More powerful than a Firetruck
It’s 1:30 in the morning on a weeknight and you are working the suburbs of LA, what can happen? Then you get a call that some guy has stolen a fire truck. A pumper had dropped off a medical case at UCI Medical Center in Orange, CA and while the crew was restacking their gear, a man got in the cab and drove off with the massive fire engine lights and siren going. Police were at the hospital and called the chase in. The wanna-be fireman led a parade of police cars on a chase over freeways and side streets through multiple Orange County cities. “There was some minor body damage from what had occurred during the pursuit,” said Fire Capt. Greg Barta. Police chased the truck until around 3 a.m., well over an hour, never going more than 40 mph. When the truck slowed to avoid a road construction site in Anaheim, a homeless man stood directly in front of the truck, his arms spread wide, forcing the driver to stop. “I figured he was just like one of my kids,” the heroic man later told the videographer. “Somebody that made a bad mistake.” He didn’t want to see the driver get hurt, he said. Eventually, after many prompts from about 10 police cars surrounding the brave man, the driver got out of the truck and surrendered. Let’s hear for the homeless guy that stood in front of the runaway fire engine for 20 minutes negotiating with the thief bringing the whole thing to a peaceful conclusion.
Homeless Humor:
Today I gave a homeless man everything I had, my identity, wallet, car, house, even my wedding ring. We basically switched places.
I talked with a homeless man this morning and asked him how he ended up this way.
He said, “Up until last week, I still had it all. I had plenty to eat, my clothes were washed and pressed, I had a roof over my head, I had HDTV and Internet, and I went to the gym, the pool, and the library. I was working on my MBA on-line. I had no bills and no debt. I even had full medical benefits coverage.
I felt sorry for him, so I asked, “What happened? Drugs? Alcohol? Divorce?”
“Oh no, nothing like that,” he said, “because of Coronavirus, I was unexpectedly paroled.”
I was walking past a homeless man when he yelled, “Stephen King is my older brother and he stole the ideas for all his novels from me!”
I replied, “Surely you must be Joe King.”
Felt sorry for this homeless guy I saw and asked:
“Oh sorry, have you lost your shoe?”
“Nope, I’ve found one!”
December 29th Birthdays
1983 – Alison Brie, 1990 – Julia Levy, 1985 – Alexa Ray Joel, 1983 – Jessica Andrews
1947 – Ted Danson, 1972 – Jude Law, 1938 – John Voight, 1800 – Charles Goodyear