You pull over to let a fire truck go by, and it stops behind you.
You have to go to a repair center every thousand kilometers to get the duct tape replaced.
You accidentally drive into a junkyard, drive out, and get accused of stealing.
You return to your car and find someone broke in and left a [...]

Le chemin qui passe près de ma maison était en mauvais état.  Comme je devais faire des pirouettes afin d’éviter les nids de poule pour me rendre au travail à tous les jours, j’étais encouragé un bon matin d’apercevoir une équipe à l’oeuvre à cet endroit.
Sur mon chemin du retour, j’ai constaté que l’équipe d’ouvriers [...]

The road by my house was in bad condition. Every day, I dodged potholes on the way to work, so I was relieved to see a construction crew working on the road one morning.
Later, on my way home, I noticed the men were gone and no improvement in the road. Where the crew had [...]

Picking on a tardy student
A college business professor could not help but notice that one of his students was late to class for the third time that week. Before class ended he went around the room asking students some questions about the day’s lecture. Of course, he made sure to pick on his tardy pupil.
“And [...]

Dans un foyer pour retraités en Floride, un groupe de gens âgés se lamentaient à tour de rôle à propos de leurs petits maux.
« Mes bras sont tellement faibles, j’arrive à peine à ramasser ma tasse de café » disait l’une.
« Je sais ce que tu veux dire.  Mes cataractes sont si sévères que je n’arrive même pas [...]

At a nursing home in Florida, a group of senior citizens were sitting around talking about their aches and pains.
“My arms are so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee,” said one.
“I know what you mean. My cataracts are so bad I can’t even see my coffee,” replied another.
“I can’t turn my head [...]