I had another post all ready to go, but when you live where I live and work the places I do, along with know the people I know, sometimes you have to allow for the unforeseen.
I was trying to come up with a clever name for Eeyore's wife for a week now, and other than a few inside jokes, there was little to choose from especially when she shares the company of a guy like Eeyore. Sort of makes it hard to measure up.
Well there has been a new development in the black cloud that hovers over Eeyore's head, it seems that just when you think it's finished pissing on you, it moves one space over, to your wife.
I was on call last night and there hadn't been really anything to speak of until I got a call to pull a Honda out of the ditch. A few minutes and very little effort later, the car was free and I was on my way. (Ring), my cell phone starts to ring, I answer, and damned if it isn't my old buddy Eeyore, sounding like he had a birr up his ass. "What are you up to?" he asked, "not much, just did a ditch pull." "Frickin lovely". I ask:” what’s the matter?" The wife got in an accident, she's ok, but the truck is busted up." I was already in the area, so I started towards where they were.
The large Buick S.U.V. was parked on the side of the road with the front divers side banged up. Parked behind her was a small Hyundai S.U.V. with no apparent marks at all. After examining the two vehicles, it was pretty clear that the Hyundai won this battle. I saw only two small scratches on the bumper next to the Licence plate that read something along the lines of "NO HITTER", well it looks like the plate may need revising now.
We waited for the police for a while and it was concluded that there were slippery conditions, nothing more, just bad luck. Go figure.
So I have decided that since she is only the victim of Eeyore's bad luck that she will be a.k.a.'d as S.O.L. (Shit Out of Luck).
The twist is this, any of my friends and family that got my e-mail yesterday and asked a bunch of "get to know you" questions, will notice that one of the questions was about driving history, well for your enjoyment, here is a snippet of S.O.L's answers:
9. Ever been toilet papering? yes
10. Love someone so much it made you cry? yes
11. Been in a car accident? no
12. Croutons or Bacon: croutons
13. Favourite day of the week: Thursday
It seems that life is not without its sense of irony.
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