We walked out of the grocery store pretty darn proud of ourselves. I may not be a coupon clipper, but I knew a good sale when I saw one, and we had cleaned up. As my girlfriend and I walked to through the parking lot on the way to our car we were all kinds of proud at the money we had just saved our families by stocking up at the grocery stores once a year sale. I never would have predicted grown women would be so excited about a sale on orange juice and frozen pizza!
As we got closer to our parking spot we noticed there was a bit of a crowd near my girlfriend’s car. Wait…not near it, AT my girlfriend’s car. What on earth was going on? An older gentlemen was eager to explain. Almost too eager. Some “sweet little old lady” had just driven full speed, in reverse, into my girlfriends parked mini-van. Then put her vehicle in drive and taken off like a bat out of hell. The left side of girlfriends van looked just fine, the right side, something more like this…
(picture from google images)
Suddenly a million questions? What kind of a person does that? Did you get her licence plate number? A picture? Do you have car insurance?
There are truly good people out there. These strangers rallied around. Gave us the licence of the crazed driver, plus all of their own information. Even offered to be witnesses.
We heaved heavy sighs and then our heavy bags into the back of the mutilated van. Quick call to the Hubby’s and then off to the Police Reporting centre. Brutal.
Today we are still thankful for fabulous sales, the kindness of strangers and insurance….not so much wild drivers with no moral center or sense of responsibility.
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I want to know if they caught the person and how it all worked out. By the way, although I am a coupon clipper I get all excited about orange and frozen pizza sales too!
that’s a BUMMER!:(
I am so glad you are both okay and that people stepped up to help you.
In saying that I wondered what became of your frozen pizza?
What a sweetheart! I’m glad you guys are ok.
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See, the problem with old people drivers is that they know they don’t have much time left on this earth. They probably just think ‘screw it. I’m checking out in a few years anyways.’
Gotta watch those little old ladies, they’re pretty tricky.
I’m thinking that sweet, little, old lady took off because she’s done this one to many times before and is probably afraid they are going to pull her license.
Thank goodness no one was hurt and that there were witnesses.