Jeff Klopmeyer Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 I was walking across the street late yesterday afternoon, on an unglamorous trip to pick up cat food and toilet paper from the grocery store. As I meandered along through the store's parking lot, I glanced up to see something that didn't look too good. A little kid, perhaps two years old, had broken away from his Mom and was running, as kids have a tendency to do. Except this little one was running straight toward the main lane of the parking lot, and a Mustang was coming toward him, going too fast. There was no way the driver could see the kid from his angle. Well, it wasn't a big deal, really. I took a couple of big, adrenalin-fueled steps, snatched the kid up and leapt to the curb. Mustang squeals the brakes (smoking the tires), Mom screams, and I made it with at least three inches to spare between me and the front bumper. The funny thing was that it happened so fast, I still had my mind on my cat food and toilet paper. Especially the toilet paper, at that point. So I smiled, handed the kid to the now-freaking-out Mom and walked in and did my shopping. I believe I heard her call "thank you" as I went in. Doesn't matter. Doing good things isn't about aggrandizement, or at least it shouldn't be. So since I blew off my opportunity for adulation there, I thought I'd get it here. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggus Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Good for you, Jeff. "You can't enjoy yourself unless you're having fun." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmstudio99 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Now watch Mom turn around and slap you with some sort of "don't touch my kid" lawsuit. Seriously, good job, buddy. Gila Monster Studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddyelmis Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 kudo's and good karma, Jeff. www.ruleradio.com "Fame is like death: We will never know what it looks like until we've reached the other side. Then it will be impossible to describe and no one will believe you if you try." - Sloane Crosley, Village Voice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrix Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Did you feel you were in danger - risking yourself to save the kid? Or was it pure reflex? In any case Bravo. Your inventory of good karma just went up big time. Check out some tunes here: http://www.garageband.com/artist/KenFava Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovepusher Sly Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Did you have the Weasel Suit and Fur Cape on? No good deed goes unpunished. Sly Whasineva ehaiz, ehissgot ta be Funky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Ummmm, good work Weasel. So finish your story... what about that toilet paper? I feel certain that it was immediately put to good use after THAT incident. Is There Gas In The Car? "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan South Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Jeff, thanks for your bravery and your lack of hesitation in what could have been a very tragic situation. Whew!!! The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted July 16, 2004 Author Share Posted July 16, 2004 Originally posted by Kendrix: Did you feel you were in danger - risking yourself to save the kid? Or was it pure reflex?Reflex. There was no time to think at all. But I don't know that I would have been able to act so quickly if I wasn't a Dad myself. You become very accustomed to watching out for things happening to kids, and most of those things happen quickly. I'm sure all the parents here can testify how many times they caught their kids falling before they hit the coffee table, leaping over the couch to stop them from burning their hands on a hot stove and so on. So yeah. It's more like, "Kid... car... go", except that thought process takes place in a hundredth of a second, if not faster. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouizel Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Smooth, Weasel! Nice job. **Standard Disclaimer** Ya gotta watch da Ouizel, as he often posts complete and utter BS. In this case however, He just might be right. Eagles may soar, but Ouizels don't get sucked into jet engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Nice work! Now I have a great image in my head of a weasel skipping accross a parking lot and plucking a child away from a nasty big car at the last minute. "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Originally posted by Jeff Da Weasel: ... I still had my mind on my cat food and toilet paper. Especially the toilet paper, at that point. Hopefully you did NOT need it immediately after the events... Jeff, that was something absolutely cool. The fact you can react that way was very fortunate for the kid and the kid's mom and for the driver... without the weasel the guy might be in jail ... Músico, Productor, Ingeniero, Tecnólogo Senior Product Manager, América Latina y Caribe - PreSonus at Fender Musical Instruments Company Instagram: guslozada Facebook: Lozada - Música y Tecnología www.guslozada.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Notice how he weaseled all those kudus from all y'all? From me too, great job Jeff. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 You can tell a lot about a person from how they instantly react to stressful situations without being able to think about it. Kudos Jeff Me and my two dogs, Remington and Winchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug osborne Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 http://www.homestead.com/peaceandcarrots/files/cat_food.jpg How was dinner afterwards? Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug osborne Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Maybe those lightning fast reflexes could have been put to good use earlier this year http://images.usatoday.com/sports/nba/_photos2/2002-06-06-inside-shaq.jpg Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thrashole Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 I don't know, How exactly is karma measured? nice job Jeff. Reach out and grab a clue. Something Vicious My solo crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowly Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 He may be just a weasel, but He's a cool Mo' Fo' weasel. Kcbass "Let It Be!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylen Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 You just changed the future. Cool reflexes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog951 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Good job Jeff! None more black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videoeditor1 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Maximum respect Jeff. You done gone an did a mighty good thing. As one dad to another, on behalf of that kid's dad, I thank you, I thank you. NYC Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Knutson Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Good job, Superweasel! https://bunny.bandcamp.com/ https://theystolemycrayon.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 That rocks, Jeff! Glad you were in the right place at the right time. Now just don't go all Peter Brady on us (and if you know what I'm talking about, you're a REAL dork... oh wait... ... I mean, forget I said that! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Excellent job Jeff - I'm proud of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eh steve Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 WTG! Jeff! were you wearing the Freddy Mercury jumpsuit at the time? http://home.comcast.net/~stpaul19/darkjeff.jpg http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail36.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Originally posted by eh steve: http://home.comcast.net/~stpaul19/darkjeff.jpg "I believe in a weasel called Jeff..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug osborne Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 "jeff is the champion of the world" "weasels, weasels rock you" Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKA Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Originally posted by Groovepusher Sly: Did you have the Weasel Suit and Fur Cape on? No good deed goes unpunished. Sly Forget about spidy senses, it all about Weasel reflexes. http://www.musicplayer.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=24;t=002419 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 Sadly, that photo treatment isn't as shocking to me as it is to y'all. I remember when my hair was indeed that long, although I never looked all that great in a catsuit. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wewus432 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 That's nothing Jeff. I once stopped a child with the sound of my voice. Same situation, car coming from one direction, child running directly towards the path of the oncoming vehicle and I just screamed, with all my might,STOP!, and that child stopped in his tracks, RIGHT in midstride. If he hadn't he would have been hit by the car. That child was my son, Sam, and he approved this message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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