Mr. Fixit.....
This is more of an "ataboy" though I didn't get any recognition. On the job talking to a workmate. I had an armful of scrap metal when I noticed the local parts store delivery truck rolling down the hill this place was built on and headed right toward the propane filling station that skirts a busy highway. It is all paved and has terraced walls.
I dropped all of my metal and ran to the Ford Ranger and opened the passenger door, dove inside and depressed the brake with my hand. Thank goodness the truck was running. Laid about a foot of rubber while stopping. I cant imagine what would have happened if I had not done that or what may have happened if the truck was not running to assist in the braking.
had a somewhat similar experience a few years ago
we were at church after service shooting the breeze and one of the guys had turned his truck on to let it warm up
one of his kids was playing in the truck as kids do
he was in the front, in the back, jumping up at down, probably 3 years old or so
at one point the kid made his way back to the front seat, and started jumping again
he had one hand on the steering wheel and the other hand on the gear selector
sure enough, at one point he jumped up, and on the way down managed to slam the truck in gear
the truck, still running, lunged forward and started off towards the church building
luckily the front windows was down and i happened to be close enough by i could dive into the cab through the drivers door and slam her in park before it hit anything
now, if you can get a hold of Paul Harvey, you might hear the rest of the story, but thats where i end, on a high note
