Honking, airbags and karma

Someone just sent me a video that has me laughing. It starts out with a couple of skateboarders getting ready to do some tricks they obviously want to record. All of a sudden you hear brakes off screen, the boarder turn around to see what’s up, and the camera pans around to an intersection. At the cross walk is a shinny convertible sports cars with a youngish guy at the wheel. Standing at the corner is an old woman. The car honks and the old lady jumps and starts across the street. She’s really old and not moving very fast, but it’s obviously her standard speed.

Well, Mr. Shinny Convertible is just not satisfied with her rate of progress and starts honking at her. She’s a little old lady so she stops and gives him a look and he just keeps honking and revving his engine. So, what’s she suppose to do? She does what any self respecting old lady does….she gives his grill a good shot with the big purse hanging from her elbow. Surprise!!!! Mr. Shinny Convertible gets a face full of airbag and the little old lady proceeds on across the intersection.

I love it, and the boarders did too, since you can hear them laughing in the background. Mister high and mighty brought down by a little old lady who could care less. She’s obviously seen much more impressive things in her life.

As the video cuts out, Mr. Shinny has beat down the airbag and is opening the car door. I’d love to see the next 30 seconds of this encounter. It was probably withheld because it’s just too embarrassing to see a grown man in his prime beat down by a little old lady while teen skates watch and laugh.

I think the moral of this story is that karma is a bitch and sometimes she strikes with amazing speed. There have been very few times in my life when karma has struck so instantaneously, but I love that it did in this case; I love more that I got to see it, and that I love that I can keep playing it over and over again.