My Happenings

Yesterday as I drove up from Lorne Park I received a call from a potential customer of mine as as we ended the conversation I pulled off the road into a vacant lot to write down his address and phone number. As I hung up I noticed a car had pulled into the vacant lot beside me. This caught me by surprise as there is no real reason to pull into this lot.

As I backed up and drove off I looked closely at the people in the car and realized they were an older couple, somewhat relieved I drove off. As I was exiting the lot I had second thoughts, as something seemed strange so I circled back and asked the lady if they needed any help.

By this time they were out of the car and the man was leaning on his door. The lady replied that even though the man might be mad, that they did need help. I offered to call 911 and she agreed. After calling and getting on the phone with the dispatcher, we were assured that help was on the way. Within a couple of minutes we had two ambulances and a fire truck on the scene.

They immediately put the man into one ambulance, and within a few minutes they were off. The second ambulance took the lady, and I was left there with the firemen.

I thanked them for coming so fast and the fireman asked me if I was with them and after I explained that I wasn't and my role, he thanked me for my good deed.

As I drove away I realized how good I felt that I had helped this couple and I hope everything turned out well. I did not even get their names so I probably will never know......

This year we have been seeing more and more some really brutal hits to the head, the most recent on Jason Williams of Detroit.

Two things the NHL should do which will have a trickle down effect on all leagues.

1/ outlaw hits to the head from any direction or circumstance. Simple rule that over time will eliminat those hits where the player takes the elbow or shoulder pad to the face or head with devestating results.

2/ all equipment above the waist e.g. shoulder pads and elbow pads should have pading on outside (as it does on the inside to provide a cushion to the player being hit).

Two simple changes that would reduce or put an end to this type of career and maybe soon life thretening situations.

See the linked story with some interesting comments by Bobby Orr