I have heard it all....but then again every day brings a new opportunity to learn or hear something...so never say never, as the saying goes.
One of my agents was in a car wreck this week. She had a green light so as any of us would do see continued through the light. The sounds of her car horn blasting to alert a driver that had not stopped for
the red light didn't work!
She had her children with her, but one issue that was very important was the day before her son had corrective eye surgery. The first thing after they stopped spinning was to jump out and check him. He was in the backseat. Being buckled in he was fine along with the other children.
Then comes the realization that the car is damaged to the point where it is not drivable. The other car that ran the light has also sustained heavy damage. The other driver said she didn't see her or the light. I suppose that happens but it doesn't make you feel any better. The offending driver never even hit the brakes.
Well the car was towed, the adjuster reviewed the damage and it was totaled as a complete loss. So that low mileage car is in the bone yard and back to square one. What to replace that vehicle with?
While working through this issue my agent and her husband are sharing a vehicle. I even helped with some logistical issues to ease the vehicle strain of only having one vehicle. Without wheels a Realtor is pretty much stopped in her/his tracks.
So she has some last minute paperwork off in another community and must have it back the the MLS board before 5 pm or she has to rewrite the entire contract. She has plenty of time by a couple of hours.
She is buzzing down the expressway at 70-75 MPH and she feels a bit of a shake on her left rear tire. Of course like any respectable Realtor she is on the phone. She bids them a quick goodbye and hangs up.....only to have the tire explode! She manages to get the car stopped without crashing.
A big rig driver some distance sees the whole thing. He stops to lend some assistance. Which she really appreciated..still shaking from the events. He helps her get the spare on and everything seems back to normal. They noticed that she had run over a knife on the highway and that is what caused all this mess.
She jumps back in her car and off to the MLS and arrives with 15 minutes to spare. She share the events of the last few days with one of the processors.
The processor says, WOW! It runs in threes, I wonder what is next! My agent calls me and I say, WOW! You are lucky....has your husband banded you from driving yet? She calls her Dad and she tells him, her dad says, WOW! I'd stay home honey!
She calls me back and says, Geez all I wanted was a sympathetic ear for a couple moments. I get it comes in threes, have I been grounded yet and my Dad tells me to stay off the streets! Can't anyone say it will get better?
So in my best reassuring voice I said, it'll get better. Did that help? I hear a big laugh and she says...thanks that make it all better!
So have you ever had one of those weeks? I hope not.
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