Under the Oak

You’ve got to hate it when something unexpected happens and people get hurt, but every now and then the story that goes along with it is just too funny to pass up. Such is the case with a couple in Naperville, AZ who were pulling out of the parking lot when *wham* – Ronald McDonald attacked.

Seems that it was a bit of a breezy day and a certain sign forgot its place in all the excitement. The SUV in which the couple were making their escape was crushed and both occupants injured. The man suffered head trauma and the woman is in ICU at a hospital in Pheonix (both senior citizens).

Daughter-in-law Ann Janke is none too pleased with the incident:

“How could that sign not be properly secured? That’s what I want to know,” she said. “I’m mad. You don’t think you park under a sign . . . and giant golden arches are going to come smashing down on you.”

A good question, Captain Obvious. If the wind there is anything like Clovis, NM, where I lived for 2.5 years, then the sign would need to be able to handle persistent winds much higher than what the story said was blowing.

As for the company, well…they’re not sure what happened.

Talker also said, “Without having all the facts, it would be inappropriate to speculate on what may have happened.”

Uh…I’ll just inappropriately hazard this speculation: Your giant sign boasting about how many gazillion calories you’ve dished out to five year olds over the last 50 years attacked some old people in a car leaving the parking lot.

Someone’s grandma is gonna be loaded if she can ever get out of the hospital and over to the lawyer’s office.

The moral of the story, of course, is that once you’re in, you ain’t getting out. Or perhaps ol’ Ronald McDonald is going to get you under the arches one way or the other, so you’d better come on in peaceful like and stay there until you’ve had a McFlurry.