{"id":2367,"date":"2014-10-30T13:19:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T18:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=2367"},"modified":"2014-10-30T16:02:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T21:02:43","slug":"our-sweet-hershey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/our-sweet-hershey\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Sweet Hershey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2368\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2368\" data-attachment-id=\"2368\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/our-sweet-hershey\/hershey1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hershey1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349977370&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sweet Hershey\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sweet Hershey&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sweet Hershey&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hershey1-800x533.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2368\" alt=\"Sweet Hershey\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hershey1-800x533.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hershey1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hershey1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweet Hershey<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last week a speeding driver hit my cat, Hershey. I was able to get to her before she died, held and loved her until she took her last breath.<\/p>\n<p>I understand these things happen, but for all of you speeders who are going 50 to 60 down&nbsp;a road that has a Speed Limit sign that reads &#8220;20 mph,&#8221; it is extreme speed. The driver who hit Hershey could not have slowed down enough if they had tried (which they didn&#8217;t!).<\/p>\n<p>It makes me very sad about my Hershey, she was a sweet heart (well, she and I did have a difference of opinion about the birds). I have been concerned for a long time about speeders&nbsp;and the&nbsp;kids walking up and down our road.&nbsp; I worry that speeding drivers could not slow down enough for them either.&nbsp; One morning recently while on a walk,&nbsp; a speeding van came around the curve, scattering gravel all over me.<\/p>\n<p>I am begging everyone to please slow down. Don&#8217;t be in such a hurry. Life passes too fast anyway. Now you all know how much I love you and even if you are one of the speeders, I still love you. Just please, please slow down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week a speeding driver hit my cat, Hershey. I was able to get to her before she died, held and loved her until she took her last breath. 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