Tony’s Place

I was happy to see that the minivan was no longer parked in my yard when I returned home tonight. There is damage to my lawn but fortunately no oil. I put the grass back but its so dry this year I doubt it has a chance or re-rooting.

From this picture I took it looks like the driver might have lost the front wheel before running into my yard. Note the scrape marks on the road.

This morning as I left for work I noticed a minivan had crashed into my yard. The left front wheel sheered off when it hit the curb and the occupants left as the minivan was no longer functional. I would guess the driver was under the influence of something.

With my string of bad luck lately I might as well focus on the good positive items here.

1. The van missed the telephone pole by a foot or so. If it hit it, I would have lost power, cable, phone, etc
2. The van missed my car. Having just put new tires and pipes on it I guess this is a good thing.

Of course being the pessimist here are the negatives that will probably happen today

1. The oil pan (if not already cracked) will crack when the tow truck drags the van out leaving me with an oil spill in my yard
2. The process of dragging the van will do damage to my lawn (if the oil doesn’t)

I’ll put up pictures tomorrow. The van had “pimp my ride” written on the hood in black tape and a “Dead Kennedys” symbol made of tape on the side. Classic.

Was it just a coincidence that I was wearing an AIM mail “Pretty Vacant” t-shirt as I left?