Diary of a Crossing Guard, Sophia Edition

I'm not sure whether to begin today's edition of "Diary of a Crossing Guard" by saying:

"Picture it - Sicily - 1922..."

or

"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show?"

So, we had an incident in the crosswalk this morning. About halfway through my shift, while I was in the middle of the road crossing several families, a car decided to blow both the red light and my stop sign. The driver appeared to be paying attention to a cell phone instead of the road.

I could not get the driver's attention by waving or shouting, so I ended up slamming my stop sign into his hood and the right side of my body against the side of his windshield. Fortunately, that DID get his attention and he stopped just before he would have run over my foot and less than a foot from a family in the crosswalk.

Everyone is okay. Unfortunately, I didn't get the guy's license plate because I was more concerned with ensuring that all of my crosswalkers were okay after they got safely to the other side. Speaking of side, my right side is fairly sore, but probably just bruising. An incident report with witness info included has been filed.

People, PLEASE, for the LOVE OF GOD, put down your dang cell phones in school zones. And elsewhere, too! Several people, including myself, could have been seriously injured this morning. By God's grace, we weren't. SLOW DOWN, CELL PHONES DOWN, PAY ATTENTION IN SCHOOL ZONES AND EVERYWHERE ELSE!