If I could ask you to do anything it would be to pay attention while you are driving a car. I'm not just talking about texting or talking on a cell phone. I mean lighting a cigarette, adjusting the radio, brushing your hair, talking to a passenger, getting something out of your purse, etc. Anything that takes your full attention away from the road puts your life in danger. Too many times I've been dispatched to the scene of a traffic accident only to find someone had died. Sometimes it was a child. Sometimes more than one. Sometimes I had to go tell the family one of their loved ones had died. I carry those memories with me. Whenever I pass those spots in the road I remember. The visions and images are burned in my brain for eternity. I will never forget. My first wife died in an alcohol related car accident six months after we divorced. The daughter of our union had just turned four years old. After that I married again to a wonderful woman who brought two more daughters into our family. We've been together for nearly thirteen years. My daughters are all old enough to drive now and I worry everytime they leave the house. When my wife is gone I listen for the car to pull back into the driveway. If the phone rings while one of them is away I cringe till I hear their voice and know they are okay. If I could ask you to do anything it would be.....pay attention to what you are doing while you are driving. Please!

AMEN to the one above me. very well put and most moving.  you are a gem ticketman  thanks!


peace  asz

so sad ticketman. and your post does have a extreme point then anyone who drives or rides should always keep in mind.

peace asz

ps: those poor children what a horrible thing to have to go thru

life can be a cruel harsh joke. and then, there are the moments when all the crap just disappears.


peace  asz

well you know you don't don't have time enough to pay attention on the road when you hit the snooze button twelve times and stay up partying all night ..