Knock on Wood

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

I think to officially consider a "streak" ended, it must be at least 2 weeks without an incident that relates to said streak. My streak involved bad luck with the new home. Below is a list of bad things that were not entirely my fault, but mostly.

Week One:
The back door of our house is weird. If you lock it, it still opens from the inside, but not from the outside. So you must remember or else lock yourself out. Guess what happened the first night my dad and I spent at the new house. Yes, I forgot to look at the lock. It was oh, 35 degrees and my dad and I were locked outside in our slippers/bathrobes with no phones. Fast forward 20 freezing, frantic minutes. Luckily, the previous owner left a window unlocked and I climbed through. The window is now locked (all of them, actually), so to you burglars out there: don't get any ideas.

Week Two:
The phones we have are weird. The "1" button sticks/doesn't always dial. I was trying to dial a 913 number and I'm sure you can guess what happened next: I dialed 911 and hung up. Fast forward 3 seconds. KCMO police calls me back. They were nice and filed it under a misdial and I did not have to receive a scolding from any actual cop. It was embarassing nonetheless. We have new phones now.

Week Three:
Our driveway is weird. To get out, one must back out at an angle. One this particular day, my dad parked a little further away from the garage than usual, so it was an odd angle for my to back my car around. Fast forward 1 millisecond. CRUNCH! I backed through two fenceposts and got yelled at for no reason. The upside is, I get to park in the garage now so it's easier to back out. Oh yeah, we happened to have two extra fenceposts laying around, so the fence is fixed. Lucky!

It has been more than two weeks, and no incident. So, I think it was just the house putting me through a few trials to make sure I know who's boss. Also, it was a good learning exercise: always have extra keys on me, get new phones, and a get sweet garage parking space!


"Hello? Time for a new telephone!"