I love stories! Tell us a story, Taffy!

*assuming cross-legged position at Taffy's feet*

Did she really lose a car! Was she in trouble??

You've heard the story, don't give me that. And Taffy doesn't know what she talking about.

it was an expensive story.

But.. but... great stories are like Shrek! They're always so entertaining over and over and over and over again!

Ya' fuddy duddy.

So, I go on a trip and leave my Big honking SUV in the parking garage in the same parking spot I always do. (for those of you who don't know me, I used to travel a LOT and my DH is a recently retired airline pilot so we left our car in the parking garage a lot.)

Off I go to I-don't-remember-where-now and when I return after 5 or 6 days, I go to retrieve said vehicle. It's about 9:30 PM. No vehicle. Our parking garage is only 3 stories. So I go up one story, no vehicle, I go down 2 stories, no vehicle.

Hmmmm, it's hot. I am very tired. And NOT IN A GOOD MOOD! Someone stole my truck.

I go back to the terminal and fetch the airport cop and of course, it's one I know. Hey Mike, my SUV is not where I left it a few days ago, got any idea where it might be? Hop in my squad car and let's go look, says Mike. So, we go cruising around the parking garage, and the outside parking facility and he calls the parking company and says, hey where's her car? They have no idea, but they do remember me as I am a frequent parker. I have personalized plates on the SUV so they remember the vehicle.

Bring her over to the office and we'll figure it out. It's now been almost an hour. They run my parking tag number through the system and yep, I brought the car in when I said I did and nope, it's not been towed nor has it been checked out. Gee, wonder where your car is.

Hmmmm, as I am sitting in the office, I look up through the front window and what do I see? My SUV sitting in front of us. I ask the supervisor what's that? That looks like my SUV. He goes out and checks the tag on the windshield.

Comes back in and sure enough, it's mine. Well duh. Mike is sitting there with this funny look on his face wondering what the heck is going on and so am I.

Here's how it all went down. I parked in the same spot I always park in, an end spot. Evidently, the "new guy" thought I was just a little too much "on the line" and towed my vehicle to the lock up lot and forgot to enter it into the computer.

So a week later when I show up to claim my vehicle, no one knows where it is. It cost me the $45 for the parking plus another $90 for the towing. I tried to argue the towing charge, but since I "didn't have pictures" to prove I was "not over the line" I was SOL.

That's how I lost my vehicle in the airport parking lot.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it....

I love that story! What a moron! What do you think digital cameras are for?? Fer cryin' out loud, employ technology wherever possible.

But there is more to the story.... remember... they asked if you were SURE if you drove to the airport and didn't have someone DROP you off.

(that went over real big!)

Such a grand story! A keeper! Worth every dime!

Oh yeah, I forgot about that part. What would I do without my buddy Taffy to remind me of those tiny bits of information!



And that question went over real big when I produced my parking stub. Hey dummies, what's this? Do they really think I just collect them cuz I like paying for other people's parked cars! NOT!

LOL! It could have been counterfeit!

Sorry AfterMyNap, I didn't mean to be the road pig, but people didn't like it when i drove on the side walks... so I guess I'm kinda busted here
***** bribes AfterMyNap with fresh made hot chocolate chip Monster cookies fresh out of the oven.

Oh....I will bring the gallon of milk! Yum...milk and cookies!