I found a secret to cracking the slump in activity for a real estate agent..............plan a trip !! ....... Isn't it true?
- The phone rings off the hook.
- The buyer decides to put an offer on a house they really knew wouldn't work for them.
- The appointment for the listing of the decade decides they absolutely need to reschedule the appointment........ to when? the day after you have left for your trip.
Believe me all this happened.........and all I wanted was a 3 day trip to visit my family.Feeling very deserving of a little time off, I did not cancel my plans..instead addressed one situation at a time until all were resolved. Even though there was a few hours delay with my travel time ...I hurriedly shouted " I'm out of here " and ventured to scenic mountain route 80 across Pennsylvania.
Ahhaaa a stress free trip...my much anticipated trip..........and so I hoped.
- Did I mention...I left the charger to my cell phone at home?
- Did I mention I left a light sweater and umbrella at home?
- Did I mention I left one of my suit cases at home.
- Did I mention that Murphy's Law worked overtime during my three day retreat...( so I had hoped )
My grandson had an entry in the Center County Grange fair hobby exhibit and his mom entered a Carmel Apple Nut Muffins (scrumptious ) and cherry, nut, chocolate chip Biscotti ( they were amazing ) into the Grange Fair baking competition.
We arrived at the Grange Fair along with a few sprinkles. Within minutes after paying the entrance fee the heavens open to a monsoon downpour. Fortunately we made our way to the Grange exhibit building where they held an auction of the bake goods that were entered for the competition. We were safe out of the downpour and watched as the number one apple pie " Best of Show "auction off at $145.
Cakes and bake goods brought hundreds of dollars for the charity event. The politicians were the big buyers and passed their purchases around to the pleased crowd, so much for buying votes with cookies.......
So as the rain continued at least the auction crowd enjoyed eating cookies, brownies and all those carbs.........
Making our way through walk ways of small rivers along muddy grass to a parking place that was just a little too far away, we left for home. We reached my daughter's home after listening to the rant of my little grandson because mama is the best cook in the world. The little guy just could not grasp the concept that his mom reveived a second and forth place ribbon. She should have won a 2 blue ribbons.
Oh ...the love and loyalty of a son.....
I thought I would check my e-mail and what do I find? My company sent an e-mail telling us they up-graded our e-mail and they hope we find it beneficial. Oh..yeah...ijust what I needed .......because checking it out....... my computer flashed a blue screen and crashed.
Vacation over ..I head home...I fastened my seat belt..couldn't find my sun glasses..Oh well...no need for them anyway with those black clouds following me as I drove across Rt 80...across mountains and about 7 bridges that connect the mountains across Pennsylvania.I was about 1 hour out of State College when it started to sprinkle large drops..the traffic was heavy.
I think every semi truck in Pennsylvania was traveling west. All of the sudden, in an instant I was caught in such a heavy downpour I could not see left..right or to the front of me. My Toyota's windshield wipers could not carry off the heavy downpour of water on the windshield. I could not see a thing. I didn't want to just stop on the spot so I prayed as I pulled to the right off the road on the other side of the rumble strip. I had no idea if I was on a bridge or a soft berm of the road. Let me tell you I was scared to death. The other cars must have pulled off also but the truck traffic continues 70 miles an hour whizzed past me. I prayed they saw my flashers and high beams. The down pour lasted only about 5 minutes but I assure you it was 5 minutes of terror. All those trucks had to do was clip me and where would I be... I had no idea if it would be in a ravine or over the bridge.
It took about a half hour to calm my nerves down when what did I see ...a semi had crashed the guard rails into a ravine and the cab was just demolished. It must have happened in the downpour the day before because caution tape surrounded the crash. I prayed the driver was spared.
Murphy s law was rampant..and had a good hold on the trip........I took photos of the grange fair to share the photos with you all and..........you guessed it ....the final blow....I left my camera in my daughter's car back at Penn State...so no Grange Fair photos. A couple hours out of " Happy Valley " and the clouds party and beautiful sunshine poured forth...just a sign that I needed to remind myself how blessed I was. No matter how many things may go wrong, as Murphy's Law defines..blessings will always win over obstacles that may cross our path. My trip was a trip of Thankfulness...
for my family and their love for me and for my safety......
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