One year when Dad (Rob) was a young teen, he and his brothers were out with their dad seeking for the perfect Christmas tree for their family. After wandering through the wooded area near the Agate Pass Bridge, they found it! They dragged the tree out of the woods to the roadside where their car was waiting. There had been an unusual amount of snow that year and they looked up just in time to see a snowplow racing down the road toward them with a wall of snow blasting from its blade.
"The weather was cool. Our breath froze on the air. We stood as statues, unable to move for fear! Someone screamed "RUN!" It was too late! The plow was upon us."
Larry was hit from the back and thrown into the woods by the force of the snow. The rear of the family station wagon was crushed. Many colorful metaphors escaped their dad's tongue. They shook themselves off, loaded the tree onto the top of the crippled car, and went home to share their adventure with their mom.
The car was never the same. The tree, however, was undamaged, and fulfilled its purpose throughout the season.
1 comment:
That's awesome! I've never heard that story!
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