Friday, August 21, 2009

Spin or Burst

Didn't want to burst, so I spun for a bit before I went to work today. My homegrown prep of the fiber means I end up with fuzzy yarn. (Maybe I should add a dash of hair conditioner to the final rinse? The fiber behaves like my hair - all spazzy and out of control unless I beat it into submission drown it in conditioner. Worth a try.)
I'd have pictures, but it's been all dark and gloomy today. Thunderboomers, etc. Exciting for weather, not so good for the photography.

Here's something that bothered me the other day. Two of my co-workers and I were outside on our break enjoying the rare nice weather (it was flat-out gorgeous that day! Sunshine! Balmy temperatures!) when we heard a "THUNK" noise. We looked out to the parking lot and saw that a woman in a large SUV had been backing out of a parking space and had backed directly into a truck in the next parking section over. (I won't even go into her lack of backing-up skills. She had to be a complete moron to have hit the guy.) She pulled forward until she was about 1/3 of the way back into her original parking space, got out of her vehicle, and checked her rear end. At no time did she even glance at the truck she had hit. Then she got back into her SUV and drove away.
I was flabberghasted. In her place, I would have checked the other vehicle first. And I would have taken responsibility for what I'd done.
I watched and got her license number - and get this, a personalized plate. Now there's a certain anonymity if your license plate is something like J68P90 - you could probably count on getting away with being a jerk. But if it says "DUMB-ASS" everyone is going to know it's you. (Her actual plate wasn't "DUMB-ASS", but it was distinctive. And easy to remember.)
I turned her in at the service desk.
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8 comments:

  1. pacalagaAugust 21, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    gotta love the people who only think of themselves. i hope if the truck was damaged that the owner gets paid for it.

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  2. Anna MAugust 22, 2009 at 6:25 AM

    Wow, some peoples kids. Ya gotta wonder what was so all fired important that she couldn't have at least left a note.

    Are you doing a rinse of the fiber with Wool Wash or Eucalan or something? I find not rinsing that stuff totally out helps tame fiber a bit.

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  3. LaurieAugust 22, 2009 at 7:12 AM

    Good for you! I HATE people who do that. HATE.

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  4. NormaAugust 22, 2009 at 7:52 AM

    This is another reason why we hate people. And love them too (you -- yay you!).

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  5. CookieAugust 22, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    Try the conditioner and see if it helps. It can't really hurt, ya know?

    Oh, I hate people. Even though, Norma is turning into a people lover. /sigh

    xo

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  6. DianeAugust 22, 2009 at 6:17 PM

    We hates 'em.

    Hurry up and get some sunshine, we want to see the pretty yarn....

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  7. AnonymousAugust 22, 2009 at 7:24 PM

    Good for you, ma'm! Although dollars to doughnuts she denies the whole thing when she is confronted. Twice I have had people flat-out deny it when they rear-ended me. No significant damage, luckily.

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  8. AngieAugust 23, 2009 at 10:15 PM

    I hope there were security cameras if she denies it. Good grief.

    Good luck with the fiber. I have no advice since I still have a fleece waiting to be processed.

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