alone and not move
> him till the ambulance got there. Nothing like turning
> a simple dislocated vertebrae into a life long paralysis.
>
> Three other folks and myself set up to direct traffic
> around the wreck (cycle blocked both southbound lands
> of a fairly busy four lane road). Got the ambulance
> rolling and police. So it's about 5-10min in the sun
> trying to get the worlds largest collection of driving
> skills to merge over into one lane.
>
> Finally the ambulance shows. Then the fire truck....
> (time passes) Then finally a police car. One freaking
> squad car. They don't even come out to check how I'm
> doing on point but one does walk by looking at the skid
> marks. I asked for cones and he said, "We'll be out of
> here soon."
>
> Oh well, it's all for a good cause but you think the
> police would at least be a >tiny< bit interested in why
> there are civilians directing traffic. It's not like
> I was helping out in a parking lot or anything.
>
> Interesting enough, most folks understood simple direction
> signals. But there were a choice few I would have dearly
> liked to apply hot lead to.
>
> --
> Doug(my arms are tired)W
>

Re: [OT] an enjoyable afternoon. :/
 

hmmm
sounds similar to a local police department around here

I will say "Thank You Doug, for being an upstanding concerned citizen
putting other people's safety and convenience in front of your own agenda."
We need more people like you..... obviously you are extremely tolerant of
other peoples short comings, that is a very noble trait in this day and age-
karma will pay you back.

paul

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:tgwxg.66969$9c6.16364@dukeread11...
> Well, this was one interesting afternoon.
>
> I'm returning to work from Occupational Medicine
> (messed up my foot a few months ago but I'm ok now thanks.)
> and was 4th/5th on the scene of a motorcycle accident.
> Looks like the biker turned left out of a gas station
> and got sideswiped by traffic. Lots of skid marks.
> (no pics, sorry) The biker claimed to be ok but was
> obviously loaded up on adrenalin and possibly drugs as
> there were several bottles of pills all over the place.
> Didn't stop to look, just to tell the folks that were
> messing with him to leave him the f_ck alone and not move
> him till the ambulance got there. Nothing like turning
> a simple dislocated vertebrae into a life long paralysis.
>
> Three other folks and myself set up to direct traffic
> around the wreck (cycle blocked both southbound lands
> of a fairly busy four lane road). Got the ambulance
> rolling and police. So it's about 5-10min in the sun
> trying to get the worlds largest collection of driving
> skills to merge over into one lane.
>
> Finally the ambulance shows. Then the fire truck....
> (time passes) Then finally a police car. One freaking
> squad car. They don't even come out to check how I'm
> doing on point but one does walk by looking at the skid
> marks. I asked for cones and he said, "We'll be out of
> here soon."
>
> Oh well, it's all for a good cause but you think the
> police would at least be a >tiny< bit interested in why
> there are civilians directing traffic. It's not like
> I was helping out in a parking lot or anything.
>
> Interesting enough, most folks understood simple direction
> signals. But there were a choice few I would have dearly
> liked to apply hot lead to.
>
> --
> Doug(my arms are tired)W
>

Re: [OT] an enjoyable afternoon. :/
 

paul wrote:
> hmmm
> sounds similar to a local police department around here
>
> I will say "Thank You Doug, for being an upstanding concerned citizen
> putting other people's safety and convenience in front of your own
> agenda." We need more people like you.....

Guess it's a Jeep thing. :]

> ....obviously you are
> extremely tolerant of other peoples short comings, that is a very
> noble trait in this day and age- karma will pay you back.

Thanks. As long as the karma doesn't run me over. :)

There were quite a few others out there helping in various
ways, that's the one thing I do like about Oklahoma. We have
our share of assholes, but by and far most folk are helpful.
I got used to standing near traffic while helping a friend
run dirt-track. You learn real fast to ignore the race and
watch what's coming toward you.

That and folks are always telling me to go play in traffic.

--
DougW

Re: [OT] an enjoyable afternoon. :/
 

paul wrote:
> hmmm
> sounds similar to a local police department around here
>
> I will say "Thank You Doug, for being an upstanding concerned citizen
> putting other people's safety and convenience in front of your own
> agenda." We need more people like you.....

Guess it's a Jeep thing. :]

> ....obviously you are
> extremely tolerant of other peoples short comings, that is a very
> noble trait in this day and age- karma will pay you back.

Thanks. As long as the karma doesn't run me over. :)

There were quite a few others out there helping in various
ways, that's the one thing I do like about Oklahoma. We have
our share of assholes, but by and far most folk are helpful.
I got used to standing near traffic while helping a friend
run dirt-track. You learn real fast to ignore the race and
watch what's coming toward you.

That and folks are always telling me to go play in traffic.

--
DougW

Re: [OT] an enjoyable afternoon. :/
 

paul wrote:
> hmmm
> sounds similar to a local police department around here
>
> I will say "Thank You Doug, for being an upstanding concerned citizen
> putting other people's safety and convenience in front of your own
> agenda." We need more people like you.....

Guess it's a Jeep thing. :]

> ....obviously you are
> extremely tolerant of other peoples short comings, that is a very
> noble trait in this day and age- karma will pay you back.

Thanks. As long as the karma doesn't run me over. :)

There were quite a few others out there helping in various
ways, that's the one thing I do like about Oklahoma. We have
our share of assholes, but by and far most folk are helpful.
I got used to standing near traffic while helping a friend
run dirt-track. You learn real fast to ignore the race and
watch what's coming toward you.

That and folks are always telling me to go play in traffic.

--
DougW

Re: [OT] an enjoyable afternoon. :/
 

paul wrote:
> hmmm
> sounds similar to a local police department around here
>
> I will say "Thank You Doug, for being an upstanding concerned citizen
> putting other people's safety and convenience in front of your own
> agenda." We need more people like you.....

Guess it's a Jeep thing. :]

> ....obviously you are
> extremely tolerant of other peoples short comings, that is a very
> noble trait in this day and age- karma will pay you back.

Thanks. As long as the karma doesn't run me over. :)

There were quite a few others out there helping in various
ways, that's the one thing I do like about Oklahoma. We have
our share of assholes, but by and far most folk are helpful.
I got used to standing near traffic while helping a friend
run dirt-track. You learn real fast to ignore the race and
watch what's coming toward you.

That and folks are always telling me to go play in traffic.

--
DougW