All,
Since there seems to be a lot of discussion re: sleep attacks
I thought this story of my first attack may amuse some of the List
members. Although I'm sure not the serious ones.
I was working the midnight shift. It was dark, with the
probability of increasing light toward morning. I was on
patrol. Guardian of my zone. Protector of all that is good and
right. I cruised into the local mall about 1:30 AM looking for those
who may attempt to violate my watch. Just as I passed Sears it
happened. The last thing I saw before the attack was a female manequin in
a summer print dress. She was just staring at me with one of those "I wish
I could talk so I could tell you what's about to happen to you"
looks. Too late. I was "asleep" at the wheel. Runaway
cop. I drifted right. My head bobbing like a mechanical dog in
a car in Los Lobos. My left foot found the brake pedal, my right the
gas. I picked up speed, squealing tires, engine whining. Then I hit
the 4 inch, cement filled pipe which held the hanicapped parking space sign.
Lift off ! We have lift-off ! After doing $6,000 damage
to the city's police cruiser I cleared the pole in the air. When I
hit the ground I awoke. Holy sh--!!!!
Where, what, how, why. How do I explain this
one? I came to a screeching halt in the parking lot of the mall. My
supervisor heard the commotion a quarter mile away and came in screaming lights
and siren. I sat there in disbelief trying to prepare an
explanation. I used the one about the deer the time before so that nixed
that one. I told the truth as I knew it at the time. I simply fell
asleep. It worked. I didn't get fired.
Drive carefully out there. Watch out for police
cars. The driver could just be a PWP about to suffer a "sleep
attack."
Greg
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