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Buck
Guest
It seems I can't get away from moronic kids these days. While pulling my daughter in the trailer
yesterday, I had another run-in with one. As I rounded the bend along my "local" loop (the one I use
for pulling the kids), I noticed two kids walking across the street up ahead. They were off the
roadway long before I reached them, but the situation became a bit more complex when a golden
retriever came running out of the woods. I picked up the pace and kept my eye on the dog until he
was behind me. When I got near the kids, the younger of the two jumped back into the street, threw
his arms wide and yelled "run over me, please!" Fortunately, he had the good sense to not actually
jump in front of me, but he was out far enough to make me nervous. So, I decided to slam on the
brakes and have a talk.
It turned out that the kid and the dog came from the same house. We went back over to have a little
chat with his parents. His mom answered the door and was surprised to see me. I told her what her
son had done and her reaction was immediate - that kid was in trouble. Before I left the house, the
kid was grounded. Then we had a little chat about the dog. She seemed reluctant at first, but when I
pointed out that my daughter was in the trailer and that a collision with her dog could injure me,
my daughter and the dog, she reluctantly agreed that the dog should be penned up.
I'll be passing that way again, but not with any kids in the trailer - at least until I'm sure that
the dog is locked up for good. As for the mom, I have to give big kudos to her. She wasted no time
in determining that her little darling was being a little punk and put himself and others at risk.
Although he has a whole lifetime of stupid things to do, I'm betting that jumping into traffic won't
be one of them.
-Buck
yesterday, I had another run-in with one. As I rounded the bend along my "local" loop (the one I use
for pulling the kids), I noticed two kids walking across the street up ahead. They were off the
roadway long before I reached them, but the situation became a bit more complex when a golden
retriever came running out of the woods. I picked up the pace and kept my eye on the dog until he
was behind me. When I got near the kids, the younger of the two jumped back into the street, threw
his arms wide and yelled "run over me, please!" Fortunately, he had the good sense to not actually
jump in front of me, but he was out far enough to make me nervous. So, I decided to slam on the
brakes and have a talk.
It turned out that the kid and the dog came from the same house. We went back over to have a little
chat with his parents. His mom answered the door and was surprised to see me. I told her what her
son had done and her reaction was immediate - that kid was in trouble. Before I left the house, the
kid was grounded. Then we had a little chat about the dog. She seemed reluctant at first, but when I
pointed out that my daughter was in the trailer and that a collision with her dog could injure me,
my daughter and the dog, she reluctantly agreed that the dog should be penned up.
I'll be passing that way again, but not with any kids in the trailer - at least until I'm sure that
the dog is locked up for good. As for the mom, I have to give big kudos to her. She wasted no time
in determining that her little darling was being a little punk and put himself and others at risk.
Although he has a whole lifetime of stupid things to do, I'm betting that jumping into traffic won't
be one of them.
-Buck