OT Too entirely wierd!

In the midst of bustleing around this morning to make sure every
reletive on the planet knows Ash is a ginger man tonight, plus all the
other attendant holiday madness, I got a phone call that made me just
drop everything and light a cigarette while contemplating rum before
noon.

We are going to be bringing a fellow up from Erie for Christmas.
His shop quite unexpectedly decided to give them the 22 through the
second of January off so they can do some stuff with machines or
sommat. So we were going to trundle on down on the 22nd and bring him
on up and make him help scrub the kitchen ((G) a running joke 'round
these parts).
Now back last summer he was a witness to a hit and run accident. We
heard chapter and verse about it, how the car ran the light and just
mowed the guy in the crosswalk right down and etc.
So this morning our fella rings me up to tell me we will have to
either pick him up the evening of the 22nd instead of that afternoon,
or wait until the 23rd, because he has been called to witness in a
civil suit the driver filed against the guy that was hit for damage to
his car.
I had to ask him to repeat that.

Has insanity become the norm nationwide, or is it just this part of
the country?

NightMist
Microwave dishes and cell towers! That's it! Where is my tinfoil hat?
--

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the
majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with
the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.
- AA Milne

"NightMist" wrote in message
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Has insanity become the norm nationwide, or is it just this part of
the country?

unladylike snort
Nope, that's how things are ... I hear stories like that all the time. All
the time.

We've become so litigious here ... we sue at the drop of a hat. So not only
is the legal/court system clogged with ridiculous lawsuits (since, of
course, we have the undeniable right to sue) but also our taxes are
affected, our insurance (home AND auto) affected .... it's an epidemic.

Boy, do I have stories ... living so near a government base and bein'
married to a government employee ... I really have a few stories that would
curl your toes and singe your hair. :/

I honestly hope that the victim ('cause the guy who got hit? Yep, that's
what he is - not the driver) sues the bas**rd right back. That is, if the
driver was, indeed, at fault. Unfortunately we have plenty of con artists
out there who would literally throw themselves in front of a truck to make a
"fast buck."

Have fun tonight!! And post pics!!

Hugs!!
Connie

NightMist
Microwave dishes and cell towers! That's it! Where is my tinfoil hat?
--

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the
majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with
the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.
- AA Milne

"NightMist" wrote in message
...

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Now back last summer he was a witness to a hit and run accident. We
heard chapter and verse about it, how the car ran the light and just
mowed the guy in the crosswalk right down and etc.
So this morning our fella rings me up to tell me we will have to
either pick him up the evening of the 22nd instead of that afternoon,
or wait until the 23rd, because he has been called to witness in a
civil suit the driver filed against the guy that was hit for damage to
his car.
I had to ask him to repeat that.

Has insanity become the norm nationwide, or is it just this part of
the country?

Oh, it is insane alright. And, it appears to be a norm right now. Tons of
folks watch court-tv shows, just to witness the insanity (my DH can't stand
the stupidity, but I am drawn to them - like watching stupid pet tricks, but
with people).

You have to wonder, in this case, just what kind of lawyer would take a case
like this, and what possible legal argument could be the 'reasoning' behind
this suit. Imagine... "your honor, my client's property was damaged because
the defendant failed to remove himself from the crosswalk".

Why am I not surprised that this happened in Erie? You see, I was born and
raised there, and still have lots of family there. It seems that I
frequently hear strange stories from there......we've all heard about the
man who died with a bomb "collar" on, and just this week a woman was
sentenced to jail for swinging her baby at her BF, who she was fighting
with!!! The poor baby ended up in the hospital, but has recovered. I just
wonder if there isn't more to the hit & run story. Please keep us posted!

--
Alice in PA
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"NightMist" wrote in message
...

In the midst of bustleing around this morning to make sure every
reletive on the planet knows Ash is a ginger man tonight, plus all the
other attendant holiday madness, I got a phone call that made me just
drop everything and light a cigarette while contemplating rum before
noon.

We are going to be bringing a fellow up from Erie for Christmas.
His shop quite unexpectedly decided to give them the 22 through the
second of January off so they can do some stuff with machines or
sommat. So we were going to trundle on down on the 22nd and bring him
on up and make him help scrub the kitchen ((G) a running joke 'round
these parts).
Now back last summer he was a witness to a hit and run accident. We
heard chapter and verse about it, how the car ran the light and just
mowed the guy in the crosswalk right down and etc.
So this morning our fella rings me up to tell me we will have to
either pick him up the evening of the 22nd instead of that afternoon,
or wait until the 23rd, because he has been called to witness in a
civil suit the driver filed against the guy that was hit for damage to
his car.
I had to ask him to repeat that.

Has insanity become the norm nationwide, or is it just this part of
the country?

NightMist
Microwave dishes and cell towers! That's it! Where is my tinfoil hat?
--

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the
majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with
the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.
- AA Milne

Maybe the pedestrian wallked out in front of traffic...against a light that
said it was Ok
to cross ?....You never know.


"NightMist" wrote in message
...

In the midst of bustleing around this morning to make sure every
reletive on the planet knows Ash is a ginger man tonight, plus all the
other attendant holiday madness, I got a phone call that made me just
drop everything and light a cigarette while contemplating rum before
noon.

We are going to be bringing a fellow up from Erie for Christmas.
His shop quite unexpectedly decided to give them the 22 through the
second of January off so they can do some stuff with machines or
sommat. So we were going to trundle on down on the 22nd and bring him
on up and make him help scrub the kitchen ((G) a running joke 'round
these parts).
Now back last summer he was a witness to a hit and run accident. We
heard chapter and verse about it, how the car ran the light and just
mowed the guy in the crosswalk right down and etc.
So this morning our fella rings me up to tell me we will have to
either pick him up the evening of the 22nd instead of that afternoon,
or wait until the 23rd, because he has been called to witness in a
civil suit the driver filed against the guy that was hit for damage to
his car.
I had to ask him to repeat that.

Has insanity become the norm nationwide, or is it just this part of
the country?

NightMist
Microwave dishes and cell towers! That's it! Where is my tinfoil hat?
--

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the
majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with
the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.
- AA Milne

isnt 'hit and run' illegal there?
it is here.
here it wouldnt matter if the driver was at fault or not,
if he 'ran' that breaks the law and he'd be arrested and
charged.
that also makes him liable for any damages.
surely the judge would throw that case out of court and
perhaps even charge the driver for court costs for bringing
such a stupid suit and wasting the courts time.
what the hell are some folks teaching their kids about what
is right and what is wrong.

the other day dh was sitting behind a few cars waiting for
traffic to move and this old guy decides he is going to
cross the two lanes between cars(not in the nearby crosswalk
right in front of dh's van....here if there is a crosswalk
within 60ft you must use it, so he was at fault crossing
there.

dh looks in rearview mirror and sees a car fast approaching
who wouldnt be able to see the old man and vice versa as the
van is too high for the man to see thru the windows for
oncoming traffic.
dh tooted his horn just in time, the old guy peeks round the
van and had to pull his head back fast or he'd be history
now for sure.
the old guy didnt even acknowledge dh for alerting him to
the car approaching, just waited til the other car passed
and then carried on across the road. seems the old guy was
busy checking traffic coming the other direction to see if
he could cross that side of the road too, all that before
he'd even got across one side. there was an island to take
refuge on...fwiw.
he is very lucky he'll get to spend xmas with his family and
not in the hospital.
boggle'n in the south pacific,
j.

"NightMist" wrote...

In the midst of bustleing around this morning to make sure
every
reletive on the planet knows Ash is a ginger man tonight,
plus all the
other attendant holiday madness, I got a phone call that
made me just
drop everything and light a cigarette while contemplating
rum before
noon.

We are going to be bringing a fellow up from Erie for
Christmas.
His shop quite unexpectedly decided to give them the 22
through the
second of January off so they can do some stuff with
machines or
sommat. So we were going to trundle on down on the 22nd
and bring him
on up and make him help scrub the kitchen ((G) a running
joke 'round
these parts).
Now back last summer he was a witness to a hit and run
accident. We
heard chapter and verse about it, how the car ran the
light and just
mowed the guy in the crosswalk right down and etc.
So this morning our fella rings me up to tell me we will
have to
either pick him up the evening of the 22nd instead of that
afternoon,
or wait until the 23rd, because he has been called to
witness in a
civil suit the driver filed against the guy that was hit
for damage to
his car.
I had to ask him to repeat that.

Has insanity become the norm nationwide, or is it just
this part of
the country?

NightMist
Microwave dishes and cell towers! That's it! Where is my
tinfoil hat?
--

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with
the
majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is
thinking with
the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is
thinking.
- AA Milne

In article ,
(NightMist) wrote:

In the midst of bustleing around this morning to make sure every
reletive on the planet knows Ash is a ginger man tonight, plus all the
other attendant holiday madness, I got a phone call that made me just
drop everything and light a cigarette while contemplating rum before
noon.

We are going to be bringing a fellow up from Erie for Christmas.
His shop quite unexpectedly decided to give them the 22 through the
second of January off so they can do some stuff with machines or
sommat. So we were going to trundle on down on the 22nd and bring him
on up and make him help scrub the kitchen ((G) a running joke 'round
these parts).
Now back last summer he was a witness to a hit and run accident. We
heard chapter and verse about it, how the car ran the light and just
mowed the guy in the crosswalk right down and etc.
So this morning our fella rings me up to tell me we will have to
either pick him up the evening of the 22nd instead of that afternoon,
or wait until the 23rd, because he has been called to witness in a
civil suit the driver filed against the guy that was hit for damage to
his car.
I had to ask him to repeat that.

Has insanity become the norm nationwide, or is it just this part of
the country?

NightMist
Microwave dishes and cell towers! That's it! Where is my tinfoil hat?


Ack! It's unbelievable, isn't it? My SonIL was sideswiped by a fellow on
the freeway a couple of weeks ago. No one was hurt, fortunately, and
there were multiple witnesses to say that the other fellow had been
driving erratically; the police cited him for DUI. Now this guy is
calling SIL's insurance agency almost daily, threatening all sorts of
things because he claims SIL *made* him sideswipe him. Huh? He's googled
their address and threatens to come over and do who knows what. It's not
unique to your area.

--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net

again...
if he was driving erratically and issued with a DUI he had
to be at fault and a good decent intelligent judge would
throw it out of court and perhaps bring charges against the
idiot for wasting the courts time. how about if he is stupid
enough to call again, tell him you are recording the
conversation for legal proceedings against him for threats
and intimidation so he best find himself a damn good lawyer.
then make sure you can record the convo and call the police
about him. the drunk has lost his freak'n mind i
reckon...hes got alcohol poisoning his brain.
omg, what is up with folks today. the world has gone
berserk.
j.

"Sandy" wrote...
Ack! It's unbelievable, isn't it? My SonIL was sideswiped
by a fellow on
the freeway a couple of weeks ago. No one was hurt,
fortunately, and
there were multiple witnesses to say that the other fellow
had been
driving erratically; the police cited him for DUI. Now
this guy is
calling SIL's insurance agency almost daily, threatening
all sorts of
things because he claims SIL *made* him sideswipe him.
Huh? He's googled
their address and threatens to come over and do who knows
what. It's not
unique to your area.

--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the
obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net

last summer he was a witness to a hit and run accident. [...] he
has been called to witness in a civil suit the driver filed against
the guy that was hit for damage to his car.
I had to ask him to repeat that.

The nearest to that I'v heard of in the UK was about 30 years ago
when an anti-Nazi protester who'd been arrested and beaten up at a
demo was charged with damaging a policeman's boot with his teeth.

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In article ,
"nzlstar*" wrote:

again...
if he was driving erratically and issued with a DUI he had
to be at fault and a good decent intelligent judge would
throw it out of court and perhaps bring charges against the
idiot for wasting the courts time. how about if he is stupid
enough to call again, tell him you are recording the
conversation for legal proceedings against him for threats
and intimidation so he best find himself a damn good lawyer.
then make sure you can record the convo and call the police
about him. the drunk has lost his freak'n mind i
reckon...hes got alcohol poisoning his brain.
omg, what is up with folks today. the world has gone
berserk.
j.

Jeanne, it hasn't gone to court (yet), so I'm pretty sure the judge
*would* throw it out. The phone calls are going to the insurance
company, so that's not a problem for DD and DSIL, but the thought that
the jerk might show up at their house and do something stupid is a bit
of a worry. :S


"Sandy" wrote...
Ack! It's unbelievable, isn't it? My SonIL was sideswiped
by a fellow on
the freeway a couple of weeks ago. No one was hurt,
fortunately, and
there were multiple witnesses to say that the other fellow
had been
driving erratically; the police cited him for DUI. Now
this guy is
calling SIL's insurance agency almost daily, threatening
all sorts of
things because he claims SIL *made* him sideswipe him.
Huh? He's googled
their address and threatens to come over and do who knows
what. It's not
unique to your area.

--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the
obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net




--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net