CARS
21 April 2010
Oh aaaannnd… I was sitting, practicing my piano chops when a police woman came to the door and told me something about my car. I said “Mein auto?” incredulously. When you don’t know how to speak a language, expression is a valuable tool. Nora (my in-house babel fish) was out so it was like some strange game of charades, where the film was called “Your Car Has Just Been Smashed Up. Come See.”
When I got to the car, there was another car sort of attatched to the front bumper. The girl, who’s car it was, had left it double parked and, most importantly, without the handbrake engaged. She went into a shop and the car slowly rolled down the street and clanged into mine. There was very little damage. My bumper was pashed and her car was all scraped. She was nice and was shaken slightly. The police in Berlin are great. They aren’t the same as UK police. The police man who was with the police woman was standing smoking a fag and explaining the situation. It’s a bit like The Sweeney but in green uniforms and without the flares.
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I actually guffawed out loud when I read this. No offense at your misfortune, of course…
I think your stars are currently misaligned or something.
Sorry about your car, Fran, but ‘in-house babel fish’ is the best thing I’ve read in a long time. Also, chicken embryo. nightmare. *shudders*
You’re not the on;y one having a shit week. They say bad things come in 3s, (egg, meat, and then the car) so keep your head up, it will get better.
The thing with the egg kinda turns me off of eggs though. Also, for the vegetarian thing, watch out for some cheeses, they have an ingredient called Rennet which is non vegetarian.
Typo, make that a triple whammy. I think I’d have just gone to bed and waited for a new day.
And I forgot to say, good to see you’re back, I missed your posts these last few weeks but clearly you had issues in your life with the weird egg/sausage soup/car scenario.
sorry about your car, fran! glad you weren’t in it and that no one was hurt. car accidents are no fun!
Ahh the Sweeney –toe tapping, head swinging memories.
Got me thinking- what’s the best police tele theme ever?
The Bill, The Saint, Hawaii 5-O?
The winner for me has to be the poignant yet sexy Hill Street Blues Theme.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2386726/hill_street_blues_opening_theme_version_1/
Charlie and Lola has my 3yr old’s vote- she morphs into a pogo stick.
I defy you not to laugh at Bill Bailey’s cop riffs-
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/746361/comedian_bill_bailey_foreign_police_sirens/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/746338/comedian_bill_bailey_starsky_hutch_music/
Thank God nobody was hurt.
A few days ago I saw a crash in front of my house, a young woman was driving. Definitely car accidents are horrible.
Sorry for your car, Fran.
frau am steuer……
Ive been hit twice now whilst riding my motorcycle. Both times I was relieved to hear the driver say “I didn’t even see you” for if they had seen me and then hit me that would be bad. Yes accidents do happen…rollin’ with the punches
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