Monday, March 12, 2018

Here we go again

Yet another car crashed into a building.  This time it happened at McDade's on Fortification Street.  An elderly lady drove her car through the wall.  It is not known if there were any injuries.  McDade's is open although the deli is closed.





How many times has this happened in the Jackson area recently?

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

KF, do you know if records of these "I thought I was hitting the brake" incidents provide the sex of the driver? Seems like in every where you report about one of these drive throughs the female pronoun is used.

Anonymous said...

Kingfish asked...."How many times has this happened in the Jackson area recently?"......
Well Kingfish, you being the reporter of news reports that are, at times, not worth reporting, or in other instances, reports that fail other sources of news reports.....I, and I am sure others would agree with me, would think that you, of all people, could provide the answer to the question that has been posed.

Anonymous said...

I think its fairly clear at this point we need legislation banning cars.

Louis LeFleur said...

The answer is "too many". Hope the "elderly lady" wasn't hurt. Otherwise, 3:30 has a point. I don't remember one of these stories where the driver was male, but I'm probably biased.

Anonymous said...

I know this will be unpopular and probably won't make the cut, but, this has to be associated with the fact that women never fart, and they drive. further speculative analysis is up to the group.

Anonymous said...

Where is the GOP? They should be saving us by arming restaurant workers with anti-car weaponry. Watson, Bryant and team are awol on the real issues.

Anonymous said...

someone who should not be driving anymore...but hey that's taking away her rights to drive....we dont need big goverment here...

Anonymous said...

When I was in High School I knew a lady who could no longer walk and was in a wheelchair because she was pinned between the car and the wall. I'm sure today's accident was just that, but sometimes people should not drive. Actually a taxi to the store, to the doctor, and to church is cheaper than owning a car for most folks.

It’s McDades fault said...

Perhaps if McDades had a drive through window, this could have been avoided.

Anonymous said...

It's getting more common as the distance from gas to brake decreases. It's thing. Look it up.

39216 said...

@ 4:15
Apparently you've never met my wife. She farts like a pro and learned to drive in Germany, somewhat to my annoyance when I fail to signal a lane change when someone is within a mile or so behind or in front of me. I can understand your apprehension though, my Grandfather always went on about women drivers. I think it had to do with my Grandmother running the Model T into an oak tree, though. It may have given him a bad example.

Anonymous said...

Men typically die before they reach the stage of running into buildings. How many little blue-haired men do you see in church?

Anonymous said...

6:57am speaks the truth. My grandmother ran into the front of her pharmacy about 10 years after my grandfather passed away. The good news was no one was injured and she willingly gave up her license.

Hand over your damned license, Grandma! said...

Old people who stubbornly refuse to admit they are doddering menaces behind the wheel...INFURIATING! But people in general are just living too damn long, and unfit, superannuated drivers are only one of the tiresome aspects. Families bankrupted because it is hugely, ruinously expensive to warehouse the old darlings...ugh. Just shoot me at 75...

Barry Kripke said...

It was rumored that just before she hit the building she yelled....












"I'd hit that!"

Anonymous said...

And just how many accidents happen EVERY day when the driver is NOT old? How many more drunk driving accidents involve men instead of women? How many teens have "died before their time" due to losing control of a vehicle? How many accidents are a result of texting and driving? Or distracted driving? I fail to see where "old" and "female" are the factors we need to worry about. How about people just need to slow down and be more careful? And that applies to EVERYONE!

Anonymous said...

8:41 am In the 60s, we thought the world would be better if everyone over 40 was dead.
One day, you too will deal with getting older and you'll think you're being punished for the unkindness you displayed when young.
On this, there's a solution. I'll give up driving if you'll give up your cell phone and ear pods while driving.
Seems to me you young'uns are more of a danger than us old coots.
Deal?

And , to those likening this to guns...you have to have a license to drive. It's not a perfect system as this lady demonstrates, but it got my father off the road when his eyesight went bad and this lady won't be driving anymore. On the other hand I know a mentally challenged guy who accidentally shot his best friend in high school and he has an assault weapon which has killed two cows and three trees. He fortunately also has a trust fund and just pays off his neighbors.

Anonymous said...


8:41,

I'm 75 and can still whip your ass...then I'll shoot you if you are sure that's what you want !!!!!

Louis LeFleur said...

Is 9:42 actually Kirk Fordice back from the dead?

Anonymous said...


10:02,

This is 9:42 here...I get so tired of people trying to make old people look like fools...I don't want to whip anyone's ass or shoot anyone but if it wasn't for us you young bucks won't be here. Try to be a little more understanding...you will be right where I am one day and I hope you can handle it as well as we do. I have paid taxes a long time to help you be free to do what you want. If you don't understand now, you will one day. Have a happy life !!!!!

Anonymous said...

It is said that she had a stroke and lost motor function.

Louis LeFleur said...

9:42 a/k/a 10:33, I'm right there with you bro. You've got me by a few years, but we are of the same generation and after all the physical setbacks I've had in my lifetime, you could probably whip my ass too! I just have to chuckle at the "young bucks" and their swagger. We did that once too. Now tell me the truth, do you and Bert tussle up there?

Puggy Jay Jones said...

Speaking of back from the dead, I'm still around. (Hint: Drive a little, save a lot.)

Anonymous said...

SEQUOIA!!! Perhaps we just limit the number of cylinders or weight of the vehicle?

Ophelia said...

Well, enough about this. Everyone here has a point, from the Let's Euthanize the Oldsters crowd, to the Hey We May Be Old But Can Still Whip Ass contingent...can't we all just get along? (Hint: No, never on this feisty site...)

Anonymous said...


10:56,

EVERY DAY !!!!!!

Louis LeFleur said...

11:59, Sequoia?? The full picture in JFP is a Highlander, not nearly the size of a Sequoia



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