Blog Number 334

Greetings and welcome to today's random thought.

My goodness, is this really ONLY my 2nd blog entry this month? Wow!

About a month ago my wife (and kids) took the dog to the vet for a normal, puppy check up.  On the way home an event occurred that I refer to now as the "4 poo incident."  Evidently the dog had a bad reaction to a shot or riding in the car (or both) and this triggered the "incident" to occur.  The "4 poos" were spread throughout the van and (as the wife tells it) were none too pleasant to be around.  By the time that I arrived home, the wife told me the story but had to pause several times due to laughing fits.  While the incident was not funny, the kids reactions (and her knowing that she would have to tell me what happened) were.  It was at that time that I vowed not to ride in my van again.  A month later, my vow is still unbroken and every time we need to go somewhere as a family, we take the Buick.

Fast forward to today.  Today was another vet visit.  Both the kids (the memory fresh in their minds) opted (wisely, as it would turn out) to stay with a neighbor.  Nina (the dog) "turned it up a notch" this time and even threw in some puke (on my wife's arm even) for good measure.  When they arrived at the vet's office, the wife asked for some cleaning supplies (after telling the story of this new event) and a young guy came out with the supplies and (to my wife's surprise) actually said that he would clean it up.  The wife tried to explain the extensiveness of the damage but the guy insisted.  The wife took the guy out to the car and opened the door.  At this point in time I would like to point out an obvious fact.  This guy (as part of his normal job) cleans up after pets that have unfortunate reactions to car rides.  OK, now that you are reminded of this fact you will appreciate the damage done when I tell you that all this guy could say (after a moment of awkward silence) was, "Whoa!"

The wife explained that she could clean it up but he insisted.  The wife then counter offered by asking him only to take care of a few key areas and he agreed.  By the time that the dog was done with the vet visit and they returned to the car, the car was so clean that it looked like it had been detailed.  The wife was very happy and (fortunately) no further incidents occurred on the ride home.  I have reiterated my vow however not to ride in the van anymore.

I will try to get a few more blogs in before the month's end.  Sorry.

Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.

Jon