Oh, So, Stupid

On Thursday night we were on the way back from a friends house at about 9:00pm. As we descended the hill on which they live we saw two rather interesting things. 1. A car pulled to the side of the road with its lights flashing (no too interesting). 2. A man running away from the car towards town (more interesting). We thought that he had lost something and was going back to get it. Well, it turns out the only thing he lost were his mind. We turn on the road and caught up to the running man, who was still running and asked if he needed help. He stopped running and said " No, my car just ran out of gas and I need to get to town." Note: it is about 19 degrees out, snowing like mad, and the wind is blowing. Add that to the fact that he was wearing shorts and a zip up sweat shirt, and town is give or take TEN freaking miles away! We then informed him that if he continued he was going to freeze to death. He says "Yeah, but its really important to me." He then takes off and continues running. There is no way that we are going to let this guy proceed with his suicide run, so we catch up to him and ask if he has a cell phone that he can call for help with. He says " Yes, but it just died." Mom said that she doesn't pick up hitch-hikers and can't give him a ride. He says " I don't either, I understand mam." and he continues running. We drive past him up the road but just can't leave when this guy is out here to die of stupidity. Turning around in a drive way we head back. At this point the guy had turned around and was walking back to his car. We pull next to him and relayed are dilemma. He then informs us that " My other two friend ran the other way, they live over there and might be back with a truck." Mom is like " Show me your id. " He pulls out his wallet and starts getting out his id. Then Mom says " Just give me your whole wallet and get it the car." And he does, doesn't even hesitates. We asked him what was so important the he was willing to run ten miles for and he said that he came from Ohio and was going to see his girl friend 'cause he told her he was coming. Crazy. So go out and die so you can never see her again, she will understand if you don't came. Anyway, we said we would take him to our friends house on the hill so he can call someone. But he says "My friends girl friend is in the car and she has a phone." Ok, so they left her sit alone in a car with no heat. Nice. We take him to his car and he gets out and mom gives him back his wallet. We tell him that if he gets cold waiting for his friends, he can bring his friends girl friend and they can wait in our car where its warm. He goes makes a call, has a smoke, and twenty minutes later his friends show up with a truck, some gas, and an old guy. All good. We drive past and mom says " Dress warmer next year." and the old guy just laughs.