Interesting Weekend

Jack took a long look at his speedometer
Before slowing down: 73 in a 55 zone.
Fourth time in as many months..
How could a guy get caught so often?

When his car had slowed to 10 miles an hour,
Jack pulled over, but only partially.
Let the cop worry about the potential traffic hazard..
Maybe some other car will tweak his backside with a mirror.
The cop was stepping out of his car,
The big pad in hand..

Bob? Bob from Church?
Jack sunk farther into his trench coat.
This was worse than the coming ticket.
A cop catching a guy from his own church.
A guy who happened to be a little eager
To get home after a long day at the office..
A guy he was about to play golf with tomorrow..

Jumping out of the car,
He approached a man he saw every Sunday,
A man he'd never seen in uniform.


'Hi, Bob. Fancy meeting you like this.'



'Hello, Jack.' No smile.

'Guess you caught me red-handed
In a rush to see my wife and kids.'

'Yeah, I guess.' Bob seemed uncertain.
Good.

'I've seen some long days at the office lately.
I'm afraid I bent the rules a bit -just this once.'

Jack toed at a pebble on the pavement.
'Diane said something about roast beef and potatoes tonight.
Know what I mean?'

'I know what you mean.
I also know that you have a reputation in our precinct .'
Ouch.
This was not going in the right direction.
Time to change tactics.

'What'd you clock me at?'

'Seventy. Would you sit back in your car please?'

'Now wait a minute here, Bob.
I checked as soon as I saw you.
I was barely nudging 65.'
The lie seemed to come easier with every ticket.

'Please, Jack, in the car'

Flustered, Jack hunched himself through the still-open door. Slamming it shut, he stared at the dashboard..
He was in no rush to open the window.

The minutes ticked by.
Bob scribbled away on the pad..

Why hadn't he asked for a driver's license?

Whatever the reason,
It would be a month of Sundays
Before Jack ever sat near this cop again.

A tap on the door jerked his head to the left.
There was Bob, a folded paper in hand
Jack rolled down the window a mere two inches,
Just enough room for Bob to pass him the slip.

'Thanks..'
Jack could not quite keep the sneer out of his voice.

Bob returned to his police car without a word.
Jack watched his retreat in the mirror.
Jack unfolded the sheet of paper.
How much was this one going to cost?

Wait a minute.
What was this? Some kind of joke?

Certainly not a ticket. Jack began to read:

'Dear Jack, Once upon a time I had a daughter..
She was six when killed by a car.
You guessed it - a speeding driver.
A fine and three months in jail, and the man was free.
Free to hug his daughters, all three of them.
I only had one, and I'm going to have to wait until Heaven
Before I can ever hug her again.

A thousand times I've tried to forgive that man.
A thousand times I thought I had.
Maybe I did, but I need to do it again.
Even now.
Pray for me.
And be careful, Jack,
my son is all I have left.'

'Bob'

Jack turned around in time to see Bob's car
pull away and head down the road.
Jack watched until it disappeared.
A full 15 minutes later, he too,
pulled away and drove slowly home,
praying for forgiveness and
hugging a surprised wife and kids when he arrived...

Life is precious.
Handle with care.
This is an important message;
please pass it along to your friends.
Drive safely and carefully.
Remember, cars are not the only things
recalled by their maker.

Pass this on,
you may save a life.
Maybe not,
but we'll never know if we don't try.

May today there be peace within you.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
'I believe that friends are quiet angels
who lift us to our feet
when our wings
have trouble remembering how to fly.'

I got this in an e-mail today from my dad... and I almost cried and definitely had the chills! I would hate to loose a child to someone that was speeding down the road, I would have a hard time. But I would have a hard time, but I would forgive the person I've done it before, it wasn't easy, it needed to be done, and I did it. Just watch yourself and people on the street! ;) and thought I'd share. :D

Anyways, when I was reading I thought about an accident I saw the other day... I was just out driving out with my boyfriend and our friend Rainbow! And we go on 4th N. and 8th W. in Orem, and we see a car that's up side down and there is damage to the building right next to it... As well as car parts by a tree and everywhere! Well, of course we got curious as to how this car got to where it was because it's not everyday that you see a result of an accident a building having damage and the car is damaged that it's not a doubt that it's totaled! So we get closer to the scene. We were hearing rumors of what happened but those rumors didn't make sense at all! But my Boyfriend was able to talk to a couple witnesses. They said that a girl was running away from the police(kind of fishy... :P) and they are speeding and in the middle of the road, she sees a couple cars coming and she slams on her breaks, drifts hits a curb and goes flying through a tree then on top of the building where the passenger was knocked out of the car, and he started running away... and the car landed upside down by the building.

Yeah.... learned a few things... LOL Don't run away from cops it'll end up bad no matter what you try to do...(jail definitely, death or serious injury, if lucky) and if you're going high speeds on a road, don't slam on the breaks let go of the gas to let your car slow down! As well as the fact DON'T BE STUPID! And risk killing someone! Be careful out there people!

So I came up with my decision of what to do, and I have to pack everything in my room by Thursday and clean what I'm supposed to clean by Saturday! This week is going to be busy! I shouldn't even be on here to begin with! LOL Anyways, I decided to move back home with my parents... mixed feeling about it... I'm excited to be able to go home and save my money! And being able to see my family, but I really like being out on my own! Having my own curfew! And being able to do what ever I want! :D I want to be able to get a car, and finish up my Pharmacy Tech license! Then save up for what I may need to be able to move out on my own again! :D