My exciting first week in Tupelo (Funny Story)

[Monte]

So, interesting 1st week in Tupelo. I’m asleep and about midnight I am literally jolted out of bed. Very disoriented, I walk into the living room, noticing paint flecks on the wood floor. I walk into the kitchen and see beer bottles rolling around from a cabinet where they were stored. None broken, but the cap from a Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood was popped partially, which I drank soon after to calm my nerves.

I see 4 guys running around my front lawn. I grabbed my 9mm, not knowing what is going on. Then my neighbor knocks on my door, informing me that someone just drove into my house!!

Apparently, some workers from the local Chinese buffet were on the way to drop off one at his house in a 2000 Ford Explorer. There is a "T" road in front of my house that has a stop sign. The brakes failed, and they NARROWLY missed the 2 huge magnolia trees in my front and drove all the way through the lawn into the house, which is a good 30 yards back. The police said the brakes did not appear to operate, as there were no skid marks on the road or yard.

It doesn’t look too bad from the outside but there is some structural damage with the interior walls having lots of cracks. The adjuster said it knocked the house 3" off the foundation, and I can no longer open my back door.

Thankfully, no one was hurt, and it did not knock my Solano Klotz bass off the stand. Until the day before, that bass was in a corner of the wall that was hit, but I unpacked the stand and moved it to the living room.

Monte

[TroyK]

....so you shot him?

[Monte]

Originally Posted by TroyK

....so you shot him?

Nah, but not knowing my house had been hit and seeing 4 "furriners" running around outside my window had me a little concerned for my safety

[Monte]

Actually I speak just enough Spanish to get by thanks to the foster daughter that lived with me for 2 years. I was able to understand what had happened and I was glad no one was hurt.

My landlord does wish he had more than minimum insurance, but I say she is lucky he was covered at all

[christ andronis]

...and you thought Mississippi wasn't exciting!!

Glad you (and the Klotz) are ok.

[mpm]

you can't make up stuff this good...

[Ed Fuqua]

Wait a minute, I'm confused. It was dark out and you were sleeping?

[Steve Killingsworth]

Don't you remember the South Ed? They roll up the sidewalks after sundown. All them yankees done corrupted you.

[John Sprague]

Wow, great story! Sounds like you need one more tree in your front yard.