We were driving along I-65, heading north, minding our own business when I saw it coming. The rock was about the size of a golf ball but rough and not round. It was huge and at the angle it was coming, I was going to get hit if it came through the windshield. It left a big ding and me shook up.
We are not sure if it was thrown up by the truck tire or fell off the truck. But, the ding joins another two we have collected. And, Tommy won't have it repaired. grrr He said it shook him up, too.
One day, he was waiting for me while I was in the hospital. When I came out, he was very agitated, wanting to know if I knew when the whole windshield cracked because of several dings present. It must have cracked while he was sitting, waiting for me. It was spectacularly cracked all across the windshield like a lightning strike. It had had two dings waiting to grow and grow it did. He did have it replaced the next day. I was afraid it would collapse into a million pieces on his drive home.
Do you get many rock dings? Do you get them on certain roads or situations?
I did not sleep well Monday night. Well, I woke at 5:30 am and could not go back to sleep. I stayed up after Tommy awoke for about 3 hours and took a long nap.
However, I did manage to accomplish a few things. I had put dishes in the dishwasher Monday night, including some new wide-mouth quart jars. They are new but bought last year. Tuesday, they were clean and dry, so I am using them for canisters for bulk items--sugar, powdered sugar, oatmeal. I had meant to put flour in one, but forgot and put oatmeal in it. So, now I need to wash one for flour. I rarely use powdered sugar, so not sure why I put it out.
For the last few days, I have mentioned I wanted to wash the nasty ashtray by Tommy's chair. Well, he said it was emptied of trash, so I could take it. I did. It is almost clean.There are no nasty big black places. Now, there is just a smidgen of gray. It still smells. I think a soak in vinegar and baking soda will complete the job.
Slowly, the counters appear less cluttered.
The tulips are spent. That was two weeks of pleasure. Hopefully, I can grow tulips in a pot with these bulbs.
I heated chicken thigh and cabbage for Tommy and made Suddenly Salad and grape tomatoes. I just had SS, tomatoes, and cabbage. I think I have chicken breast cooked somewhere for tomorrow.
So, rock dings on the windshield stories?
