I love spending time with my sister and my niece and nephew. I’m very fortunate that they only live 20 minutes from me and I get to see them a lot. The only thing I don’t like about going to my sister’s house is her driveway. It begins as a single car driveway, and then spreads out wide enough for two cars. There’s also a gate at the beginning of the driveway that is responsible for the whole mess I’m going to tell you about. The reason I hate my sister’s driveway is because your car gets trapped when someone parks at the end of the driveway.
So, last weekend, I go over to my sister’s house to babysit the kids and I pull up to the front of the driveway as usual. I was babying sitting them because my sister is a police officer and she had an extra job to go to. When my sister came home later that day, she pulled in the driveway, blocking my car. When I went to leave, I saw that I was going to have to play musical cars to get mine out.
I went inside to ask my sister to move her cop car when I saw that the keys to her car were laying on the counter. I knew my sister was tired after working a long shift, so I figured I could move her car for her. I grabbed the keys and went outside to unblock the driveway. I got in the car and started to back out. The problem was that the gate wasn’t completely open all of the way and I accidentally hit it with my sister’s cop car. Opps!
I went inside to tell my sister and she was not happy with me. Apparently, when an officer damages their patrol car, it’s a big mess for them to deal with. I of course apologized to my sister profusely, but I’m no longer allowed to park in the driveway.
Stephanie Walters 