9. Adventures In Driving. My flawless driving record hit a few bumps this year, both which I wouldn’t care to repeat. Curiously, both happened within a month of each other, making me wonder where my head was at the time.
The first was July 8th when my car got backed into at Char-Grill. Getting the damage fixed turned into a huge hassle. The car was painted the wrong color the first time, causing me to have to hound everyone involved to get it right. Fortunately, I succeeded and it looks great. I even bought the other driver some movie passes, just to show there’s no hard feelings.
The other driving event was one where I was solely responsible. Or irresponsible, as it were. I was driving the family back from Kelly’s parents’ house in Warrenton on July 8th when I chose the wrong hill to speed over. I held off blogging about it because I didn’t want it to become the focus of our upcoming family vacation. The trooper was reasonable (and happy I showed up to court early), the driving school was mildly entertaining, and I am now a more careful driver.
Not a bad outcome, all in all.