I don’t park in my garage because I drive a beastly vehicle and I don’t like the idea of the kids swinging the doors open and possibly dinging the paint on whatever is next to the car. So I park in front of the garage.
We have an 8 foot tall basketball hoop out on the driveway which is not attached to anything because the HOA doesn’t want everyone hanging hoops on their houses. So instead we all have enormous basketball hoops on poles sitting in front of our houses… the idea is that we can put them away i the garage – we never do. So I end up parking right nextto the thing. No We don’t have a pink flamingo in the yard too.. that’s also against HOA guidelines.
Unfortunate for my pretty copper paint job, today Mother Nature and her cow hurling wind decided my car and the basketball hoop needed to make out for a while.
This is the result…
And this…
This is the hoop… now inside of the garage. Why we have it, I don’t know, my kids don’t want to play.
I still don’t want to park in there, but I guess it doesn’t matter as much now does it…
Now I want a new car.. any suggestions?
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On the bright side, it could have been a tree. We had a friend that just got a brand new Jaguar before one of our Florida tropical storms decided to drop a tree on it. Not even a week old.
Compromise and get the paint touched up. Maybe your insurance policy might cover part of it?
Oh owie! I was so hoping it was a joke! My condolences and virtual tissues coming your way – I’d be in tears!
Tara Reed
Ouch. But as noted, it could have been a lot worse! But that first scratch hurts. Good news is now you can drive it around NYC should you decide to come out this way
(all cars in NYC have dings and scratches)
Hi Jen,
Saw your post regarding damage to your vehicle. What a bummer! Just an FYI for you: I own a body shop! Unfortunately Mother Nature does not discriminate, and can be extremely unforgiving when it comes to hail, wind, or even runaway basketball hoops. Let me know if I can assist you with the repairs. I would look forward to the opportunity.
Hope all is well for you otherwise. : )
Jeff Kaup – (303) 781-3787
These winds are unbelievable. I’m so glad no one was hurt. Now about the new car…..I want a RAV 4. You’d need something bigger. Good luck with that!
I think that Dave was the one who wanted to play basketball, or were you referring to him as one of the kids too…..
Oh no! Your poor “beastly vehicle”
You could always get a Hummer like T2′s newest play-toy…then all you have to worry about is running something over with it!
Why is mother nature picking on you Jen?