[Tidybuoy]

I had an interesting moment at lunch today that required split second reflexes.

I generally don't speed on city streets and try to be courteous to neighbors. However, my road to work ends on a winding country road that has one house on it (sitting 1/8 mile off the street) in the middle of a two mile stretch. The posted speed limit is 45 mph and a one point says "end 45 limit." I occasionally test my car on this quiet country road.

Today, I went to lunch and cruised down the road at 35mph (no speeding). I had a friend with me and we were chatting so I was not driving fast. On the way back, a man came out of the house and started running into the street straight at my car. I was wondering what this guy was up to and suddenly he dove into the air as if to land on my hood. Of course, I was not going to let anyone put a dent on my car and I swerved around him and he landed flat on his face in the middle of the street.

In the back of my mind, I was thinking he might be mad at me from previous speeding but it is a country road in the middle of nowhere. And I haven't been driving out of control...but my car is louder than a modern car and may seem like it's going faster than it is to someone that only hears it.

After I got back to work, about 30 minutes later, the receptionist tells me that someone was taking pictures of my car in the parking lot. I looked at our security cameras and it was the same guy that lunged at the car. He took several photos and some close ups of the license plate and then left.

I'm thinking I may pre-emptively call the sheriff and let him know that this concerns me as I have to drive by the house every day and next time he may have a shotgun.