I don't know what it's like in other areas, but the news here has
repeatedly reported that on any given Saturday night something like
40% of the people driving on the roads are legally intoxicated. I
find that percentage hard to even imagine.
When I was in my accident, the ambulance driver told me that she had
once ended up in the hospital herself because a drunk driver had
crossed over and hit the ambulance head on. If she'd been in a
regular car, she would have been killed. So no one is really safe
from drunks who get behind the wheel. I'm sorry to hear about your
grandma. I really wish there were stronger penalties for drunk
drivers. Maybe then, there would be less families having to mourn
the needless loss of a loved one.
No, because Monster doesn't yet have a car seat or a kennel for in
the car, you aren't a bad doggy mommy. Lorena, you're just a doggy
mommy who didn't know any better until now. As we go through life,
we all learn things that are very important. When I was a kid, my
family always let our dogs just sit on the car seat. Back then, no
one ever thought much about it. Even when I grew up & first started
to show dogs, I only crated my dogs for long distance trips. But
after my friend was killed, I realized that the dogs should always be
protected whenever in a car; just like a baby. Going from here to
the corner can potentially be just as dangerous as driving across the
country. You never know when an accident might happen. It's not
just what we do, but also what the other drivers on the road do,
too. Prior to that night, I never considered the drive to and from
the vet's office as being dangerous.
I now feel safer going out to photograph Grizzly Bears in the wild in
Alaska than I do getting on the Interstate here. Statistically, I
actually am safer out with the bears!!! Far safer!
Liz
Wow Liz, I'm so sorry you lost your baby and your friend. Drunks are
the worst. My grandma was killed by a drunk driver before I was born.
I don't think I will be wanting to drive for a while and I will
definitely be getting something to keep Monster safe and I don't
think I will ever put him in the front, even in a crate. Those
airbags are brutal. I don't think I even wanna sit in the front
either. If I need a new car, I will be getting a big one!
Lorena
