In...and out...deep cleansing breaths...
I'm fine. A bit tired and I think drained from the emotional trauma of having to speak publicly in front of almost 100 people, plus sleeping badly because this house is f***ing freezing and NZers don't seem to grasp the concept of central heating, and blah blah blah. Plus, I am cancerian, which is my excuse for being excessively moody at times and lack of sleep makes me evil.
So there's no need to panic. I am not going to die of grumpiness or swoon away in a fit of despair at the state of humanity. Honestly. Though the story on the news last night made me wonder - a bus driver over here has been accused of killing an old guy by bonking him on the head with his wing mirror as he pulled away from a bus stop; apparently the driver recalls hearing a thud, but by the time he stopped he couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. Question - how far away did he stop? Does his bus have the stopping distance of an oil tanker? Or was the old guy really really small? As long as it's a slow news week I'm sure we'll hear all about it, repeatedly. Although bus drivers over here can be a bit dodgy on occassion (and I can say that safe in the knowledge that some of my best friends are bus drivers - well, one of my best friends).
Aside from that they are FINALLY getting around to showing the final "Prime Suspect" on TV here this weekend and "Fear Factor" is on as well so I can watch dumb asses doing stomach churning things to themselves all for the grand honour of winning $50k. Idiots. This week they seem to be making them eat live spiders, which seems a little unfair on the spider, and almost made me squeak like a total girl when I saw the ad. Hope the spiders bite them. Right in the face. Harsh, I know, but justified.
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Well, if the old guy was in a shelter when hit he would fall back into it and the driver, using his nearside mirror, wasn't looking at the floor where the feet may have been visible, it is quite likely he would not be able to see the oldie. However, not seeing/hearing the contact and not checking the scene is a bit remiss methinks. By the way, if he was a wee fella, the stansion for the mirror was way to low.
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