Pretty Lucky

I am one lucky person. I was almost dead the other day or evening. I blame it all on the #8 bus because it was 8 minutes early and I missed it. Didn't even stop to wait a few minutes like they usually do when they are early. Had to be a man driving because the ladies are pretty good drivers and don't rush to their destinations. Anyway, had to wait for the next bus and that meant I had to cross the busy Louisiana Blvd right by the mall. Being that school was starting in a day or two, people were at the mall shopping. Anyway, this lady and I got off the bus and she was going to get the #157 like I was. We pushed the button to give us the green light to cross. You have to push the walk button or you won't have time to get across the street. I've seen people do that. Well, here we are walking across the street and I hear this car coming and it didn't seem like it was going to stop. So as I was looking up to see if we still had the green light, just like that, I saw this red thing to my right and then I heard someone scream out STOP! and I also heard tires screeching. I looked up and saw this lady driving a red Jeep and she had swerved and turned into the driveway but heading in the wrong direction. Good thing no one was exiting out. I just stopped and didn't move. This man got out of his car and yelled to see if we were all right. The lady with me was behind me and she asked if I was ok. I said Yes, just shaken up. The man said this other car went after the Jeep but that man came back and said he lost it. I told them a lady was driving the Jeep. We're all thinking she was talking on her phone, texting,and/or in trouble with the law. The one man said that she should have stopped to make sure we were ok. She did give us a big scare. You know how people say that their life flashes before them when something like this happens? Well, it didn't happen to me. So it's a sign that I wasn't ready to leave this earth. And then the next day the bus I was on hit another bus!! I was on the #766 (Rapid Ride) and we were coming into the Alvarado stop which they stop on First Street instead of inside the Alvarado Transit Center. And the #66 stops on First Street. The 66 bus was leaving and didn't see the 766 coming up along side of it and hit our bus or ours his the 66. Our bus driver pulled into his spot, people got off, and other people got on. Just at that time a man got hit by a car at the intersection of Central and First Street. But he wasn't hurt at all, so it was more of a car was turning and didn't stop for pedestrians. This guy that got hit went after the driver and they just about had it out on the street. People were running in all directions and stopped the fight. It was pretty funny now that I think about it. Grown men fighting, in the street! So now we had to get off the bus because of the accident. What a day.