Color Me Totally Stupid

[leih merigian]

Usually, Geyser goes everywhere I go. If she can't go in with me, wherever it is, she just stays in her crate in the truck, with all the windows and hatchback door open.

Yesterday evening, my spousal unit and I had some errands to do, and were going to get a bit of dinner out as well. I decided to leave Geyser home...it was stinking hot, and also, I want her to keep being used to being left home alone from time to time. (These days, that means in the kitchen, with the baby gate up at the kitchen door to the rest of the house.)

At one errand, my husband went into the place, and I was waiting outside for him with my truck (SUV). I decided to back into a parking space that offered some shade, and did so.

BAM!!!!!

Somehow, I backed right into some branches of this stupid freaking tree, and it smashed the lift door in my hatchback to smithereens. Talk about stupid!

Now the good news...I'd left Geyser home, which I rarely do. Even tho it's safety glass, she would've been showered with the glass as it broke into millions of little bits and pieces.

Gotta find those silver linings...

[Sugars Mom]

Wow! Sorry about your car, but glad to hear no one got hurt! Funny how things like that happen, tho...makes you wonder if there is a guardian angel looking after Geyser ...but not your truck : (

[Marjolein]

geez, can't even trust a tree anymore these days, just stepped right into your parking space, tssssssk Idiot, I hope that tree has insurance

[Dutchringgirl]

I do believe that things happen for a reason. I am sorry about your truck though, but Im glad Sugar was home, you wouldnt want her testing a piece of glass to see if it was edible though.

[vneerland]

Ay. Sorry to hear that Leih! I agree with Marjolein. I hope that tree had insurance

I had a lamp post jump right behind my backing volkswagen once, long long time ago. It was at a home improvement warehouse, and when I got out to survey the damage, to add insult to injury, some redneck (they have those in Holland too!) commented that my husband was not going to like that.
Being that I had just gone single again, that remark sure did not sit well. And for just a moment, I was too mad at the redneck to be mad at myself.

Don't beat yourself up. Trees happen.

[leih merigian]

thanks for all the kind words and laughs!

The tree did have insurance...it will only cost us $500, the tree pays $1200.

(did I say "only" cost us $500? )

[Schlussdibusti]

some redneck (they have those in Holland too!) commented that my husband was not going to like that.
Being that I had just gone single again, that remark sure did not sit well. And for just a moment, I was too mad at the redneck to be mad at myself.

Did the redneck survive or did you leave him bleeding at the parking lot?

[Marjolein]

The tree did have insurance...it will only cost us $500, the tree pays $1200.

Boah! that tree must have ran into your car pretty hard

Did the redneck survive or did you leave him bleeding at the parking lot?

whaha, I'm guessing the last option??

[vneerland]

The tree did have insurance...it will only cost us $500, the tree pays $1200.
(did I say "only" cost us $500? )

Maybe you can get that 500 back by sueing the tree in civil court?
(sorry to hear that it's going to hurt your pocketbook even more than your pride. I elected, back then, not to turn it in to the insurance, because my no claim would vanish and the premium would go up. So I coughed up the full 750, since the lamp post was uninsured. If you think about it, it's pretty crazy to pay premium and still have to fork it over yourself.)

Did the redneck survive or did you leave him bleeding at the parking lot?

Dang! You know me!!!
He lived another day. But he soon figured out that I was not the type of woman that answered to a husband.