Bad Decision Behind the Wheel

"Dude. That's a red light. Oh fuck".
That's what I was thinking when I saw this accident. Tonight I was about a half-block behind this car when it slammed broadside into an SUV that ran the light. The SUV flipped over on it's side. The car driver was OK, (airbag) so he and I ran over to the SUV. I admit, I was scared. Terrified, even. The SUV might be full of broken and dying people.
But it wasn't. It was just one driver, and he was strapped in and seemed to be doing OK. He wanted us to pull him out, but I think that would have been a bad idea. There wasn't any petrol leaking, so I told him to be still until help arrived. We couldn't get him out anyway, all the windows were broken and jagged, the door bent and useless.
Me and the other driver flag down another car, making "phone" gestures, which I guess was somewhat unnecessary, the intersection being blocked by wrecked vehicles and all. Ambulance was there in just a few minutes and firemen pried off the door. He's gonna be all right, but I bet he'll be sore as shit. Lucky fucker. He could have killed himself and others just by running that light.

Anyway, I was a couple minutes late to the meeting at the station, but it didn't matter. Everyone was milling about with beer, hummus and carrot sticks, it was very relaxed. It's a good bunch of folks. Having an open meeting was a great idea because it gives all the staffers a chance to meet-usually the DJ's hardly ever see each other except when changing shifts. I met a lot of cool new (to me) people. I was more than a little bit freaked out when I arrived and a couple good souls talked me down from it by showing me signal processing gear.
New gear! Max explained how to hook a graphic EQ into the sidechain of the new compressor. I already now how to do that but I listened anyway. It was better than thinking.
Oh yeah-
A move to a better location is in the works! For the station, that is.
March 28-April 3 is the first annual fundraiser drive. Lots of promos to record. Every DJ will have their own promo-that'll give listeners a chance to get to hear about different shows. Everyone is trying to get bands to come in and play during their shows, which should give me some work to do. I thought I was unwelcome at the station, but it turns out I was just paranoid and mistaken. I got clapping kudos for the studio 'A' schematics, which made me feel pretty fucking good- I didn't think anyone cared, but they do. It'll all get moved this summer, but hey, setting up studios is fun. I think so.

Weird, ya know? One minute I'm with a total stranger, linked by a car wreck that I wasn't in.
Are you OK?
Don't move.
Help is on the way.
What's your name?
No, I'm not a lawyer.
Don't laugh. Don't move.

The next minute, I'm in a room of happy joking folks. Everyone is excited and talking about the future. I like being around them.

Perplexing, innit?


Digression: Ever try the Blogger spellcheck? Then you'll know what I mean when I say FUJI, FUJI, FUJI!!!