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Guys it's when things like this , really puts things in perspective. The wife and I pretty much doing our Daily ritual - She went down to the local quik shop to get a drink , and I was getting around to take my Daily walk. -Told her I'd see her when she got back or I got back whatever

So I went out on my walk and got out a little bit and I heard gun shots , motioned to the guy across the street - motioned to him by hand as he had his leaf blower running , motioned to him shots - -I heard 5 shots - - I thought Dam I'm not really sure I want to be out in this.

So i thought I better call the Wife to tell her to be careful not sure where they were coming from , & I called and she answered and was really upset - - - -Said she was just been in a Shooting , she came walking out of the Store and was talking to an employee on her way back to the Truck and this Car come driving into the lot I think they said Chrysler 300 another car right behind it and the 2nd car opens up and starts shooting - - - the Car goes right beside my wife's truck how he ever got by our truck we will never know - -crashed down in the revene -- a bullet grazed one of the guys head.

Here is the thing the Quik shop employees tossed my wife down o the ground and then climbed on her/over her to protect her from the shots - -to think if she had gotten to the truck a minute earlier she would of been backing out and would of gotten hit by this cat and probably by shots being fired - very easily could of lost the wife today

Just put's life in perspective- her I am worried about Basketball and today my wife could very easily been gone. - -The Police took her Statement - - checked the truck for bullet holes and scratches - now she is waiting for the detectives to talk to her - -got to go to Court and tetstify as they DID catch the guy - - THANK GOD

@jayballer67 glad she's ok. Quick shop employee looking out! When people are put to to the test there still are a lot of normal people with heroes inside of them.

Glad your wife is physically OK! Hope and prayer you two will get over the mental trauma quickly! Prayers for you and praise for the QT employee. I hope he gets recognized by QT and the public.

@Gorilla72 said in Feeling pretty fortunate today/ Blessed - puts things in perspective:

Glad your wife is physically OK! Hope and prayer you two will get over the mental trauma quickly! Prayers for you and praise for the QT employee. I hope he gets recognized by QT and the public.

thank you for that , ya she was pretty shook up just really blessed - I' am just so Thankful. - I was out for my walk & I heard the shots so I wanted to call her to tell her to be careful and when I talked to her she said she was just getting ready to call me.-

Like I was saying a minute or two later so would of been backing out and the way she would be headed she would of been T-boned and like 100 % probability of the truck being riddled with gun shots - - we are trying to figure how we can or do something for the Quik shop employee. - Just a kid like 21-22 yrs old - he said all he could see was his GranPa cause he GrandPa got shot I guess , and he said I was just thinking to protect my wife rather he be the one get shot then her - -hell of a kid - -thanks again for your thoughts

I am happy to hear they caught the shooter, even happier your wife is in good shape!

@Kubie said in Feeling pretty fortunate today/ Blessed - puts things in perspective:

I am happy to hear they caught the shooter, even happier your wife is in good shape!

Thank you we appreciate that. - Kind of crazy , she went from being a witness to a victim is how the Police put it. Now she has to go to the trial and such. She still edgy with things all from the result of the gun shots. - -Tell you how fast the guy came into the lot when he went airborn and landed in between the two tree's - the 1st time the towing Co tried to pull it out - - it busted the chain had to put two chains to get it un-wedged

I join the other posters in being glad that this incredibly scary incident ended well for your wife and am so proud of the QT employee's quick action to protect her. Prayers for you and your wife recovering quickly from the trauma!

@bcjayhawk said in Feeling pretty fortunate today/ Blessed - puts things in perspective:

I join the other posters in being glad that this incredibly scary incident ended well for your wife and am so proud of the QT employee's quick action to protect her. Prayers for you and your wife recovering quickly from the trauma!

thank you so much for those thoughts and words. I'm not going to lie , I broke down i was so close to very easily I could of lost my wife.

I / we both have thank the employee countless times , trying to figure out what w could possibly do to show our gratitude. Just a young kid no older then like 22 years old - -he just kept saying over and over going through his mind that if anybody was going to die it would be him instead of my wife. - -Boy how is that for an un-believable young man. he just laid over the top of her shieldng her - -I mean ya the guy was shaking really bad - -but just self preservation took over . Hard to find these kind of people anymore - -Thank you my friend

Thankful that your wife is OK!! Prayers for you both to put it behind you quickly and that it won't be a long, drawn out trial.

@nuleafjhawk said in Feeling pretty fortunate today/ Blessed - puts things in perspective:

Thankful that your wife is OK!! Prayers for you both to put it behind you quickly and that it won't be a long, drawn out trial.

thank you. Ya me too but there are whispers that he might try to claim insanity - which in turn will draw this trial out