Seatbelts, people! (and unbelievable stupidity) & a question for all...

[sayruhbeff]

> 
> > a 2-year-old boy *fell out the back door window*.  
> 
> I have TWICE seen car doors pop open, and a young child go flying 
out, on the 
> streets of Boston.  In one case, the driver was making a U-turn in 
the middle 
> of a traffic intersection.  She just scooped up the child and drove 
away, 
> without checking whether he was hurt.  My stomach still churns at 
the 
> thought.

When I was 5, my seat belt was too tight and i decided to take it 
upon myself to re-belt it.  Alas, the door was not latched properly 
due to the front seat belt being in the way, so we hit a curve and I 
toppled out the door with my booster seat.  I sailed a few feet 
before skidding to a halt on pea size gravel and to this day can't 
kneel or apply pressure to my knees without the nerves going haywire 
from the "road burn" I got.  My mother was hysterical because she ran 
over my booster seat while she tried to stop and thought it was me. I 
was pretty much okay except for the abraisions and pebbles stuck to 
me (kinda like when you sleep on your arm and the weave of your 
sweater is imprinted). I now am adamant about having my seat belt not 
only on but prefectly adjusted before I trek off anywhere.

I also wanted to ask an overall group question:

Where, do you suppose, the American School(s) of Witchcraft are 
located?

I figured there may be at least 2 due to the sheer size of the 
country.

thanks
sarahbeth