I always considered being a REALTOR, especially in Hawaii, a pretty safe bet, and you would think, the day after Christmas, everybody is all fat and happy, in a good mood, and that your day would just roll off, not like any other day, but actually BETTER than most days. I know I was all Happy, the family and I, all had a wonderful Christmas, it was a warm, sunny, 81 degrees outside, I am standing a few inches taller with my new Christmas shirt I am wearing...... You know the feeling.
Well, someone forgot to tell that mean old dog, what day it was. I do a lot of work for Bank of America in their Coop Short Sale Department, so when I approach a homeowner in trouble, I have some very good options for them, in some cases, up to $30,000 in moving assistance - just to cooperate in a short sale, I am not there to collect any bill's, make any threats, it’s just all good - I even point them in the right direction for a loan mod, if it looks feasible.
Back to the dog, as I step out of my vehicle, gather my paperwork, and head for the home - the first thing I come across is a NO TRESPASSING sign ( I would have greatly appreciated a BEWARE OF DOG sign - but that was not an option) .
So I shout out from the driveway, HELLO, HELLO....... No response, so I turn to the mailbox looking for a newspaper holder to leave a note in - nothing there. Since there were no fences, just an open yard, leading to a carport, with the door at the back of it, I decide to proceed and leave a note at the door. All looks good so far, I cross the yard, I am entering the carport, approaching the door, do another shout out - HELLO – and there it is, to my left, big, mean, old, dog. The dog starts for me, As fear hits you, you realize how important it is - to not let fear into the room, I hesitate, the dog hesitates, I stare at the dogs, long, long, long cable attached to the dogs neck - NO way I am going to outrun that cable. That’s it, as much as I try to keep fear away, the dog sees it - he lunges at me, I fight him off with my hands, kind of like I do with my big dog at home, but only this time it’s for real. The dog comes at me again, I am running backwards, using my hands and arms to protect me, I'm doing good, but when all that adrenaline is running through your veins, you see EVERYTHING - including about 20 feet of slack STILL in that dogs cable! I know my chances are dwindling with every step I take, I am running “backwards”, sooner or later, the odds are, I am going to take a hit - that’s when it happens, I throw the dog to the left, he recovers faster than I do - he lunges at my right, upper arm, he makes contact - rips my new shirt open, then I see the blood, but I still have a few feet left to go - the dog - who looks as surprised as I do, stops in his tracks, I stumble back into a safe zone, lift my sleeve to my shirt, I find a gaping wound in my upper arm, along with bruising, and scrapes, and some superficial flesh wounds.
The gaping hole has me concerned, I realize a trip to the hospital is in order, which is about a 45 minute drive; my house is on the way, so I stop by to grab some water, and my son wants come along. They admitted us into the hospital at about 4:30pm, as 7:00 pm approaches and nothing has happened, I decide my odds are better at home, I want to get this wound cleaned up, stitched up, and put all this behind me – my son and I follow another family out of the ER, and hi tail it for our car, we get only get a few blocks away when we are busted – they had called my wife – looking for us, it appears that just as we escaped, our number came up (she knows all the doctors, and works in the medical field) After the backlash we heard from her, we snuck back into the ER and acted like we just went out for a candy bar. I believe this may have had something to do with the harsh cleaning, and stitching that ensued, but I had to suck it up – my son was with me.
(the only reason we didn’t stitch it up at home is , I needed a tetanus shot again – which they gave me upon arrival)
Actually the dog bite hurts a lot less than the shots did – LOL
Hope everybody has a safe and happy new year – be careful, no matter how good your day is going.
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