So I just had an interesting occurrence not an hour ago.

I had run to a nearby couple of small stores to buy some English muffins, and as I was leaving, I passed by a car with kids. It didn't occur to me until I had gone past and was starting to walk away that the car was RUNNING. I turned back and watched the car for a bit, worrying every time the older kid clambered over the seat towards the steering wheel.

After a few minutes I walked back into the store to report the vehicle. After being directed to the cashiers by the person doing the shelving, I stuck my head back out to double check it was still there and witnessed a woman get into the car and drive away.

That whole time I kept thinking that anybody could've gotten into that car and driven away, and kept hearing Robert Stack describing the situation in my head. It's too bad I wasn't quick enough to get her reported.


Anybody else have moments like this?

I had a "moment" just the other day. I drove my dad to the pharmacy one morning last week and did what we usually do on pharmacy days. I'll pull over into the loading zone by the front door, put on my hazards, and wait until he's finished inside.

He must have gotten stuck in a long line this time because I was in waiting in the car longer than usual. Suddenly, as I'm fiddling with the radio, the Matt Flores case came to mind. I started thinking about how sad it was that he was just following his daily routine, sitting in his car, probably never dreaming anything could happen to him in a well populated parking lot during broad daylight. Then I started thinking about how I was just following my routine, sitting in my car, in a well populated parking lot during broad daylight....and before I knew it, I was shutting the car off and running inside the pharmacy to join my dad, LOL. Next time, he can drive himself.