I have name changed because I was wearing my work ID badge at the time.
I was driving home from work, wearing my nurse's uniform.
I see 2 girls, aged about 10, standing right on the edge of the pavement, waving at me quite energetically. They did not look distressed, but seemed to be trying to attract my attention.
I pulled over and stopped, asked them if they were ok, they said yes. So I asked them why they were waving at me. They started giggling. So I asked if their parents were around - they said yes, in the house,
So I told them that it really wasn't a good idea to stand at the edge of the road, waving at passing motorists - they really did appear to be trying to "flag me down". I said it could be dangerous, and could cause an accident.
They ran into the house, so I got out of the car and walked a little way up the drive. A lady came out of the house, saying they were just playing a game, and it wasn't their intention to cause a problem.
I just said that I didn't think it was a safe game to play.
She appeared to think I was being unreasonable. Was I?
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nackerednurse · 30/08/2011 16:50
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