Shaken, not Stirred!

Just two days ago, Bill and I stopped at the Caddyshack to get a quick bite.  This small restaurant/bar is within the confines of our community.  It is therefore frequented by the citizens of this community.  To be more direct...mostly senior citizens.  As we returned to our vehicle, we noticed someone had sideswiped my car on the passenger side.  Total cost to be fixed...$1100.00.  Damn!  No one ever came into the eating establishment informing me of the accident, NICE!  That pisses me off.  I should be thankful, it is minor and no injuries, I am but I'm still upset.

Early one Easter weekend, quite a few years back, PeeWee was in Fred's News at 5:30am on that Easter Sunday.  The usual early morning crowd, slow to arrive because of the holiday.  If my memory is correct, just Hogan, PeeWee, myself and the Egg-Nazi were there.  Suddenly, the stillness and solitude of the early morning dawn, came to a crashing halt and I do mean crashing.  It all seemed to happen in a flash, one second PeeWee's truck was in front of Fred's News, then next second, gone!  Literally, gone about fifty feet up the street.  In it's place,crunched against a now broken utility pole, was another vehicle with a passenger, slightly shaken up, glass, car parts, utility pole parts all over the place.  Since this all happened so quickly, we had barely time to cover the important parts of our bodies, just in case flying glass made it through the huge front windows of the restaurant.  With the crash, the entire building shook as if we had just experienced a tremor.  As the dust settled, we slowly walked towards, the storefront, windows still intact, but utility pole now cracked and leaning against Fred's News.  The glass breaking was the light fixture on pole and the transformer, crashing to to the ground, as well as the front window on the vehicle now in front of Fred's News.  The passenger was okay, bruised and shaken up, he had fallen asleep.  We were all okay, slightly shaken but okay.  Son Mark, home from college for the Easter weekend, rudely awakened by the pole crashing into his bedroom wall, was downstairs at Fred's News within seconds of the accident.  He too, afraid of what he might find.  We have to admit, the crashing glass sounded as if a vehicle was coming through the front windows. Thankfully, it was only the light and transformer from the pole.  However, Easter Sunday, no power, not a good situation.  PeeWee, now recovering from the slam bang action out front, realized that was not his truck parked in front of Fred's.  Slowly he looked up the street, sadly his little pick up totally smashed, in a pile.  Fire department and State Police arrived, giving PeeWee time to fume...not a happy camper.  As other patrons arrived and the early morning quiet had been shattered, neighbors ventured out, asking what had happened.  This only added fuel to PeeWee's fire.  After calling the driver of the vehicle causing all this chaos, "a drunken bum" PeeWee stormed out the door, only to return asking to use the phone.  For the record, the driver was NOT drunk, just sleepy.  Yes, it was his fault, his insurance paid for every one's damages. Northeast Utilities, quickly arriving to remedy the no-power problem.  By the way, that is the fastest Mark has ever responded to us downstairs.