I live in a hilly area with lot's of ski resorts and hills. I was driving down the other side of the mountain today and ahead of me I could see something running down the road. I thought, is that a deer? As I got closer I thought....what the heck is that? I finally got close enough to realize it was a grocery store shopping cart...travelling downhill in the wrong lane. I slowed down thinking...well...I can't pass it....and...what if somebody else comes up the hill? So I slowed down and stayed just behind it. Slowed down meaning, this thing is going down the hill at 40 miles an hour. It was hilarious...yes, even at that speed one wheel was all wanky and flopping violently back and forth...so no different that at the grocery store. Now, I was in the country, there are no grocery stores within 10 miles of where I was...so I thought....maybe somebody uses it to bring their garbage to the roadside and it got away on them? Maybe some kids I didn't notice having a laugh at my expense? ANyway, it looked like it had seen better days...it was all bent out of shape, but it was keeping a nice straight line down the hill...even with only 3 wheels touching the ground. I stayed with it for at least 1/4 mile when I noticed a pickup truck on my side of the road...full of stuff....chairs, tables..etc etc. At the same time, the cart finally caught the gravel edge and wiped out into the ditch. As I passed the pickup truck, I realized that somewhere up the hill, the cart had fallen out the back. What were the chances it ended up on it's wheels? A million to one maybe? I looked in my rear view mirror and saw the truck make a U turn and go after it. If I had a camera phone at least, I'm pretty sure that video would have gone viral on Youtube.
