忘了停車…

昨天搭火車回家時, 結果火車過站沒有停下來. 花了近十分鐘火車才慢慢倒退回月台, 讓我們下車. 在小跑步下, 還好有趕上要搭的公車.

車禍

傍晚時分 Rucker & Pacific 的紅綠燈由紅轉綠. 車子往南行駛在 Rucker. 沒有兩秒, 右側方閃了個物體, 還沒有來得急反應, 車子就被從東向 Pacific 上闖紅燈的車給撞上了. 慣性讓車子順勢的往左前方前進擦撞了在內側車子的前方, 並在反向內側車道前停了下來. 對方的車速應該也不快, 被撞上的感覺只像是被人推了下. 下車看了看, 右前輪整個被撞凹, 已經無法再駕駛了. 一兩分鐘後消防車到了, 看一下沒有人受傷. 管理交通秩序, 等警察的到來. 警察來後, 每個人上繳駕照, 行照和汽車保險, 並且讓我們三人填寫事故經過. 所有的資訊都輸入了警察電腦. 在這期間, 另一位警察通知拖車把無法動彈的車子給拖去車場. 最後警察還了我們照, 行照和汽車保險, 另外還給我們每一個人, 事故三個人的綜合資訊. 等待的期間, 另兩個人在聊天時發現原來他們是在同一間醫院, 不一樣的地點上班. 唉, 又要和保險打交道了…

Err… Not again!

剛剛出去買午餐, 在進公司大門口, 竟然看見有位先生, 在大門右前方盆栽的角落尿尿. 和以前不一樣的, 這位先生是自備紙杯, 尿尿在紙杯內. 趕緊進公司告訴裡面的警衛. 警衛一臉不可置信的表情, 卻也沒有進一步的動作. 可惜, 我沒有手機. 不然就可以幫那位先生照個相… :-p Side Note: Prolonged sitting linked to breast cancer, colon cancer

I will be hit by a car…someday.

It is getting dangerous walking in Belltown. I had three close encounters in two days. Drivers simply don’t watch for pedestrians when making a turn. Someday, I will be hit by a car.

Thank you, bus drivers…

After telling the bus drivers that I forgot my ORCA card, I had free rides to and from downtown Seattle today. Thank you, bus drivers…

2011.08.14 – 2011.08.28

2011.08.14: Seattle -> Spokane Valley, WA 2011.08.15: Spokane Valley, WA -> West Glacier, MT 2011.08.16: Glacier National Park (hike Hidden lake at Logan Pass) 2011.08.17: Glacier National Park (ranger programs: hike John’s Lake, Apgar Campground) 2011.08.18: Kalispell, MT (ranger program: Apgar Campground) 2011.08.19: Glacier National Park (hike Avalanche Lake Trail) 2011.08.20: West Glacier, MT -> West Yellowstone, MT 2011.08.21: Yellowstone National Park (Madison and Old Faithful area) 2011.08.22: Yellowstone National Park (Norris area; ranger program at Steamboat Geyser) 2011.08.23: Grand Teton National Park (ranger pogram: Menor’s Ferry Historic District history) 2011.08.24: Yellowstone National Park (Tower and Mammoth area) 2011.08.25:Yellowstone National Park (Canyon and Yellowstone Lake area; ranger program at Mud Volcano) 2011.08.26:Yellowstone National Park (Old Faithful area) 2011.08.27: West Yellowstone, MT -> Spokane, WA 2011.08.28: Spokane, WA -> Seattle