A Dog Day Afternoon
Let me be clear right away – this is not a review of that classic movie starring Al Pacino. I will write that one soon, this – this is different. This post is about the dangerous roads of Sangli city (more of a village with loads of malls and zero industries – my hometown). Going by Pune standards, where the municipal corporation is supposedly organizing motocross for inhabitants – the roads of Sangli are much safer in a constructional manner. Problem, as the title suggests, is dogs.
With that crazy old stupid lady Maneka Gandhi fighting, god knows why, for animals instead of putting that crooked mind of hers to some better use, the streets of Sangli are populated by dogs. In fact, during nights, after 2300 hours, more dogs can be found on roads than human beings.
So, as it turns out, dogs scare the shit out of me. I run away faster than a race horse if I see dogs approaching me from any angle (pun intended). One night, I was coming home from a long study session at my college’s study room. It was almost 0230 hours and I had almost reached my home – almost and suddenly, a pack of stray dogs started chasing me on my bike. Thankfully, with my elite driving skills, I was able to avoid any accident and could get rid of the ‘tail’ (again, pun intended – ever since I saw Sheldon and the sarcasm sign, I have been giving these comments out for people with nonexistent knowledge about these things). [Read more →]