The City is a Dangerous Place
Yikes! I just had the strangest experience coming home on P Street from the coffee shop. I had just crossed 15th and was walking under some of the trees that line the street when there was a noise from the branches above me. I thought it might be a squirrel, but then there was this big crash about 3 feet behind me. I looked around and still vibrating on the ground exactly where I had stepped one second before was a large tree branch about 7 feet long with a diameter of 4 to 6 inches. One single step slower and it would have come down right on my head. There were several people walking on the street and I immediately heard all these exclamations of surprise and relief. One guy said "don't even bother buying a lottery ticket, you just used up all your luck for the year". I started walking again and by the end of the block, my adrenalin was going crazy realizing what had just nearly happened. I'm still jittery. Wow, it is a good day.
3 Comments:
At 1:50 PM, JABS said…
. . . and you worry about a simple bear.
At 9:45 AM, JABS said…
I keep thinking about your terrifying near-miss experience with the falling branch, and I remember the time I was doing a power walk and a bird hit me with its "doo" right smack in the middle of the top of my head. And all I could think was, "why right in the middle of my little fast moving head?" Out of all of the other spots for that to hit, "Why there?"
You must feel somewhat the same. How did I become a target for this quircky accident? I should at least be able to walk down a city street without worrying about getting hit by a falling branch. It takes a while to get your confidence back. I am so sorry that happened.
At 9:45 AM, JABS said…
I keep thinking about your terrifying near-miss experience with the falling branch, and I remember the time I was doing a power walk and a bird hit me with its "doo" right smack in the middle of the top of my head. And all I could think was, "why right in the middle of my little fast moving head?" Out of all of the other spots for that to hit, "Why there?"
You must feel somewhat the same. How did I become a target for this quircky accident? I should at least be able to walk down a city street without worrying about getting hit by a falling branch. It takes a while to get your confidence back. I am so sorry that happened.
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