Ranger Mom
11-01-2007, 09:34 AM
I helped host an NA (Narcotics Anonymous...an organization my son is very involved in) Halloween party last night. It was over around 10:00 and since I was already close to downtown Midland, I decided to run up to my office and get a CD for my sister-in-law.
My daughter-in-law and granddaughter were with me and we were loading her back in the vehicle when we heard screaming.
I looked at Amanda (d-in-law) and she said, "OMG, he's trying to hit them". I turned around and looked out the back window and there were 3 kids walking on the sidewalk and a car was careening toward them. They took off running and the car made a U-turn and ran up on the sidewalk after them. Concrete was tearing off the curb where his car was dragging and the kids picked up some bricks and started throwing them at the car.
At that point, we were loaded up and heading in that direction. I picked up my phone and called 911 to report it. (Anyone who knows me, knows how fast I talk anyway...and when I am excited....well, ya know, I can barely spit the words out)!:p
Anyway...the girl who answered the call asked me where I was at. I told her I had just turned on so and so street. She asked me what the guy was driving and I told her a green car, she asked what kind, I said I don't know. She asked me to get the license plate number. I told her I wasn't that close and didn't plan on getting that close. (He had turned in an alley and parked in the parking lot of a run down apartment complex). He kept watching me as I was obviously following him and I was kinda freaking out, I didn't know if he had a gun, or what!!!
She kept asking me where I was, where the car was, what streets we were on, where the people who were running were, what were they wearing, etc.
I was asking Amanda these questions when she snapped, "You need to quit talking to whoever is with you and talk to me". I told her, "I am trying to drive here, I can't answer what you are asking and drive at the same time, so I am having to ask her so SHE can look and tell me"!! (At this point I was getting mad....I know I was kinda frantic, but getting all bitchy to me isn't gonna help matters AT ALL!!)
She asked me, "why are you so hyped up?? WHAT ARE YOU ON?" :eek: :eek: :eek:
That FLEW ALL OVER ME!!! :mad: :mad:
I said, "I just almost saw 3 kids get hit by some lunatic. I am following him, he is AWARE that I was following him. I'm circling where he is parked, I have my 6 m/o grandbaby in the car with me and you wonder why I am hyped up?"
She said, "well you need to calm down...why are even downtown?...how did you happen to be right there?...". I finally said, "I have absolutely NOTHING to do with this, I am an innocent bystander here, I thought I should report what I just saw....so I did". You have my phone number and my name, I am going home....call an officer, or don't, I've done my civic duty!"
I headed home and we saw a cop pull up there to the alley....I have no idea what happened after that!!!
I think her accusing me of being on something made me madder than ANYTHING!!! Although...I had to laugh when I thought of the fact that I had just left a house where I had been around 30 or so recovering drug addicts for the past 4 hours!!!!
:D
My daughter-in-law and granddaughter were with me and we were loading her back in the vehicle when we heard screaming.
I looked at Amanda (d-in-law) and she said, "OMG, he's trying to hit them". I turned around and looked out the back window and there were 3 kids walking on the sidewalk and a car was careening toward them. They took off running and the car made a U-turn and ran up on the sidewalk after them. Concrete was tearing off the curb where his car was dragging and the kids picked up some bricks and started throwing them at the car.
At that point, we were loaded up and heading in that direction. I picked up my phone and called 911 to report it. (Anyone who knows me, knows how fast I talk anyway...and when I am excited....well, ya know, I can barely spit the words out)!:p
Anyway...the girl who answered the call asked me where I was at. I told her I had just turned on so and so street. She asked me what the guy was driving and I told her a green car, she asked what kind, I said I don't know. She asked me to get the license plate number. I told her I wasn't that close and didn't plan on getting that close. (He had turned in an alley and parked in the parking lot of a run down apartment complex). He kept watching me as I was obviously following him and I was kinda freaking out, I didn't know if he had a gun, or what!!!
She kept asking me where I was, where the car was, what streets we were on, where the people who were running were, what were they wearing, etc.
I was asking Amanda these questions when she snapped, "You need to quit talking to whoever is with you and talk to me". I told her, "I am trying to drive here, I can't answer what you are asking and drive at the same time, so I am having to ask her so SHE can look and tell me"!! (At this point I was getting mad....I know I was kinda frantic, but getting all bitchy to me isn't gonna help matters AT ALL!!)
She asked me, "why are you so hyped up?? WHAT ARE YOU ON?" :eek: :eek: :eek:
That FLEW ALL OVER ME!!! :mad: :mad:
I said, "I just almost saw 3 kids get hit by some lunatic. I am following him, he is AWARE that I was following him. I'm circling where he is parked, I have my 6 m/o grandbaby in the car with me and you wonder why I am hyped up?"
She said, "well you need to calm down...why are even downtown?...how did you happen to be right there?...". I finally said, "I have absolutely NOTHING to do with this, I am an innocent bystander here, I thought I should report what I just saw....so I did". You have my phone number and my name, I am going home....call an officer, or don't, I've done my civic duty!"
I headed home and we saw a cop pull up there to the alley....I have no idea what happened after that!!!
I think her accusing me of being on something made me madder than ANYTHING!!! Although...I had to laugh when I thought of the fact that I had just left a house where I had been around 30 or so recovering drug addicts for the past 4 hours!!!!
:D