The Day I Became A Trash Picker
June 17, 2009 by Chris
Filed under Daily Life
We went to town yesterday & took Luigi to have his blood drawn. The results weren’t good. His platelets dropped down to 60k. The nurse from Riley said it’s okay and he’s still on track… but.. it still worries me. I hope she’s right and the next count, in 2 weeks, will be up again.
On the way to the hospital, we drove past this pile of garbage. I couldn’t believe what I saw. At first, it seriously shocked me. The shock only lasted for a matter of seconds but… it was still shocking.
Once we got to the hospital, I realized I should’ve stopped and picked it up and I had probably missed my chance. We tried to hurry & get everything taken care of. Thankfully, the whole process never takes more than 15 minutes.
Luigi, Boogie & I jumped back into the hearse and raced off to the trash pile. And wouldn’t you know it… we got stuck by a stupid train. That thing had to be 200 miles long and moving at a rate of 3 miles an hour.
Luigi kept saying “We’re not gonna make it!! Someone else is gonna get it!! Stupid train!!” The only response I could come up with was “I know I know!! Come on you stupid train!!”
The train finally passed and we drove 3 or 4 blocks and CRAAAAP!!! The garbage truck was RIGHT THERE!! He was at the house right next door and I was like NO NO NO!! I hurried and pulled into the parking lot beside the trash pile, slammed the car into park, turned it off and jumped out, almost killing myself with my seatbelt. “Hey dummy.. You gotta take the seatbelt off in order to get out.”
I ran up to the garbage pile and grabbed my new prize. This sucker’s going in the back of my hearse for all the window peepers. =D I may make him body, put a blindfold on him and tie him up. Bahahaaaa
Harmony on Wed, 17th Jun 2009 12:45 pm
LMAO..that is hilarious! I can’t believe it was still there.
Keeping Luigi in my thoughts, hope his count is higher next time.
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Andrea_R on Wed, 17th Jun 2009 12:59 pm
Awesome, I can see why you ran.
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staciesmadness on Wed, 17th Jun 2009 1:05 pm
omg.
that is just freaky!
great find.
Barbara on Wed, 17th Jun 2009 2:29 pm
Bwahahahahaha! I really need to come and visit you so I can see your hearse. I’m getting quite jealous.
I’ve got everything crossed for Luigi. I’m willing his platelets to keep multiplying.
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Ginny Marie on Wed, 17th Jun 2009 3:15 pm
Perfect! And freaky at the same time!
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calicobebop on Wed, 17th Jun 2009 3:29 pm
LOL! I can’t wait to see the finished project - I hope you freak some people out!
Totally worth all the hassle, in my opinion.
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Rachael on Wed, 17th Jun 2009 4:55 pm
Freaking hilarious!
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Michele on Wed, 17th Jun 2009 5:56 pm
O…M…G… LOL!! You mentioned something about this on messenger earlier and I think it was before coffee or something because reading this post made me have to stop and wipe tears! That would be awesome!!
(same math answer again.. I am NOT that stupid!) ROFL
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Gina on Wed, 17th Jun 2009 8:12 pm
You are sick. I love sick.
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Terri on Wed, 17th Jun 2009 8:41 pm
LOL Too funny!
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Rebecca on Thu, 18th Jun 2009 3:07 pm
HAHAHAHAH I always miss the good stuff waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
The Daily Wit on Sun, 21st Jun 2009 4:07 pm
A dummy head and a hearse. You’re the grand prize winner of a scavenger hunt, or the answer to a weird trivia question.
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