So Sad... that it's Hilarious!

Here’s how a friend relayed the story to another friend:

1.) Russell’s car got hit and totaled while parked on the street overnight… (wait for gasp)

2.) [It was hit] by a police car… (wait for an even bigger gasp)

3.) [The whole thing happened] ON HIS BIRTHDAY… (wait for the “get OUT of here!”)

CAN YOU ALL BELIEVE THIS!!??

Yes, it is true… well, it may not actually be totaled – we are waiting for the complete damage report.  This is what Russell woke up to on his birthday.  It was so unbelievably bad and ridiculous, that it was actually funny. 

Our very nice neighbor asked him, “Did you hear the accident this morning?”

Russell replied, “No, where was it?”  After determining that it was right where Russell had parked the night before, and after describing what kind of car he drives, the neighbor politely offered to watch the dogs while Russ went to check things out.  The car was smacked fifteen feet from it’s original location and part of it was completely missing.  Eventually, he found the fender and placed it in the trunk.

One person I spoke to found it astounding that we were not upset over the incident.  We thought it was funny.  For some reason, the fact that it was his birthday made the whole thing even more ridiculous and we laughed.  The main aggravating thing was the time it took for the “investigation” which took about three hours and made Russ very late for work. 

Apparently, a car pulled out in front of a speeding police car with sirens on and the police car spun out, hitting Russ’s car and another oncoming vehicle.  No one was seriously injured.  It could’ve been much worse.

Note to Self:  Sometimes you just have to laugh.