Showing posts with label miracles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label miracles. Show all posts

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Stitous?


Ok, now, I'm not one for curses....

(Sidenote:  And I am taking responsibility, and it is up to me to get rid of the curse that hit Meredith, with my car.  I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitous.)

Let me tell you a brief timeline of my car - Henry the Honda's - life story.  Forgive me, the exact dates are not available.

--Late 2004-Early 2005:  Henry the Honda, a blue 2005 Honda Accord, is born and comes to America
--June 2005:  I go to a car facility to buy a blue Honda Accord.  However, as my family and I are in the car dealership, the car I was buying is being run into by another car in the lot of Schaumburg Honda by a Schaumburg Honda employee.  So, I ended up having to go to another car facility to get Henry.  Fate.
--August 2005:  I go to a party at a coworker's apartment in Chicago.  As I am leaving, I see Henry, parked on the street, with another car parked up against, pressing into the bumper.  As I move it, there is a visible dent.  I have an eyewitness.  I go to the Chicago Police, file a report, etc.  The next day, the damage is not visible.  
--October 2005:  Henry and I get in a minor accident during rushhour (status pending)
--January 2007:  Car accident - another car passing on the shoulder of the road sideswipes me.  I got the license plate, however, the other driver was uncooperative with her insurance and the police.  Eventually, her insurance took responsibility and paid for the repairs (after over a month of frustrations).
--September 2007:  Henry, while parked on the street, is scratched on the side in what is presumed to be a hit and run accident.  Large white scratch on the side.
--October 2007:  Henry and I are hit by a driver trying to cross Addison.  Driver and her insurance accept responsibility and pay for the repairs.  This driver hit right into the scratched area, so the scratch subsequently is repaired.
--December 2007:  Henry's side is dented in yet another hit and run while being parked on the street.  Large size dent - friends comment on said dent.
--Summer 2008:  Dent seems to have 'melted out' of the car.  This is my theory.  Kind of like the previous summer incident - I (very non-scientifically) believe the dent disappeared via humidity.   That, or someone repaired my car when I wasn't looking.  You decide which is more likely.

Have you ever met such a young car with such an extensive resume of repairs?  I probably couldn't sell him for half his blue book value.  He must secretly love me so very much that he wants to be with me so bad - he has done what it takes to make sure that I can't sell him.  Also, every time something happens, he seems to find away to fix himself.  How many people can boast of having a car that fixes itself?  Sigh.  

Henry truly is my miracle baby.
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