holding up the elderly

I stood on the corner of Spring Gd. and Robie as I waited for my turn to cross. An old lady with a cane crossed from the adjacent walk, looked around (a bit confused) and crossed against the red light. I looked at her back and then looked at the light and then gave a half assed call to her attention. I ran a few feet and said, "Ma'am it's a red light," she said alright, oops, ok and walked back with me. When we finally crossed she told me she was late for an appointment and wasn't paying attention but I bet she was thinking in her head, "God damnit! I'm late, I'm not stupid!".

I'm always late. I always run out in traffic. The look on my face would be priceless if some stranger grabbed me and said you can't do that, young lady. Oh, those annoying good samaritans.