"Zebee Johnstone" wrote in message
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So I remember one day really hassling Dad to put his on. Whined and
nagged the way only small kids can.

So he did... And drove out the hobby farm gate and away.

Mum and I left about 20 mins later, came around a bend less than 1km
from the gate and there was a car in the ditch! "That's funny" said
Mum, "Why didn't Brian stop to help?"

You can guess why.

He'd failed to take the corner, no idea why. The car had speared off
the road, down a small embankment, hit a rock with its nose, and flipped
forward onto its back. He was hanging from his seatbelt, glass from the
smashed screen all over the place and in the arm thrown up to protect
his face.

Give him credit, he didn't need to be nagged after that.

Zebee

Wow. Not only did you probably save his life, but you got an exceptionally
powerful lesson, at a fortunately young age, about the value of using mature
and responsible judgment. I'll bet that's stayed with you in other ways over
the years, no?

--
Ed Huntress