Nathan and I were walking to Music Stop, and having an amusing time talking. He was on his bike and making his way slowly in front of me on the sidewalk. We came to a crosswalk and started to cross, he a couple meters ahead of me. Stopped at the crosswalk was a man talking on his cell phone. Nathan got past him just as he started to pull out, but he rammed into my guitar case (which was luckily in my left hand) and nearly knocked me off my feet. Nathan was able to signal to him and get his attention off his phone call just in time to save me from flying to the ground. The most frightening part was that the man seemed to show no remorse and continued his call as he pulled away. I really should have remembered his license plate to report such a dangerous driver, but I was more concerned with the fact that he’d nearly killed me to think of that.
NEVER use a cell phone in a car. You could kill someone!
We carried on after my brush with death and went to Music Stop. There I had the tech look at my guitar and suggest the proper strings for it. I bought the strings and a strap and we were on our way back to the apartment.
Back here I put the strings and strap on my guitar after Nathan showed me the proper techniques. It’s nice to have a guitar with the full compliment of strings and properly tuned. I was actually able to practice some this evening. It’s going to be a while before I can play anything decent, but I’ll be practicing when I can.
After a while the dangerous and dynamic trio of Greg, Apollo and Nathan (hereby known a G.A.N.) walked to Halifax Shopping Center. The mission was to drop off my film to be developed, but we also walked around and looked at things we would not end up buying. We’re resistant to the capitalism, damnit!
I talked with Ashley for a while tonight. Hearing her voice is so much better than talking with these keys, but that’s obvious. I really can’t wait until she can visit here. Speaking of her visits, I’ll have photos from the last on Friday. I need to shuffle around some things on my host, but I think I can get them to fit once I take down some other galleries for the time being.
Would anyone like to buy me some Beatles albums? My birthday is coming up in December. Seriously, I would love to finially get some Beatles recordings, but the $30 price tag is really uncalled for. Yes, they are great works, but it is still ripping us all off. I could buy 2-3 new albums for that price.
15 comments on “Hit and Run, Cell Phone and All”
My gosh! I’m so glad you weren’t seriously injured! :O That makes me so angry that the guy didn’t even bother to stop and make sure that you were alright. I don’t know what is wrong with people nowadays.
And I totally agree – cell phones are dangerous when combined with driving a vehicle. People drive badly enough as it is, they need no further distractions!
No, I wasn’t hurt at all, thankfully.
Yeah, I thought that was fucked up too!
Yeah, it’s against the law, and should be treated like drunk driving.
My g-d. I am glad you are alright!
::huggle:::
cell phone drivers are awful! And make sure you post those pics when you get em!
Shari
Thanks, I’m certainly glad I wasn’t hurt.
I’ll be sure to share those photos when I can.
I would love to buy you a Beatles album. Everyone should own atv least one.
I can’t. But I would love to.
Thanks. It is certainly the thought that counts.
Recently I traveled to Washington as the Naviguesser and Map Girl. The deal is, I answer the phone, I light the cigs, I read the map, I take care of changing Cd’s.The Drvier DRIVES!! It works out great. so if you have someone in the car with you and your cell goes off…do yourself a favor and those of us who have been hit by cars (like me and Apollo) get off the phone or ignore it or get an earpiece..
From a girl in California. Who knows the value of a dislocated shoulder.
~Darke
My gosh Apollo! I’m glad you’re alright. I was also thinking the other night.. and i’m glad that the world has people like you. You’re so courteous and polite and take people besides yourself into consideration. I think more Canadians like you should like.. make an evil American person your buddy and influence them! But only for like an hour so you don’t have to be tortured with evil Americans!
lol Thanks.
I will certainly try to influence evil people whenever I can.
but its the beatles!
man. its worth it. IMO anyway.
It may be worth it, but I will not give that much money to a greedy record company.
Oh wow, glad to hear you’re ok! People today don’t pay attention. It’s a good thing that the driver wasn’t flying down the street when he hit you. There have been many cases in Pittsburgh where people have been seriously injured or even killed just because they were crossing the street. It’s such a shame that we have to be on high alert whenever we step out of the house just because some dumb ass was granted permission to drive. =/
Yeah, I figure we need to outlaw cars and just make everyone take the bus. It’d be much safer then.
Or ride bikes. America would be so much healthier!
Yeah, bikes, feet, buses and other public transport are the way to go.