Just call me Lemony Snicket
I wish I could say that this is a freak thing, but unfortunately I have run into one of these streaks before. When they hit, I always wind up feeling quite foolish, because I can’t help wondering if other people are thinking the same thing I am. And what I am thinking is, “How can all these events seem to just come one after another?”
We started a few weeks back, while on vacation. There is was first the banged up knee, then the concussion, followed by getting strep throat. All in that one week span. And while I have not blogged about it really, things haven’t been all that much better since our return. Stupid little things. Ripping off 1/2 a fingernail somehow by getting it caught on a splinter of wood. Twisting an ankle in a gopher hole while walking from the office to the bus, and taking a shortcut across the lawn. None of which are all that noteworthy on their own, but string them together and I have to start wondering what the hell is wrong with me that I can’t avoid some of these things.
This streak seemed to continue as I was heading home the other evening. I had just gotten on the bus, and was pulling out my wallet and pass as the driver pulled away. It was drizzling, not enough to hamper vision, but enough to make the roads a bit slick. A car decided that the stop sign on the corner didn’t apply to her, and decided to try and beat the bus to the intersection and make a turn in front of the bus. I guess she thought she could make it. She was wrong.
As the bus driver sounded the horn and swerved, it drove right into the front end of the turning vehicle. Me of course standing, with one hand in my pocket attempting to retrive my pass was in no position and not quite ready for this, so I went flying into the rail, twisted my ankle as I tried to keep my footing and smacked my wrist into the bar I was attempting to grab hold of. A little soreness, nothing serious fortunately. But just another one to add to my series of unfortunate events.
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*steps back away from Jay, just in case*
WTF is right.
My father used to tell me “you could hurt yourself wiping your own ass.” (I was a clumsy child!)
Damn! You are on quite a roll. I hope things get better for you soon.
Wow. Maybe you should just stay home for a while. Just call in…accident prone?
I certainly hope that the liability policy of the at-fault driver will be paying for any of your medical bills?