My funny Prius story

JUGL11 · 08-19-2009, 11:34 PM

I work in a maximum security prison, & we have inmates from a nearby minimum facility brought in to maintain the grounds. This morning I turned into the row where my assigned parking place is, and as I made the turn in my 2010 Prius I saw an inmate kneeling on the ground, picking up branches that had blown down in a storm last night. I was lucky to stop before I hit him.

I rolled down my window & said, "Good thing I saw you down there." He looked up at me & answered, "Oh, I would have heard your engine before you got close enough to hurt me."

"No, you wouldn't. It's an electric engine."

"I still would have heard you."

At that point I took my foot off the brake & rolled silently toward him. His eyes got real wide & he said, "Yeah, I guess it is good you saw me!"

LoraJ · 08-19-2009, 11:41 PM

Lol!

**TonyPSchaefer** · 08-20-2009, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by JUGL11

At that point I took my foot off the brake & rolled silently toward him. His eyes got real wide & he said, "Yeah, I guess it is good you saw me!"

**Tideland Prius** · 08-20-2009, 12:15 AM

Good one!

bps · 08-20-2009, 02:45 AM

Classic!

Bryan

MikeDS · 08-20-2009, 03:20 AM

Reminds me of the scene from Weeds were U-turn talks about how good a Prius would be for a driveby...haha

**Tideland Prius** · 08-20-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeDS

Reminds me of the scene from Weeds were U-turn talks about how good a Prius would be for a driveby...haha

That's right... it's good for sneaking up on <insert expletive>

jburns · 08-20-2009, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JUGL11

I work in a maximum security prison, & we have inmates from a nearby minimum facility brought in to maintain the grounds. This morning I turned into the row where my assigned parking place is, and as I made the turn in my 2010 Prius I saw an inmate kneeling on the ground, picking up branches that had blown down in a storm last night. I was lucky to stop before I hit him.

I rolled down my window & said, "Good thing I saw you down there." He looked up at me & answered, "Oh, I would have heard your engine before you got close enough to hurt me."

"No, you wouldn't. It's an electric engine."

"I still would have heard you."

At that point I took my foot off the brake & rolled silently toward him. His eyes got real wide & he said, "Yeah, I guess it is good you saw me!"

When he gets out he will probably get one and use it to sneak up behind female pedestrians, reach out the window and grab their purse.

concertinajohnnyboy · 08-20-2009, 10:21 PM

This is so very funny. Thank you for posting.

djasonw · 08-21-2009, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JUGL11

I work in a maximum security prison, & we have inmates from a nearby minimum facility brought in to maintain the grounds. This morning I turned into the row where my assigned parking place is, and as I made the turn in my 2010 Prius I saw an inmate kneeling on the ground, picking up branches that had blown down in a storm last night. I was lucky to stop before I hit him.

I rolled down my window & said, "Good thing I saw you down there." He looked up at me & answered, "Oh, I would have heard your engine before you got close enough to hurt me."

"No, you wouldn't. It's an electric engine."

"I still would have heard you."

At that point I took my foot off the brake & rolled silently toward him. His eyes got real wide & he said, "Yeah, I guess it is good you saw me!"

Was that you??? I'm out on a furlough. Please be more careful next time.

08-19-2009, 11:34 PM	#1
JUGL11 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Phila Posts: 11 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: II Package: Base Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Friends: 0	My funny Prius story I work in a maximum security prison, & we have inmates from a nearby minimum facility brought in to maintain the grounds. This morning I turned into the row where my assigned parking place is, and as I made the turn in my 2010 Prius I saw an inmate kneeling on the ground, picking up branches that had blown down in a storm last night. I was lucky to stop before I hit him. I rolled down my window & said, "Good thing I saw you down there." He looked up at me & answered, "Oh, I would have heard your engine before you got close enough to hurt me." "No, you wouldn't. It's an electric engine." "I still would have heard you." At that point I took my foot off the brake & rolled silently toward him. His eyes got real wide & he said, "Yeah, I guess it is good you saw me!"

08-19-2009, 11:41 PM	#2
LoraJ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 465 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Navigation Thanks: 26 Thanked 52 Times in 38 Posts Friends: 3	Re: My funny Prius story Lol!

08-20-2009, 12:15 AM	#4
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,633 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 346 Times in 245 Posts Friends: 23	Re: My funny Prius story Good one!

08-20-2009, 02:45 AM	#5
bps Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 220 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: No Package Thanks: 20 Thanked 30 Times in 19 Posts Friends: 0	Re: My funny Prius story Classic! Bryan

08-20-2009, 03:20 AM	#6
MikeDS Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 200 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: II Package: No Package Thanks: 9 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Friends: 0	Re: My funny Prius story Reminds me of the scene from Weeds were U-turn talks about how good a Prius would be for a driveby...haha

08-20-2009, 10:21 PM	#9
concertinajohnnyboy Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 84 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: V Package: Navigation Thanks: 15 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: My funny Prius story This is so very funny. Thank you for posting.

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