John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of
the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a
big storm. The night was rolling on and no car went by.
The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car slowly coming towards him and
stopped. John, desperate for shelter and without thinking about
it, got into the car and closed the door.... only to realize
there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't on.
The car started moving slowly. John looked at the road ahead
and saw a curve approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging
for his life. Then, just before the car hit the curve, a hand
appeared out of nowhere through the window, and turned the wheel. John, paralyzed with terror, watched as the hand came
through the window, but never touched or harmed him.
Shortly thereafter, John saw the lights of a pub appear down
the road, so, gathering strength; he jumped out of the car and
ran to it. Wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everybody about the horrible experience he had just had.
A silence enveloped the pub when everybody realized he was
crying... And wasn't drunk.
Suddenly, the door opened, and two other people walked in from
the dark and stormy night. They, like John, were also soaked and
out of breath. Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing
at the bar, one said to the other....
Look Paddy....there's that idiot that got in the car while we
were pushing it.