I almost hit an old man on a lawn tractor today!

[Cinder & Smoke]

As I start to ease back,
all of a sudden this head pops into view in my rear view mirror.

... so when I had checked my mirror, it appeared to be clear to go,
since she was not within the mirror range.

Something like that happening, never crossed my mind before ...

THINK again!

EVERY time you park in Walmart, the grocery, or the Mall, you run the
risk of *squishing*one of those "bumper hieght" crumb snatchers that
way too many parents allow to run loose and unsupervised in the lots.

[pomtzu]

THINK again!

EVERY time you park in Walmart, the grocery, or the Mall, you run the
risk of *squishing*one of those "bumper hieght" crumb snatchers that
way too many parents allow to run loose and unsupervised in the lots.

Good point and well taken. That whole incident left me pretty shaken just thinking about what could have happened. And this was an "adult" that "should have" known better than to do something like that!

[Medusa]

THINK again!

EVERY time you park in Walmart, the grocery, or the Mall, you run the
risk of *squishing*one of those "bumper hieght" crumb snatchers that
way too many parents allow to run loose and unsupervised in the lots.

Don't I know it! I've watched many a mom let her toddler walk to the car alone while Mom carried an infant. I've also seen moms race across crosswalks w/their babies in strollers right in front of cars. It's hard to believe that they need to get into the store that fast that they couldn't wait a couple of seconds and would rather jeopardize their kids' lives. People take chances just as the old man on the tractor did but, as I said, I have a feeling that he wasn't in full control of his faculties.

[jennielynn1970]

Sounds like you met my dad... sure you weren't in PA?!