Fun day at the mall.

[Norbydog]

I also went to my mall today, kilted, and had similar reactions.....but it gets better.

As my wife and I were leaving the mall, we watched a one car accident as a vehicle drove across three medians, into another vehicle, and then into a light pole. The driver must have had some type of medical condition (she was not drunk) since she continued driving after the collision, and drove into an electrical pole. Her vehicle had broken the wooden pole, and there were sparks raining down. The accelerator was pressed, so the engine continued, and then finally blew through a haze of smoke and fire. There were many people around, and some running over to help her, although the electrical pole was still live and smoke and fire all over.

If you have read my profile, you know I am a police officer, and of course that kicks in. So there I am, trying to get people back, so no one else gets hurt, and trying to assist the driver. I could not get a door open, and someone comes over with a hammer, wanting bust open the window. I could see the driver moving, and I knew the last thing we needed was a bunch of broken glass flying around in addition to the other dangers.

So there I am, in my trusty Stillwater heavyweight Blackwatch, barking orders, trying to convince people to not follow the natural survival instinct, and explaining that I really am a cop. They must have thought I was a mad man.

She was okay, and no one was hurt.

And not a single negative kilt comment.