Happens to others too

[Kandaje]

Greetings...

 

Went to Wally World yesterday. Was parking under the overhang between the Garden center and the part of the store where they park the shopping carts, where most of the cycle riders park. Backing in, there was a somewhat drunk middle aged woman with a scooter talking on her cell phone, wandering around.

 

As I backed under the overhang to get in the shade, I caught a whiff of nasty sewage, looking down was an uncovered hole in the concrete right under where I'd parked. I commented about it to her, and procceeded to move over a bit so I wasn't directly over it.

For some reason, this prompted her to move her little scooter too - she slowly backed it out (she had put it in - nose first) standing on the RIGHT side. I was still in the process of backing, preparing to shut down, when her center stand clipped the edge of a bench, put her off-balance, and down she went - slowly, dropping her scooter (to the left of course)- then slowly falling on top of it, as only a practiced drunk can, deftfully rolling over it backwards, heels over head. As she rolled over it, she muttered something like " sorry, I have a broken elbow"

 

The little scooter exploded into a pile of plastic and metal parts!! It litterally disintegrated!! Completely out of proportion to the slow drop - The seat came off - apparently the main stowage - and cloths, drink bottles, basicly everything a woman would normall carry in her purse - all spilled out.

 

Front wheel came off, instument panel seperated, mirrors, muffler, the chrome ring around the headlight, the headlight itself - everything!!

 

I was stunned at the almost total destruction!

 

I walked around trying to help her collect the carnage, and trying to help her piece it all back together - she wouldn't let me! Each time I'd hand her a piece, she'd grab it and growl like I was trying to steal it, then put it in the pile - and all the while she's trying to apologize and reassure me that she's "Not a weirdo"

 

What can you say to that? - I thought it was downright scary! Like something you would see on some old BBC comedy program, only in real life!! The Benny Hill jingle started playing in my head!!

 

When I got into the store, I had to pause and look back out - and all I could say was Whoa! The whole encounter was just so bizarre, weird and well into sureal territory.

 

I was only in the store for about 10 minutes, and when I came out - she and her scooter, and all the parts were gone. I shudder to think that this is probably at least a daily occurance for her. That thing's going to kill her!

[pegscraper]

Was she wearing Crocs by any chance? That would be the only detail missing.

[cecdoo]

Yep, I saw one today that had me shaking my head too. Young girl maybe 21 on an old Honda 160 or so. She had a sleevless tank top, short shorts, flip flops and no helmet on a 4 lane highway 50 mph speed limit, she pulled up to a lite and was wobbling all over the place trying to stop, I dont believe she was drinking she just had no experience riding the bike it was alittle tall for her she could only touch tip toe in flipflops ?? When she pulled out she was wiggling all over the place, probably a young kid going to her Life Guarding job, trying to save a little money on gas, unfortunately I think she is gonna get banged up pretty bad if she stays on the road. I really hope not but it didnt look good. craig

[StarQ]

Could it be that a bag lady upgraded her shopping cart for a scooter?

 

Greetings...

I walked around trying to help her collect the carnage, and trying to help her piece it all back together - she wouldn't let me! Each time I'd hand her a piece, she'd grab it and growl like I was trying to steal it, then put it in the pile - and all the while she's trying to apologize and reassure me that she's "Not a weirdo"

 

What can you say to that? - I thought it was downright scary! Like something you would see on some old BBC comedy program, only in real life!! The Benny Hill jingle started playing in my head!!

 

I was only in the store for about 10 minutes, and when I came out - she and her scooter, and all the parts were gone. I shudder to think that this is probably at least a daily occurance for her. That thing's going to kill her!

[Kandaje]

Greetings...

 

Could it be that a bag lady upgraded her shopping cart for a scooter?

 

No doubt something like that, or she' not yet traded down.

 

I have a homeless guy that's been working for me for almost a year now, he knows all the drunks and crazies. I'll ask him in the morning if he knows her...