The Treadway's

Hey Everybody,

Lonnie, I hope you're getting to enjoy all this sunshine! I know we are. And happy Birthday Ariel, you're officially an adult now!

I know it's been a while since I blogged but I just had to share with you what happened this morning. I'm so frustrated that I'm not even sure what to think.
I got up at 4:30 so I could be early to work and get a few things done this morning. I ended up getting to school late. On my way to work, I had a hankering for a chicken biscuit from Hardee's and since I was early I decided to take a detour. When I got to Hardee's I started to pull throught the drive-thru. There was a rediculous line of traffic, which I expected, but we sat there what seemed like forever without moving. There was a white Lumina at the head of the line and it wasn't even pulled up to the place where you order. Finally the truck that was behind the Lumina drove around it and the other cars followed. From where I was, the car looked like it had been deserted, broke down maybe. There was still an excessive line so I pulled to the side and walked in to order. I got my breakfast, carried it out to my car, and started to leave the parking lot.
The Lumina was still there but when I drove passed, I looked in the car and there was a man in the driver's seat! His eyes were closed. I parked my car and ran over to the Lumina. I did not try to open the door and the windows were up. I watched him for a few seconds and could see that he was breathing. I ran back into Hardee's and told the girl at the register. She and her manager went out to the car, knocked on the window, he didn't respond. They called 911, and by that time since they knew he was there, and there wasn't anything else I could do, I got in my car and came to work.
After about 45 minutes I called Hardee's to see if the man was ok. She said that the cops and ambulance came, got in the car and woke him up, the medics checked him out and he was fine. He told them he was just really sleepy. Since his vitals were fine, and he wasn't drunk, etc. they sent him home.
While I don't agree with them letting him drive home, that's the least of my worries. I have no idea how long he had been there before I pulled in the parking lot. How many people drove around him? You could clearly see him in the vehicle, but couldn't tell if he was breathing until you got up close.
It is so disturbing that people are so concerned with "self" that they can ignore something that is obviously a problem. And from the students I'm teaching, I don't see an improvement happening any time soon. What if that man had a heart attack, or an aneurism?
I don't know this man's situation, but I'm asking that you say a prayer for him today, and for all the people that drove around him.