Mad Max - ten points!

I'm re-posting this blog I did a few months ago. I just find it really amusing, and yes, I don't have anything more amusing to post. The situations which have been leaving me with sleepless empty-sex drive nights aren't particularly interesting.

So here's a short stroll down memory lane:

On our way back from church yesterday, we ran over a drunk. And we realized that the human spirit will always be stronger than the force of an SUV going 25 kph.

I'm telling you, it was frightening at first. But the ass proved to be more annoying than anything, I'd have run him over in reverse had I known.

It was late afternoon and the sun hadn't even set yet. It was a crowded street (not a pleasant neighborhood, really) and we noticed this man laughing and pointing at people and walking as if his legs were made of jell-o. Then he walked right onto our bullbar.

The sound of the impact was weird. It sounded like BLOG.

Anyway, so there he was, sprawled on the street. Bystanders and tricycle drivers ran to the scene. In the commotion, there was only one common thing they were saying: The guy was drunk, loud, picking fights with everyone, and that it wasn't our fault, good for him.

His companion (almost as drunk, Jesus!) had to be prodded to pick him up and to go with us to the nearest hospital. As we drove hurriedly to the hospital, the guy we drove over came to his senses, and wow, he started talking about love, religion, Ilocanos, etc., etc. Didn't say or ask anything about the blood dripping from his head. And his companion? Just as coherent.

Both guys proved to be a real nuisance in the emergency room. Not a danger, really, just a nuisance, since they behaved, well, drunk. They didn't even want to be examined. The doctor, fed up, advised us to just let them go without the usual medico-legal x-rays and examinations. "They're fine, believe me," the doctor insisted. "Just have them sign an agreement relieving you of further responsibility."

So they did, and we gave them 300 bucks to buy painkillers and to go home.