I’m officially Swiss in this debate (i.e., YES, the pen should have been left in the car– I’m single, and , and YES, the trashing of two vehicles should NOT have been the massive result of a minor infraction… okay, I guess I’m not so neutral)
J. Bo
Shit. My computer screwed me. Lemme try that again:
I’m officially Swiss in this debate (i.e., YES, the pen should have been left in the car– I’m single, and I HAVE a dedicated pen in the damn car– and YES, the trashing of two vehicles should NOT have been the massive result of a minor infraction… okay, I guess I’m not so neutral).
Moral? CARRY A PEN WITH YOU. Also? Keep at least TWO in the glove compartment (again, I’m single, and I keep a couple of pens, cell phone charger, mustard and Tabasco packets, and a backup pair of reading glasses in the glove compartment). It just makes sense and cuts down on the anxiety… yours and/or that of the spouse.
(Not to mention the uncomfortable explanations to the insurance company…)
linuxchik
haha, YES!!! team jon!!
Amellah
Um, not going near the pen debate, but LOVE Kids in the Hall. One of my favorites was “squish your head.” The time the head squisher guy saw Mr. Cabbagehead was great.
ravenpen
It’s alright Jon, I’m OCD too and understand your plight. Not having little things like pens in their proper place has caused me to get into some pretty nasty scrapes, one of which was also an accident involving two cars. (unfortunately the second vehicle belonged to someone else)
Personally it’s the little things I can control that get me through the day. These proclivities cause my fiancé some aggravation from time to time, but I stand by my regimen. It’s the only thing that keeps me sane.
ravenpen
P.S. Love the Kids in the Hall. I hope their new miniseries comes to the states soon.
Jon, I too thought I was neutral in the Great Pen Conflict ( auto damage over a pen is pretty outrageous, though…). That is, until I saw this video and it dawned on me that I not only also have A Pen, IT HAS TO BE a Pilot G-2. After unsuccessfully combing the aisles of Wally World and Waste Paper Max for backup copies of MY PEN, I finally succumbed to my latent OCD and now order them by the box from Amazon. And I hide them from my daughter in my sock drawer. Crap, now she’ll read this and I have to find another hiding place…
