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~1 TheCandia Chmpin, Friday, March 22, 2002-15 Sanity questioned on this hearrowing night t ram OH on page 14 WIsen 1 got dloser, Isowever, a smaller sign beneath it said: 'Opening soon'. There were o telephone bootbs or any- thing else open, so 1 tumed around and went back to tbe car. A policeman had to come by sooner or later, so, I'd just watt it out. After an hour, I wat beginning to ques- tion my ttrategy. After two bours 1 waa begining to ques- tion my sanity. After three boums I started thinking about which of my body parts I would eat firai if I waa ttuck there for a week or more. I Isad devised a new plan in whicb I would tus off my four-way flashera and ihen when 1 aaw a car approaching from. behind, about every 10 minutes, I wouîd turn them on. That way they could tee tbere was tome- body ins tIse car still alive, if juat barely, andI stop to help. After a while, I thought maybe tome- body woiald stop if I stood outaide the car and looked pitiful. I considered lying down on the ground, but Usat would bave been overkiLl Finally, a police truck flashed on its lights from Use other side of Use Isigbway, eut across and pulled up behind me. I'd neyer been so happy to tee anybody in my life. But then the policeman approached and started ranting and raving about how stupid 1 was to be standing in tbe middle of the road. 1 bad yet to put one foot on tbe actual road so 1 had nu idea what he waa talking about, but 1 didn't care, 1 was taved. But then he kept going on about it until fmnally 1 told hins in no uncertain tera how long I had been there, bow cold I waa, bow many people had stopped to help, bow miterable 1 was and how 1 badn't been on tbe road, anyway. He called a tow truck and tben came back to tell me tIsai next time 1 sbouldn't ttand on the road. 1 jutt nodded. I got home at about 3 arn., after an 18- km towing trip that coat more than a year's membership to thse CAA, finithed writing tIse ttoriet by 5 a.m., about tbe tame time tbat I stopped shivering, and went to bed. At 6:52 a.m. the telephone rang. No, I wasn't Karmax. The guy called a wrong number tbat early in tIse momning and didn't even apol- ogize before hanging up. Not tIse best night I've ever bad. in The 0hampion-s Lftylsscin