Watch out for the fire extinguishers in the middle lane

We're on our way down to Boston for my grad. We got only an hour away from home in our rental van when a truck blew a tire and left debris all over the road, including a large fire extinguisher rolling all around.

Guess who hit it?

I phoned the rental company's roadside assistance. "What was a fire hydrant doing in the middle of the road?" he asked. "Fire extinguisher!" I said (or was it yelled?)

We finally got it all sorted out. The truck company has arranged to pay damages directly to the rental company. We have a new van and we're back on the road, a couple hours late. And it could have been much worse.

I'll be on the lookout for more fire extinguishers for the rest of our trip, I assure you. Fool me once...

Comments

[don]

... there's a theocentric sermon illustration in there somewhere, just trying to get out! Congrats on the DMin Darryl ... you made it look easier than it is ( I know from watching other people work on theirs ). dlc

[Steve]

I had a similar experience just last week in Malibu, California, except I hit a small boulder that had bounded down the mountain in the middle of the night and I hit it around 5:30 AM with a Thrifty rental car. More excitement than I needed on my way back to Florida. Peace.