Driving through Cudjoe Key... and looking over where CoCo' s on the Curve used to stand... this morning ..........its gone now forever ... into oblivion....
Later in the day... he was reminded by his Youngest Daughter who mentioned taking a C.P.R. course , which reminded him of an instance below:
Years ago.... when Pat Ryan and Forrest stopped in for Lunch... the running joke at the time was Flor's Pet Snake... over in the corner in a card board box.... with an open top... inside the box was huge Latex Dong. Rommel was there eating as well and insisted Byron go Look.... He said Byron's Eyes got real big around....
any way..... while Byron and good old Pat were seated at a table and placing their orders... Byron happened to look up at a man seated just across at the dining counter on a stool.... he was making a weird motion... with his face.. Byron looked at Pat and said... hey man I think that dude is having a heart attack.... Pat said No... he is choking.... Byron waited a few seconds to see who was going to take action....... and suggested dialing 911
NO ONE did anything......... everyone stopped and stared.... the place went silent...... and Byron went deaf....
He rared up out of his chair stood the man up got behind him and put the ball of his fist just below his rib cage and thrust with every bit of strength he could muster....
Up came the poor mans feet off the floor like a giant rag doll and out sailed a chunk of meat... from his wind pipe...
The thing was Byron was in Automatic response at that point and continued to give him several more good rib cracking bear hugs... he kept this going and going like the energizer bunny....
Until Pats face appeared up close to his and he peered into his light Irish eyes and could read Pats lips, in Silence making out ...Stop, Stop, Stop.......
Ok then......... Bryon finally threw in the towel...... the old guy kind of just waddled around in a semi circular stupor and sat back down at his stool and resumed his eating.. as if nothing had happened.......
Why not even a thank you..... or Can I buy you a beer?
Byron used to see the old fellow every now and again up at the Winn Dixie on Big Pine... Not as much as an acknowledgement ........ nary a peep.
That really happened ... Byron did that I was there Watching...... him
Perform best he knew how....
Performing the Heimlich Maneuver at CoCo's Cantina on the Curve..... Cudjoe...
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