Street Walkers

No. Not those kind of street walkers. I'm taking aim today, at people who walk in the middle of the street like they don't know they are liable to be killed. You'd swear they have Chevrolet stamped on their ass the way some of them march along the asphalt. In Lorain, it's a big problem. Look, I'm not the most amazing driver of all time, Okay? So you don't want to depend on me to do the swerve-spin-and-miss when I see you dead center in my lane, skipping along like you're Mayor Foltin or something and you damn well own the street. I understand that Lorain isn't the best when it comes to the upkeep of the sidewalks, but please... for the love of decency get OUT of the street when you see cars coming!! And for Heaven's sake DO NOT encourage your child to play "Chicken" with oncoming traffic. I was struck by a vehicle as a kid and I can tell you right now, it's not fun. It's not cute. And not everyone can be as lucky as I was and just walk away (well... hobble away on crutches).

This summer I saw a lot of people in cars stopped right in the middle of a lane (on side streets, yes, but come on!!). Two or three kids/adults/teens would be huddled around the driver's side window just completely oblivious to any oncoming traffic. Just as indifferent as you please. And if you happen to show up, well, you'd better just drive around them and make damn sure not to scratch the car or ding the street loungers. All it takes is a bit of common sense. Anybody could come sailing down the street, pedal to the metal, being pursued by cops. Do you think he'll give a damn how many people he has to flatten to avoid Johnny Law? Do you? And lemme not even get into someone who might be drunk driving. Can you expect that every driver you see has the good driving sense and the reflex ability to refrain from killing you? Just please... get out of the street. It's only common sense and you're liable to give me a heart attack. Thank you.