I had to head down to OBX Friday and come back Saturday due to a family medical emergency. Dad suffered a detached retina. Mom took him to the hospital, and they sent him via ambulance to Norfolk to see an ophthalmologist. They had driven down in separate cars, and Mom needed someone to help bring some of the perishables they had in the fridge back. So I drove down, helped pack up and took some stuff back with me on Saturday. (Dad's car was left in the care of a friend of his who has a house down there.)
Of course there's traffic, given that it's a holiday weekend, and while it's irritating, it's nothing too infuriating.
Then I suddenly see a sea of brake lights and a cloud of white smoke. Cars start pulling onto the shoulders and I see why. An SUV had flipped and rolled onto its roof in the ditch by the side of the road.
Now comes the good sighting. There were at least eight or nine cars already pulled over, there were people helping pull the driver (and any passengers, whom I didn't see) out of the wreck, and I saw several people already on their cell phones calling 911.
For all that people in general get dumped on for being self-centered assholes, it's always great to see people rushing to help someone in an emergency.
Of course there's traffic, given that it's a holiday weekend, and while it's irritating, it's nothing too infuriating.
Then I suddenly see a sea of brake lights and a cloud of white smoke. Cars start pulling onto the shoulders and I see why. An SUV had flipped and rolled onto its roof in the ditch by the side of the road.
Now comes the good sighting. There were at least eight or nine cars already pulled over, there were people helping pull the driver (and any passengers, whom I didn't see) out of the wreck, and I saw several people already on their cell phones calling 911.
For all that people in general get dumped on for being self-centered assholes, it's always great to see people rushing to help someone in an emergency.
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