Seems like a long week to me. Not sure why except it's been busy and a bit stressful at work.

I drive a commuter van at times to and from work and last week was nearly involved in a major wreck. A line of cars in front of us were involved in a chain reaction breaking manuver that caused a number of cars to end up sideways in their lane. In the melee I was forced over into the lane on my right which was already occupied, by a car to my left. I still can't believe that we all managed to continue on without a scratch.

My co-workers were not as fortunate this week. A van heading toward the north-east part of town was involved in a roll over accident which took the lives of 3 employees and injured 6 others. It seems that another motorists clipped their back bumper and caused them to roll over 3 times before coming to rest on their side. It was a terrible and tragic accident and put us all in a somber mood this week.

It never ceases to amaze us when death intrudes on our world and our friends or loved ones are taken away in a sudden and unexpected way. It's just hard to get used to not seeing them around anymore. You're walking down the hall and can just imagine them turning the corner, smiling at you or saying hello.

I hate death!

I knew the 3 employees at least to some degree. Rocky and I got to know each other because we both had prostate cancer at the same time. We talked often about our treatments and their effects on other parts of our body. That sort of thing builds a certain comradery with others. It's like your on a battle field with them fighting a common enemy. I had talked to Ollie on the phone from time to time. He was very helpful and pleasant. He was one of those people you knew you could count on and you knew would do what they could to help. I had seen Cindy around a good bit but didn't know her personally. She was always friendly and always had a bright smile on her face.

And so, they're here one day, smiling and enjoying life and gone the next, not realizing they should have spent a bit more time saying goodbye.

I hate death!