Somebody lose something??

[byhammerandhand]

Listening to the local traffic report.   "Sofa in the center lane of I-71 northbound.  Traffic backed up to..."


I can see the owner now, "Hey, where'd my sofa go?"

[Darren Henry]

ROFL!!!!

My parents actually out did that, I think. They lost a 15 foot boat/motor/trailer. I'm an orphan now --- so I guess it's okay to tell stories,LOL.

We had a cabin on a small lake about an hour from home. Mom and Dad went up to "close camp" but my sister and I had work/dates/???? and didn't go. It turned out to be an awesome weekend, bit of Indian summer so "well we might as well BBQ these two steaks---might as well just finish off this bit of rum---no point taking 4 beer home---hey there are no kids around wink wink " had them coming home in the dark. Dad drives by the house and starts to back the boat into it's winter storeage spot---can't see it in the mirrors.????. Gets out to "plug the lights back in". Not so easy 'cause there was nothing tied to the back of the van. I should mention that his property butted up to the local RCMP barracks in our town or 1000 people. My father was a very smart man---they went looking in the morning after they had checked the local news.

Somebody was watching over them: The boat went to the right ---not into oncoming traffic,when it decided it was tired of pushing that van it was on a straight stretch with gentle ditches and no fences. it was parked in a farmer's field like it was up for sale in the morning. 

[kodydog]

I always wonder when I see a cushion laying by the side of the road. Somebody got to their destination with one less cushion. That would suck.

[byhammerandhand]

The most common thing I see is a mattress or box spring on the side of the expressway.

I was a bit nervous this morning as I was following a "red neck moving van" (i.e., rusty pickup full of furniture with a few tie downs.   Last summer I was following one when a storm door comes flying off, up about 10' in the air, and lands about 20' in front of me (the next lane over to the left).   Glass and aluminum everywhere.  Just glad it hit my bumper instead of my windshield.   Driver never even noticed.

[sofadoc]

I always wonder when I see a cushion laying by the side of the road. Somebody got to their destination with one less cushion. That would suck.

At least once a week, a customer calls or comes in saying "We lost a cushion during a move. Can you make an identical one?"

Or: "We got a great  deal on a used sofa at a garage sale........only it's missing ONE cushion".

Of course, the replacement cushion that I make won't be a perfect match (often, not even close).

And by the time they pay me for the replacement, the "great deal" isn't so great after all.

So where do all those "rogue" cushions end up? I dunno.....probably Detroit.