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Dec
30
2006
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Time to Get a Driveway


Stuck in the mud
[15:32] thismetalife: there?
[15:32] dmetx1969: yup
[15:32] thismetalife: um
[15:32] thismetalife: i made a boo boo
[15:32] dmetx1969: waiting
[15:32] thismetalife: does AAA tow?
[15:33] dmetx1969: yeah
[15:33] dmetx1969: flat tire?
[15:33] thismetalife: um… from your own yard?
[15:33] dmetx1969: stuck in mud?
[15:33] thismetalife: yeah
[15:33] dmetx1969: ha ha
[15:33] thismetalife: shutup
[15:33] dmetx1969: stick a piece of wood under the tire for traction
[15:34] dmetx1969: no nails
[15:34] thismetalife: um
[15:34] thismetalife: what tire
[15:34] thismetalife: you might not understand HOW stuck i am exactly
[15:34] dmetx1969: one of the front tires, both is best
[15:34] dmetx1969: hu boy
[15:34] thismetalife: the car slid into the area next to the house
[15:35] thismetalife: up to bumper
[15:35] thismetalife: (*ducks and hides*)
[15:35] dmetx1969: i’ll be stopping at a bar on the way home
[15:35] thismetalife: lol
[15:35] dmetx1969: might be late
[15:36] thismetalife: bring me daquiri
[15:36] thismetalife: big one
[15:36] dmetx1969: so where exactly is tha car?
[15:36] thismetalife: where the removed driveway, behind fence
[15:37] thismetalife: tire is touching east edge of concrete
[15:37] dmetx1969: between the side steps and the gate?
[15:37] thismetalife: yeah
[15:37] dmetx1969: how did the jog stroller fare
[15:37] thismetalife: got bumped to side
[15:38] thismetalife: still alive
[15:38] thismetalife: covered in mud, tho
[15:38] dmetx1969: good, that’s your new car
[15:38] thismetalife: i tried to back up, mud everywhere
[15:38] thismetalife: lol
[15:38] dmetx1969: take a picture, blog it and call me in the morning
[15:39] thismetalife: LOL
[15:52] dmetx1969: hm, i bet the tire went into the hole for the old fence
post
[15:53] thismetalife: yup
[15:53] dmetx1969: that was just filled with enough dirt to not trip
[15:53] thismetalife: now its filled with tire
[15:53] dmetx1969: yeah, we’re gonne need a helicopter to get it out
[15:53] thismetalife: yup

3 Comments for Time to Get a Driveway


Poppy
December 30, 2006, 9:55 pm

oops…sounds like something that would happen to me :)


mindy
December 31, 2006, 9:33 am

Geez… that’s no fun. But I got a good laugh out of the pic and IM exchange ;)


mom
January 3, 2007, 11:01 am

I’d take 6 inches of mud over 30+ inches of snow any day!




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