This morning I left the house with the girls to take The Divine Miss O to speech. I hit the side streets and back roads to avoid school traffic. I was in a line of cars easing up to the back of a school bus when "SPLAT!" something hit my front window with a thud. The bright orange-yellow goo slipped down my window. I was stunned but reached for my cell phone and dialed 911.
"911 . . what's your emergency?"
"Hi. I am driving and I think I was just hit with a raw egg or maybe a paint ball."
Although I drive these roads often, I never remember street names. So as I drove up to the stop light I was able to tell the gal on the line just where I was.
"I'm on Issaquah-Pine Lake Road SE, driving towards the intersection of SE Issaquah-Fall City Road. I was near the construction heading towards the church, that I don't know the name of, when I was hit with something."
"Where are you?"
"Pine Lake-Issaquah . . . . .I mean, SE Issaquah-Pine Lake Road . . . . no wait, Issaquah-Pine Lake Road SE" "Ugh" "Near the construction."
"What happened?"
"I think someone is throwing eggs or shooting paint balls at cars and I was hit."
"What intersection?"
"Holy crap! I'm at the intersection of Issaquah-Fall City and Pine Lake-Issaquah . . . . I think." "Oh I don't know! I was near the construction on whatever road I said I was on."
"wlkhtoienlknldhoht . . . . Just a minute . . . . "
Huh?
About a minute later.
Man's voice: "Hello ma'am, what happened?"
"I have no idea at this point!" "Okay . . . . I was driving down SE Issaquah-Pine Lake Road, near the construction before the church, when I got hit with what looks like a raw egg or a paint ball."
"Did you see the person?"
"No"
"What intersection were you at?"
"Oh my God!" "At this point, I have no idea!" sigh "I was on Issaquah-Pine Lake-Fall City something SE . . . . .What was the street I said I was on the first time?"
"Issaquah-Pine Lake RD SE?"
"Yes!" sigh "That's it!" "Near the construction, before the big church."
"I'm not familiar with the area ma'am."
"Ugh!" " I was on whatever first road I said I was on, Issaquah South-East something, driving towards the intersection of SE Issaquah-Fall City whatever road. When I was about a mile and half before the stoplight, I was hit with something that I think is a raw egg."
"Did you see the person?"
"No, I'm driving." "I just passed two Issaquah police officers very close to where I was hit though."
"Are you driving South?"
"I have no idea . . . . . "
"Okay, please hold and I'll transfer you to a non-emergency line so you can file a report."
"Thanks!"
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"Hello, all our staff are currently busy helping other calls. Please hold."
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"Hello, all our staff are currently busy helping other calls. Please hold."
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"Hello, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah."
And with that, I hang up . . . .
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