Story Archive

It Only Happens in the Movies

A truck in downtown St. Albans, Vt., lost its brakes — on a hill. It wasn’t just any truck: it was loaded with manure, and it sped through a busy intersection without hitting any cars. At the end of the road the driver squeezed between two parked cars, and “He went right through the building,” said a witness of the resulting crash — a vacant building between two businesses. No one was seriously injured. (RC/Burlington Free Press) ...What, he couldn’t aim for city hall?
Original Publication Date: 28 August 2011
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.

Is There a Problem on This Page? Let Me Know using the Help button lower right, and thanks.

I believe humanity is held back by the lack of thinking. I provoke thought with examples of what happens when we don’t think, and when we do. This is True is my primary method: stories like this come out every week by email, and basic subscriptions are free. Click here for a subscribe form.


Search for:

Category: