--YOU WERE BEAMING ONCE BEFORE, BUT YOU’RE NOT LIKE THAT ANYMORE

 

…So this happened the other day.  (For real.):

 

NAKED WOMAN STANDING ATOP 18-WHEELER STOPS TRAFFIC IN HOUSTON

HOUSTON -- A naked woman dancing atop the cab of an 18-wheeler slowed traffic in the Houston area for about two hours before she was coaxed off the truck.

Emergency responders used a fire truck ladder to reach the unidentified woman Monday morning and get her to stop the bizarre public display.

Views from the CBS affiliate KHOU's chopper show vehicles slowing down to get a glimpse of the woman on the big rig.

Authorities aren't sure why the nude woman was on top of the cab or whether she had been inside the big rig before a three-vehicle traffic accident nearby.

It's believed the woman was driving one of the wrecked cars, KHOU reported.

Traffic was diverted along the stretch of freeway during the incident. Officials detained the woman and did not immediately say whether she would face charges.

 

…And, good grief, this also happened:

 

Florida Woman Accidentally Shot in the Back by Her 4-Year-Old Son: Police

A 31-year-old Florida woman is in stable condition less than a day after getting accidentally shot in the back by her 4-year-old son while she was driving.

According to a statement from investigators in Florida's Putnam County, the non-fatal shooting occurred on Tuesday afternoon as Jamie Gilt was driving down a highway.

Depending on what police learn during their investigation, Gilt could end up facing criminal charges, police say.

The small child was sitting in the vehicle's backseat, right behind his mother, and somehow got his hands on her handgun, the statement says.

According to family members, Gilt was driving her truck to pick up a horse from a relative.

The police statement says detectives continue to investigate the incident "to determine exactly how the firearm was stored in the vehicle."

Gilt's son is currently in the custody of relatives, police said.

The Florida Department of Children and Family Services will be conducting its own investigation into the shooting, according to police.

 

…What’s the world coming to?  It’s all a little bit unsettling.