For the uninitiated, I created these "Fried Friday" blogs for a very good reason. For those that work a 'normal' job and hours Monday through Friday, we are all rather 'fried' when Friday rolls around. And given I work in the news industry, I see a lot of strange, funny, stupid, zany, and just plain, well, 'fried' news stories come across the desk. Hence my tribute every Friday sharing with you a story that is unique, to say the least. It goes without saying that the choices are many..
I do want to preface this post by saying alcohol and drugs mess up way too many people and families. While this story is humorous for what it is, we need to be aware of the tragedy that lies within such stories...
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I do want to preface this post by saying alcohol and drugs mess up way too many people and families. While this story is humorous for what it is, we need to be aware of the tragedy that lies within such stories...
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It was last Sunday evening when 74 year-old Lynn Rice decided she needed to run to the store to get a few items, so she got in her 1988 Cadillac and off she went...
DATELINE: NORWALK, CALIFORNIA
She headed for Joe's Food Mart and Video (catchy name, eh?) and was going to run in and grab a six-pack of beer.
And what better way to run into a store than to be like Nike and "just do it."
Run into the store, that is.
With your Cadillac.
Right through the plate glass doors, which gave a whole new meaning to 'drive-thru service'.
According to Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Jenny Ha, Ms. Rice made it halfway through the store before coming to a stop. Luckily no one was injured, including Ms. Rice.
But she was a woman on a mission, and no little accident was going to stop her, no sirree...she got right out of the car, walked over to the cooler, and grabbed a six pack of Budweiser beer, and proceeded to the counter to buy it.
It stands to reason the cashier declined the sale and instead called the police...in turn, they took the rather impaired driver to the hospital for examination as she had a pre-existing medical condition. I'll say.
Kind of reminds me of an old joke...
A man waited at a bus stop for the next pick up. When a bus pulled up, he leaned in and asked the driver,
"Does this bus stop at the river?"
To which the driver replied,
"If it doesn't, there's gonna be one helluva splash!!!"
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May you have a 'splash' on this Fourth of July and long holiday weekend! Make it a safe one, and remember that doors are for walking through...
And what better way to run into a store than to be like Nike and "just do it."
Run into the store, that is.
With your Cadillac.
Right through the plate glass doors, which gave a whole new meaning to 'drive-thru service'.
According to Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Jenny Ha, Ms. Rice made it halfway through the store before coming to a stop. Luckily no one was injured, including Ms. Rice.
But she was a woman on a mission, and no little accident was going to stop her, no sirree...she got right out of the car, walked over to the cooler, and grabbed a six pack of Budweiser beer, and proceeded to the counter to buy it.
It stands to reason the cashier declined the sale and instead called the police...in turn, they took the rather impaired driver to the hospital for examination as she had a pre-existing medical condition. I'll say.
Kind of reminds me of an old joke...
A man waited at a bus stop for the next pick up. When a bus pulled up, he leaned in and asked the driver,
"Does this bus stop at the river?"
To which the driver replied,
"If it doesn't, there's gonna be one helluva splash!!!"
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May you have a 'splash' on this Fourth of July and long holiday weekend! Make it a safe one, and remember that doors are for walking through...
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