I hate property damage. This could largely be explained by the influence of my Dad. He was in insurance for a long time before becoming a Risk Manager. We both enjoy action movies, but grimace whenever something of value is destroyed. I even have a hard time watching "America's Funniest Home Videos" due to the concentrated level of stupidity and accidents that lead to footage of people getting hurt or things being badly damaged. The clips may be brief, but once they've moved onto the next one, I'm still wondering about the cost or number of stitches required of the situation in the previous clip. Is this obsessive?
It's been a few weeks since I've washed my car. It had been on my to-do list, but when it was dirty enough to catch the notice of my husband, I knew what I had to do. This morning I headed for one of the best car washes in town. I have a mental check list of things to do before going thru the car wash and the most immediate was to quickly roll up my windows! I guess this urgent matter over-rode my other must-do's which led to forgetting one VERY important detail...
Make sure the electronic car radio antennae is down BEFORE you go through the car wash! Even if you checked once, double check. Just do it. And make sure to look before the guy sprays your window with the white stuff that blocks your view of the antennae!
If you remember to do this, it should prevent several things:
~ The gut-wrenching feeling brought on by the sound of metal crunching.
~ 10 minutes of prolonged hormonal weeping.
~ An embarrassing and tear-filled call to your very gracious spouse.
Even though he's mentioned in the past for me to remember to put the antennae down, Andrew was SO sweet when I called and told him what happened. Of course I didn't expect any other response because I married the most wonderful man in the world, but still. ;)
When I got home I was able to bend the antennae back to where it will retract 3/4ths of the way down. Phew. Not TOO bad, all things considered. I can live with it.
Oh yeah, and about the hormonal weeping part...I'm better now, but think it's time for a nap. At least I can't damage anything if I'm asleep. ;)
I forgot to take off my antennae just the other day and called Tanner in a panic as I was too late and on track into the wash. He said he'd left his on before by accident and it was OK, but I cringed the whole time!
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