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Murphy’s Law
by Valerie Nusbaum
When people are going through
a major ordeal, one would hope
that the fates would be kind and not
pile on more trials and tribulations.
Such has not been the case for us
recently.
Does anyone remember that
terrible wind storm we had back
at the beginning of March? Yes, I
know that March is supposed to
come in like a lion, but did we really
need a whole pride? I remember it,
vividly. It was a Friday, and Randy
was in the hospital in Towson. I
had been staying down there in the
family housing, but I came home
on Thursday evening because I
had an appointment on Friday.
Randy called me early on Friday
morning and said that his surgeon
was releasing him, and he needed
me to pick him up. No problem. I
had to drive to Brunswick for my
appointment and to check on my
mom, and I’d head to Towson after
that. I went down to the basement
to get some bottled water and
happened to feel a draft. I was none
too happy to discover that the wind
had blown our storm door off the
frame and had knocked out the
glass panel. The interior door was
nearly shoved inward, too. I did the
best I could to shore things up, but I
had to leave it and head out.
On my way to Brunswick, a light
came on in my car, telling me that
my tire pressure was low. I hoped
it was due to the cold weather, but
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we’ll be waiting a long time. We had We discovered ants in our pantry.
our contractors replace the basement The pantry got a good cleaning,
doors anyway. It had to be done, all opened food is now stored in
decided to stop at the garage to and the doors are really nice ones. containers and plastic bags, and we
check since I had a long drive ahead The dryer hose managed to have an exterminator on retainer.
of me and the wind was trying to separate itself from the dryer and I got four new tires and found
shove me off the road. The first blew lint all over the laundry room. out that I need new brakes, and that
mechanic refused to put air in my We’re lucky we didn’t have a fire. I was just after Randy had a flat tire
tires, but he did point out that I had been telling Randy that the hose on the way home. He was lucky he
needed new ones. Dry rot. At this needed to be cleaned, so now that’s wasn’t on the highway. It happened
point, I was ready to sit in a corner done. The laundry room is clean and right in front of our house.
and cry, but I still had to see my shiny, too, and I’m looking at new My toilet isn’t working, Mom’s
doctor, get a shot, check on Mom, dryers. oven caught fire, and the last two
and pick up Randy. By the time I While our yard was being times I’ve tried to meet my cousin
got to Mom’s, I was a mess, and she mowed and trimmed, a rock hit Tricia for lunch, I’ve had to cut it
suggested going back to the garage our front storm door glass and short and go to a funeral.
to get air in my tires. The lady (and shattered it into 10,000 little pieces. Honest, I’m doing my best to
I use that term loosely) at the garage I discovered it when I opened be positive and focus on the good
desk was downright hostile, but I the interior door and a sucking, things. I found eight cents in the
had taken my mommy with me and whooshing sound let me know that parking lot the other day, and never
she set her straight. Mom’s friend, something bad was about to happen. mind that the clerk inside the store
Mike, put some air in the tires I was able to shove the interior was horribly rude to me. What
for me. He also pointed out that I door closed just in time to keep the I’m trying to say is that life is all
needed new ones. The good news glass shards from cascading down about how we look at it. I’m trying.
was that Randy was coming home on me. I had never liked the storm Really, I am.
and all the hassles were worth it to door because it was so heavy. Now
get him here, and even though I’m we have a much lighter one, and it’s P.S. Thank you, Barb Barbe!
old, and she’s older, my mother still
goes to battle for me.
We had some roof damage
from the wind storm, too, so we
decided to file an insurance claim
for the roof and basement doors.
The adjuster who worked our case
wasn’t happy that we went ahead
and had the roof fixed by our own
contactor, but we were glad we did
because the roofers did the repairs
the day before we had the blizzard.
Randy and the adjuster went a
few rounds, and our claim was
eventually denied. Our insurance
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