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    Posted: September/29/07 at 5:50am

This week is the one year anniversary with our Mini and it has been a weird year.  The following is a list of our weird happenings.

-Rock lodged behind the rotor causing a metal grinding sound and call to a tow truck

-Critters got up into the engine block and chewed through 1 1/2 spark plug wires resulting in major loss of power and about 40mpg.

-Prankster put a beer bottle up under my wind deflector which fell off as I was going around a corner distracting me enough to smack the curb hard enough to crack a wheel.

-Bicyclist hit my car door as I was pulling out of a hotel denting the car door.

-Gate of public parking garage came down on my roof as I was pulling into the garage denting my roof.

-Two trips over the pass have resulted in two rocks hitting the windshield. (need a recommendation on eastside repair)

Inspite of all that, it's been an awesome year and we've made some great friends. The good far outweighted the bad and weird.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/29/07 at 8:23am
Zoiks. That's some bad karma Mitch. Remind me to not follow you too closely!   Happy Birthday!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/29/07 at 2:00pm

Congrats!  We are coming up on ours too!   We haven't had the weirdness you have, only the awesome year and making great friends!  

Hoping this year brings you MUCH better luck!

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/29/07 at 2:44pm
+1 on the friends.  Way cool club.  I'll be at 1 year in a week!  Pat
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/29/07 at 3:58pm
Wow Mitch! That is ALOT!!! But well worth it  (you have one BEAUTIFUL MC!!!!!) 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/27/07 at 2:27pm
Holy Crap!  Just found this while searching for something else.  Had my own unexpected curb encounter and took two rocks in about 3 months, but you just made me feel better about everything.  May the foothill winds clear the black clouds over your way.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/27/07 at 3:11pm
Here's hoping the weird takes a break in '08.  :)

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