The desk is near the window. I can look out and see the cars pulling in and out of the parking lot. No cause for alarm, right?
I found out I’m watching the action a little more closely. A lady stepped on the gas pedal thinking it was the brake over at Braums, and BAM! she wound up inside the store. A lot of broken glass. Fortunately, no broken bones. Happened at Taco Bueno here in Broken Arrow a while back. Same breakage, same good fortune. Apparently, the gas/brake confusion is more common than we think.
The car in Braums (where my wife works) broke the glass wall, shoving a huge standing refrigerator across the room and would have pinned anyone who happened to be poking around in it for some yogurt. Normally, it would have been busy. Luckily, it wasn’t.
So now, when I see a car pulling up on the other side of the glass, stopping at the tiny little curb, I keep watching until I’m sure they’re completely parked. The apprehension will go away after awhile, I’m sure. But in the meantime, when you pull in the parking lot, I’ve got an eagle-eye on ya!
There’s even a book about it:
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