i took my mom out today to look for a car. we had to stop by wallyworld. we got mcdonald's and sat in the car at the world to eat. we noticed a car beside us with the engine running. there was a man in the car slumped over the passenger seat. he was kind of moving a little, really jerking more than anything. we were kind of scared to bother him cuz ya just never know...anyhoo, he was still there when we came out to the car an hour later. car was still running, still slumped over. i knocked forever and finally roused him enough so that he unlocked his door. i asked him if he was ok and he said yeah, wiped his chin and passed out again. he had his false teeth laying on a mcdonald's napkin on the passenger seat and had thrown up all over the arm he was slumped over.

hmmmm, drunk? diabetic problem? seizure? we didn't know. but we did know that the dude had no business driving whatever had happened to him. so like a good citizen i called 911. they sent an ambulance and they told us we could leave. we were a bit afraid of the guy, not knowing what was wrong, and sure enough as we were leaving two police cars came with lights and sirens blaring. dog drunk.

i've had two cousins killed by drunk drivers, so i'm glad i made that call.

thing is mom and i felt so sorry for him thinking he was really ill. we're just so naive that way. i can only hope that we saved someone from that fatefull phone call: we're sorry mrs. r, but your (fill in the blank) was killed by a drunk driver today.

it's just so sad and i know it happens all the time. drunk on sunday afternoon, passed out in the wal mart parking lot. mcdonald's puked up all over yourself. how did he manage to get thru the drive thru and park??? how did he manage to drive at all??? it makes me so mad - no telling who he could have hurt or killed. it's events like this that make me want to scream!!! i've done it too - long ago. mom and i were talking about that. but this was an older dude, at least my age or a bit older. he should know better. we all should, but you'd think a little bit of wisdom comes with age. i'm not excusing the fact that anyone does it - young or old - but by the time we get to be this age you'd think we'd have learned how awful it is and how it wrecks lives. alcoholic??? maybe. but stay home and get drunk!!! what a sad life. i hope he gets some help.

i thought about how it sounds like a sad country song, but it's really not funny at all. it wasn't funny when my cousins were killed. i'd like to go back and smack the guy, but i think i'll pray for him instead. and i'll call the cops on your drunk ass too if i see you in a car!!!!!! wink, wink!!!!!