Re: OT: You are not going to believe...Veri

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Veri

Thanks.

I'm grateful that God was able to use me to get him off the street that night.

Its really odd because normally I would not have been on that particular ramp,

had I not missed my exit, been tired, and trying to decide what I was going to

do...get gas, go to Walmart while I was close, or go home...

How is Jaye??

and Rob 18 JAS

OT: You are not going to believe this

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> Today, I was off so I took the opportunity to visit my dear

> friend, , who is staying with her parents about an hour and

> a half away in Greenwood, Indiana. 's mother has been given

> a diagnosis of terminal throat cancer. has taken FMLA and

> gone up to stay with and help her family, and give her sister a

> break. Not only is 's mother (Shirley)ill, but 's dad

> has multiple medical problems and is on a walker. Then there is

> 's 47 year old brother, , who is blind, diabetic, and

> schizophrenic and very childlike. It is a terrible situation.

> Shirley has been the rock of the family. She says she is ready

> to meet the Lord whenever he is ready for her, but leaving her

> husband and son behind is just so heartbreaking for her. I went

> up today for a visit. Was there most of the day. Long story

> short, coming home I missed my exit and found myself going down

> I65 towards Louisville. I got off, thinking I'd go to Veterans

> Parkway and get gas, and changed my mind on the off

> ramp. I got in the left lane and was sitting there at the

> light, stopped, when a drunk driver hit me...in Rob's brand new

> (albeit used) Durango that I had just picked up from him in

> Indianapolis, as I need to get it LICENSED tomorrow. So here I

> am with a guy who is begging me not to call police, when I can

> tell he has been drinking. It was a 20 minute act of stalling

> while called the police (from home, after I called him on

> my cell), so the guy would think the police just 'happened' up

> on our accident. It was heartbreaking to see him being cuffed

> but I knew I did the right thing getting him off the street. I

> just kept thinking of two of Rob's classmates, one drunk who

> drove her car and killed the other. This got me so upset and

> sad, and crying while I watched the scene unfold in my rear view

> mirror. I'm not hurt physically, the car isn't bad, just a few

> scratches, but we had to get this guy off the street. Of course,

> he told me his life story about why I shouldn't turn him in.

> I told him I had seen many tragedies rel ated to alcohol

> and that it was not fair for him to be taking chances with

> others lives! Nervy, aren't I. So, I just played along with him,

> listened to his story, taking FOREVER to write his name and

> address, and making him get out his insurance card, license

> while stalling for time till the police arrived. At least he was

> a pleasant, talky drunk...poor fellow. He is sitting in jail as

> I type. He is God's child too so please pray for him, his name

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> I'm so shook up I doubt I will sleep tonight. It was a pretty

> harrowing experience waiting for the police. But thank God he

> hit me, did little damage, and is now off the street where he

> can't hurt anyone.

> I'm going to wait to tell Rob about the Durango, he doesn't deal

> well with anger these days...oi

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