Saturday, 27 March 2010

The Perfect Accident

I saw a crash the other day. Well, I heard a crash and saw the aftermath. It was, in my opinion, the best type of crash you can see. Two taxis, one private and one black cab. Nobody was hurt. No passengers involved. Just pure idiot on idiot crashing.

Both had gone through a red light at a junction. It was late, in the town centre and the collision cracked between the empty streets and echoed down the alleys.

It was only me and my Dad who witnessed it. To everybody else in earshot it was merely a noise - a shutter closing on a store, a kid popping a Pizza Hut balloon, a firework for St. Patrick's Day Eve. To me it was reassurance that life does catch up with the gobshites.

You know the type of people I'm talking about, those naughty kids in school - rewarded with days out for "good" (normal) behaviour. The parents who take their child's free laptop (provided by the government for school!) and sell it on ebay. The people who walk into you instead of around you. The people who think that split second after a red light belongs to them and for the most part, get away with it.

P.S. check that ebay thing out it's ridiculous....Laptop Model = ACER EXTENSA 5235

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