Adventures in My Mind
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Jul 12, 2001
Sometimes the world can be cruel place. And I'm not talking about man's inhumanity to man, pestilence, starvation, poverty. I'm talking about the nasty little tricks that are played on you from time to time. You know, the odd little twists of fate that don't cause you any real harm but are more than enough to screw up an otherwise good day, sort of like you got your own personal Loki sneaking around behind you.
Yesterday was a perfect example. Sami and I have been trying to sell our Acura Legend for many months. After getting tepid responses the first few times we put it in the paper, we tried advertising again. And from out of nowhere, we got 5 calls yesterday. Several from people who were bringing their check books to buy it site unseen. The first guy gets there and is ready to drop the 3k we were asking, when the damn car won't start. Nothing I could do would make it start. Needless to say, he's anxious and Sami and I are shitting bricks as we watch the 3 grand float out of our reach. Finally after exhausting all options to start it, the prospective buyer asks if we'll take 2k as is. Sami and I, not wanting to see all of our money evaporate, immediately say yes. He gave a five hundred dollar deposit and is picking up the car today.
This is a cruel trick. We wanted to sell the car, which we did, but we didn't want to essentially lose a thousand bucks in the process. You see I can't be totally pissed, but neither can I be totally happy. I was going to use the money to buy that drumset I was talking about a few posts ago. I believe that the Bible readers would say, "What the Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away."
Damn it!!
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