I must have crossed the State Street Bridge over the Chicago River thousands of times in the past few years but never noticed that there’s an emergency life saver in a glass case just before you cross the bridge.
I looked for life savers at a couple of other bridges but there aren’t any. I wonder why?
I looked for life savers at a couple of other bridges but there aren’t any. I wonder why?
Do the city authorities think that people will only fall off the State Street Bridge? Do pedestrians have a tendency to fall off this bridge and not the others?
These are questions I want to get to the bottom of.
I can just imagine the following scenario. Miss Healthypants and I are walking across the Clark Street Bridge and notice a pedestrian in the Chicago River below:
"Oh, look. A pedestrian has fallen in the Chicago River below."
"It looks like he’s drowning."
"That’s too bad. If we were on the State Street Bridge we could toss him a life saver."
"Yeah. . . . "
These are questions I want to get to the bottom of.
I can just imagine the following scenario. Miss Healthypants and I are walking across the Clark Street Bridge and notice a pedestrian in the Chicago River below:
"Oh, look. A pedestrian has fallen in the Chicago River below."
"It looks like he’s drowning."
"That’s too bad. If we were on the State Street Bridge we could toss him a life saver."
"Yeah. . . . "
. . . .
"Hey, you wanna grab some Thai food?""Sounds like a plan to me."
That gave me a chuckle...
ReplyDeleteI can picture you walking away in search of food as the person flails away in the river below!
:-)
Hey, if there's not a life-saver encased in glass nearby there's really nothing you can do. And there's even less you can do on an empty stomach. ;)
ReplyDeleteDude, I would totally dive in and save him--with the only swim move I know how to do--the back stroke!! LOL! :)
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