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I decided long ago that it was not OK to text and drive at the same time.

I was driving out of the Target parking lot when I looked up to see a panic stricken cart boy attempt to stop a long row of carts from hitting my car. He was literally running to the front of his carts where he used all of his weight to stop them. I slammed on the brakes and thought, "Wow, that was close!"

Even as I write this I know I’m not supposed to be giggling but the terror on the guys face causes me to laugh out loud. He must of had thoughts of a customer law suit as he envisioned the collision in his mind.

I came back to the present and realized I had been looking down because I was reading a text! My expression turned to one of humility and I mouthed, "My bad." He looked shaken and a bit disheveled and it took him quite a few seconds to faintly smile back at me.

I decided today that it is not OK to read a text, even in a parking lot, while driving.