Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Save the Sonic Drink!

Wow it's been a long time since I've posted...I will try to be better, I promise!

My latest "are you kidding me" moment:

I am driving down a very busy, very congested 6 lane boulevard...full of restaurants, shops, college kids, and businesses. It's a very happening street in my town. I notice traffic coming to an abrupt halt and I was a little confused, as we were not near an intersection or crossing of any sort. I slow down and stop like the others around me and crane my neck to see what could possibly be going on. I was looking for a puppy, maybe a dog that had escaped it's home (and trust me, I would have leapt from my car and shielded the dog with my own body had that been the case). But no. What else did I see but a woman on a bicycle trying to cross all 6 lanes of traffic. And not at the intersection that was probably 20 yards away.
Then it just got weirder. I saw she actually wasn't on the bike, she was straddling it and walking it with baby steps across the busy street (although it wasn't busy anymore because she had one hand out halting traffic and the other hand on something....was that?....I think that's a....yes, it's a freakin' Sonic drink!
Are you kidding me?!
She is putting her life on the line because heaven forbid she put down the Sonic drink so she can ride swiftly across the road. No, no. She chose to shuffle as slow as possible, all in the name of her keeping her drink intact.
Is Sonic now serving diamonds in their Route 44 cups and I just didn't get the memo???