Category: California

As I was driving home this evening all of a sudden I noticed a police cruiser pulled over into the center divider in the distance, ahead of me. Blue and red lights were flashing and cars moved over one lane as they were preparing to pass. I moved over too. I wondered what was going on – the lights always look dramatic. When I got closer I could see something on the ground halfway out into the left lane. The cruiser was sitting behind this object, or person?, and an office was moving towards it. As I passed I got a better look. It was a mattress, with bungee cords still attached. It was a windy day, and it had been blown off someone’s truck. The police officer, by himself, was dragging it out of the way.

And I was thinking, thank you, guy, for being strong enough to do that. Mattresses are heavy. And I was thinking, stupid people who didn’t secure that mattress better on this windy day. And I was thinking, I’m sure he didn’t go to police school for this.