Ugliest Mordita I can't imagine

My Dad driving on a mountain road at night. Little girl darts from one side of the road where her Dad is toward the other where Mom is. Thud.

Parents screaming, not for a doctor but to go to the Police station. Can't be sure from the brief flash in the headlights, but it sure looked like she was called and pushed.

My Dad scooped up the little girl (parents came along) and drove to the nearest town, dropped kid and a bit of cash off (enough to cover the costs of what treatment was available at the time and place, probably with some change to apply to the next sick kid's problems) at hospital. Parents still screaming for a cop. We never looked back.

Strongly suspect that there was a deal with the cops in the works. Kid wasn't in on it.

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Corruption and injustice aren't just things bleeding heart liberals whine about. When things get bad, people get hurt. Really hurt, as in run over by cars and then taken to police stations instead of hospitals.

{ugh} My miniscule sample pales into insignificance. When you think of what is *enough* poverty of body/spirit to cause a pair of parents - much less likely IMO than just One? - to (most probably) Plan such a hideous thing: to raise cash. words fail
Will remember this one. Sadly.

(We were advised Not to drive at night. We did so briefly, twice.) Once, a veritable trip to olden times, sublime. Second - almost offed by a completely dust-covered, unlighted, unreflector-ed dead truck smack in middle of the carretera! / no shoulders per usual.

Idiot had not even a can to light a gas-soaked rag in, or Any source of light! I didn't realize I remembered so many swear words - driver was bigger, but accepted them in the spirit of the fuck-up. TGFS (for Saab) I swerved at last 500 mSec at ~ 50ish; it went where I wanted. Thanks again Swedish engineers who love(d) us. I set out a couple flares and we split.. clammy.

Yeah.. us gringos don't realize shit about what it has been like for lots of people (even In the US.. let alone any place else on the maps which are no longer part of schooling via Pee Cees).

Hey.. kinda amazing we both survived thus far, eh?

Ashton

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