I almost crashed and was close to death…maybe
This happened the other day.
I have a love hate relationship with supermarkets. I love they have a wide selection of food for me to choose from. I dislike going to them.
Some pet peeves from supermarkets for me are:
- The time it takes to go around and buy things
- Their sneaky tactics of making us buy things we don't really need
- Dealing with the unknown amount of people
- Possibly bumping into people you might know
- Parking in the stupid car park
S Likes going there, it's an outing and she will walk around looking at all the different products, seeing if there is anything new. I'm a more get in, get what we need and get out kinda person.
I could get the items delivered to our house but I dislike the fees involved with that.
Instead I get them to pick everything we need and go pick it up from one of their lockers. It doesn't cost too much and I think the savings in time are well worth it.
On the way back from picking up everything we ordered and happy with the time saving on a Sunday morning I get to this roundabout which is minutes away from home. It’s very wide and easy to see all vehicles entering and exiting.
As I entered it a small black hatchback almost pulled out in front of me. I started to brake, they stopped. I avoided hitting them.
The young female driving looked at my vehicle, I could see the whites in her eyes filled with panic.
If she’d continued as she had planned I would have t-boned that car and probably hit her drivers door. Small car vs an SUV, I’m not sure how that would have turned out.
I’m glad it didn’t go bad, and I kept my time savings for the groceries.
It’s a reminder how everything can change in an instant. It also reminds me I need to sort out a plan for digital life, something I think about more than most.