Mike Cornell here with Quick News of the Weird. It's brought to you by Shingle Restoration Services. For a free estimate, call 740-328-9582. A man was pedaling his bike through his small down in Oregon. He and this ambulance were traveling in the same direction when the driver of the ambulance attempted to make a right turn. The driver heard a thump. That's not good. The ambulance crashed into the man, fracturing his nose, leaving him with scrapes across his body and destroying his bicycle. The ambulance rushed him to the hospital where he was treated. The man has racked up 47 thousand dollars in medical expenses and he is also on the hook for about another 50 grand in medical costs he expects in the future. Oh...and the ambulance company also has sent him a bill of 1800 bucks for the ambulance ride. You know, ambulance drivers need to get a lecture on what to do if they hit someone. It's the ultimate embarrassment. Kind of like what happens when a cop arrests and body searches the wrong guy or when a fire station burns down. You say..."Sorry, my bad.." and you do everything you can to make it right. The guys in the ambulance should have apologized profusely to the guy on the bike and should have given him the royal treatment. They should have visited him in the hospital..made sure he got the best food...(NO JELLO) turned his hospital room into a florist shop..whatever. But NO! They sent him a bill. He lawyered up and sued the ambulance company for a million dollars. The ambulance guys weren't paying attention in math class. What's the best choice? Eating 1800 bucks or forking over a million bucks? If he was treated half-way decently, the bike guy might not have sued. If you've got to be hit by someone, you could do worse than being hit by an ambulance. The only thing better would be getting hit by a car being driven by a doctor. With my luck, the doctor would probably be a gynecologist or a Doctor of English Lit!!!
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Open Requests today in the KOOL Lunchtime Cafe! Which KOOL sounds good for your lunch hour?
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Today's Heartland Bank KOOL Question of the Day: Now that the election has come and gone is it time to make Election Day a national holiday?
👍= Yes
❤= No
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