So I'll cut to the chase. Tuesday morning, day 3 of new car ownership, a co-worker did not quite judge the angle of turning into her parking spot correctly, and grazed the front left corner of my car. Scratches on both sides of the tyre (note Irish spelling!) and a ding behind the tyre. And a quick €400 worth of damage.
Damn.
I've now heard that Irish drivers have a thing with fixed objects: as in they like to hit them. Another American who's been here 2 years has witnessed 4 such transgressions: 3 to his car, 1 while he was in it. Now he's probably just unlucky, but still.
Ahh well. Got the first one out of the way, right? And on someone else's tab.
In other, car related news, I'm renting a mini-mini-van to pick up my wife in just over a week! With Pixie (the cat) in tow in a rather large travel crate, our little vehicle would not accommodate. Hence the rental. A well-spent €45 in my book any day.
9 days and a wake up!
