Dad Moments—April 2007



Another day in the life of wls and the blue-bomber...


Its 18:30 hours... I'm proceeding S on 405 in lane 5 at 30-45 MPH in heavy, but moving traffic.

I spot a CHP on the onramp with his lights going. Hmm, me thinks - what's up with that?

I hear sirens, helicopters, flashing lights, whoop-whoop-whoop the works. 
The cars around me pull over and slow way down to let the CHP go by or whatever.

I see a car approaching in my rear view mirror, all smashed up in front, being 
chased by the CHP while they are making a lane break and figure it's OJ on the
rampage, again.

I'm figuring TV coverage, a book deal, TV Spots, soft tissue damages, GSW, the works!

Thump, the white car rear ends me.

The CHP all leap out of/off of their vehicles and with guns drawn are like yelling at
the guy to get out of the car, put you hands up, blah, blah. blah!

I put my hands up and look. It's like I'm in scene in NYPD Blue. Cops everywhere
with guns drawn, yelling, BUT it's real guns and not a screen -- it's my side window.

The CHP is positioned to try to shoot the guy, and I'm like in the line of fire!

"Oh, shit!" I say and lay down on the car hoping the door will stop the bullets from hitting me.

I look again and the guy is spread eagle on the ground, then in hand cuffs on the hood 
of their cruiser.

Some CHP Officer asks me for my driver's license and tells me to stay in the car.

They determine he's zoned out from insulin shock. and give him some sugar
he comes to. All is quiet, except me, I'm F--king mad. He smooched my shinny new 
(to me) car and I'm stuck there for two more hours till they pull his Cougar off me
and I can get out and yell!

No book deal, no TV spots, just a big pain in the neck.

The car, as Ryan stated, "Can take a Hit." It did. Part of the bumper is gone,
dents in left-rear and driver side rear door, a little chrome fell of and the left blinker
is not working. Me, I'm OK; but hopping mad.

Oh well, Susan can have fun for the next 6 months fighting with State Farm, etc.

Me -" I'm flying in my taxi," listening to music and getting hi (on the tunes).

I took some photos, If I can get hem out of my phone I'll post them.

wls

P.S. THe CHP was Sorry.