Speaking of oleanders
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Speaking of oleanders
- From: C* B* <c*@interlog.com>
- Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 01:19:26 +0200
They also line the highway medians with oleanders in the south of Spain
(where it hardly rains at all, except when it floods). They are very
effective at slowing down out-of-control vehicles as was proven last year
when I was rear-ended in a failed pass attempt on the freeway outside of
Cordoba by someone who didn't quite get the equation right - small
vehicle, nearby, moving slowly or large one, further away, etc. Needless to
say, I was the former.
Into the pink blossoms I went, bounced of the embankment, rolled once, and
came to a stop without re-entering the traffic. After I'd winched myself
out the passenger side window, the first thing I noticed is how stupid a
white Seat 127 looks lying on its side in a clump of oleanders.
Good bushes those. I won't forget them.
Charles Butler
238 Davenport Rd.
Suite 277
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5R 1J6
<chb@interlog.com>
