The Smell
Tonight Candi and I had to pick up some stuff from Wal-Mart, and I left the keys in the ignition, with the car running while we were in the store. Scary, I know. It was my work car too, so if it had gotten stolen, it would have really been bad.
Of course, I should explain how it happened that we went through a whole shopping trip with the our car running, keys in ignition. Just as we had pulled into our parking spot, Campbell yakked like you would not believe. At dinner he was complaining of an upset stomach, so he didn't eat, so we were dealing with a fountain of water, mucus, and peanut butter chocalate chip cookie dough. (I paint quite the picture, don't I?) Anyway, so we pulled the kids out of the car and started cleaning up the mess. Campbell was soaked, so I immediately took him into the store to get him cleaned up. Candi found some clean clothes for Campbell in the trunk, so she brought them in to us. Now, in our haste to clean up, I hadn't turned the car all the way off, and Candi didn't realize it, so there was our car, ripe for the picking.
Now, to the interesting part of the story. The thing is, it actuallyturned out to be good that I left the car on, on multiple levels. Here they are:
Level 1: The air was on the whole time, keeping the car reasonably cool. Need I remind you that we live in the desert. It was May 2nd, 6:30 pm, and it was 92 degrees. It potentially could have been extremely stanky.
Level 2: Although the air was on, there was still an odor in the car. When I opened the car door, the radio was on the classic rock station that I had left it on, and the song they were playing had to have been titled "The Smell". The chorus went something like this: "The Smell/ Smell the Smell/ The Smell."
I love it when life provides us with these moments. Don't you?
Of course, I should explain how it happened that we went through a whole shopping trip with the our car running, keys in ignition. Just as we had pulled into our parking spot, Campbell yakked like you would not believe. At dinner he was complaining of an upset stomach, so he didn't eat, so we were dealing with a fountain of water, mucus, and peanut butter chocalate chip cookie dough. (I paint quite the picture, don't I?) Anyway, so we pulled the kids out of the car and started cleaning up the mess. Campbell was soaked, so I immediately took him into the store to get him cleaned up. Candi found some clean clothes for Campbell in the trunk, so she brought them in to us. Now, in our haste to clean up, I hadn't turned the car all the way off, and Candi didn't realize it, so there was our car, ripe for the picking.
Now, to the interesting part of the story. The thing is, it actuallyturned out to be good that I left the car on, on multiple levels. Here they are:
Level 1: The air was on the whole time, keeping the car reasonably cool. Need I remind you that we live in the desert. It was May 2nd, 6:30 pm, and it was 92 degrees. It potentially could have been extremely stanky.
Level 2: Although the air was on, there was still an odor in the car. When I opened the car door, the radio was on the classic rock station that I had left it on, and the song they were playing had to have been titled "The Smell". The chorus went something like this: "The Smell/ Smell the Smell/ The Smell."
I love it when life provides us with these moments. Don't you?
posted by Campbell Willhite at
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