I Know Bad Luck Is Real
A friend of mine told me this story about his friend, who lived in Langley, Virginia. I will call the man this happened to Hank.
Hank worked as a janitor at the CIA (they hire a lot more than spooks there). He got a decent paycheck so he decided to save for something he had always wanted: His dream car. He budgeted and saved. It took five years.
When he had the money, he called up an old friend of his who ran a car dealership and asked him to order the car. Then he called another friend of his who ran an insurance agency and told me when the car would arrive and that he would need insurance for it.
When the car arrived, he made arrangements to pick it up. Since it would be uninsured when he got it, he wanted to get it insured ASAP. The insurance agency was located two short blocks from the car dealership. His old friend offered to open the car dealership at 6:00 AM on a Saturday morning so that he could take possession of the car and drive it the two blocks to the insurance agency where his other friend agreed to also open the office at 6:00AM so he could get insured right away.
He was a little worried about driving the car with no insurance. But, he reasoned, what could happen in a small town in Virginia at dawn on a quiet Saturday morning in winter?
Those of uf us who know how life works are already snickering.
In the next town over from Langley, across the freeway, about two miles away, a circus was unloading their animals and an elephant got loose. It ran away, crossed the freeway and entered Langley at about 6:00 AM. By the time it had run all the way to Langley, the poor elephant was tired. It wanted to sit down. So it did.
On Hank's brand new dream car.
The good news is that Hank got out of the car in time, just barely, but in time to save his life. Things can always be worse.
Imagine how Hank felt, having just taken possession of his wonderful new car, as he drove through the February mist and fog in Langley....and suddenly,out of the mist, he sees.....WHAT??!!! An elephant???!!! As it charged toward his car, he did a double take and then he came to his senses and exited the car as fast as he could, just in time to see his new car squashed flat like a tin can waiting to be recycled.
Last I heard about it, he was suing the circus. And saving his money for a new car.
Life really is like that sometimes.
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Hank worked as a janitor at the CIA (they hire a lot more than spooks there). He got a decent paycheck so he decided to save for something he had always wanted: His dream car. He budgeted and saved. It took five years.
When he had the money, he called up an old friend of his who ran a car dealership and asked him to order the car. Then he called another friend of his who ran an insurance agency and told me when the car would arrive and that he would need insurance for it.
When the car arrived, he made arrangements to pick it up. Since it would be uninsured when he got it, he wanted to get it insured ASAP. The insurance agency was located two short blocks from the car dealership. His old friend offered to open the car dealership at 6:00 AM on a Saturday morning so that he could take possession of the car and drive it the two blocks to the insurance agency where his other friend agreed to also open the office at 6:00AM so he could get insured right away.
He was a little worried about driving the car with no insurance. But, he reasoned, what could happen in a small town in Virginia at dawn on a quiet Saturday morning in winter?
Those of uf us who know how life works are already snickering.
In the next town over from Langley, across the freeway, about two miles away, a circus was unloading their animals and an elephant got loose. It ran away, crossed the freeway and entered Langley at about 6:00 AM. By the time it had run all the way to Langley, the poor elephant was tired. It wanted to sit down. So it did.
On Hank's brand new dream car.
The good news is that Hank got out of the car in time, just barely, but in time to save his life. Things can always be worse.
Imagine how Hank felt, having just taken possession of his wonderful new car, as he drove through the February mist and fog in Langley....and suddenly,out of the mist, he sees.....WHAT??!!! An elephant???!!! As it charged toward his car, he did a double take and then he came to his senses and exited the car as fast as he could, just in time to see his new car squashed flat like a tin can waiting to be recycled.
Last I heard about it, he was suing the circus. And saving his money for a new car.
Life really is like that sometimes.
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By:
Brainyblonde
Age:
66-70
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Female
