Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Smoke Under a Boat

Corners are always a tricky thing to drive past. Usually, I try to be extra careful, not knowing if the drivers coming from around the corner are quite as committed to not colliding with each other as I am.

Yesterday I was distracted. Thinking more about the apple tree and the smile on her face than double checking that the red light also meant stop to the big white truck hauling the big white boat. All of a sudden tire screeching woke me from my daydream. Stunned, I didn't see where the commotion was coming from until I stopped smack in the middle of the intersection.

Didn't really expect to see smoke surrounding the truck and engulfing its tires. And so my day began. Nearly crashing.

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