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Embarrassment is the better part of valor

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Services for Real Estate Pros with Casual Uncluttering LLC

It was REALLY dark out when I left to meet a potential new client this morning. Pouring down rain, true Pacific Northwet rain. Narrow driveway, kinda weird shape. REALLY DARK out. Pouring down rain. Unfamiliar driveway. Lots of old trees and stuff around. Lots of cars already parked there.

And I managed to park so I couldn't leave. I could have tried for a futile long time to get out. I could have tried hitting a stone wall or an expensive car. I knocked on my prospective client's door, apologized a million times, asked her to move a car and when she very kindly did so, I drove out.

Embarrassment is the better part of valor.

Michael Elliott
Fathom Realty - Burlington Township, NJ
Burlington, New Jersey Residential Sales

Oh my glad you're ok.   They look like Cookie Monster's eyes in a shrub !

Oct 04, 2024 11:03 AM
Lauren Williams, CPO

Michael Elliott Thank you for your well-wishes. Yea, Cookie Monster, that's exactly what I think. Every time I use that photo, I laugh so hard I get the hiccups. Lauren

Oct 04, 2024 11:54 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Lauren,
I grew up east of Portland. I know what dark and rainy is!

Oct 04, 2024 12:02 PM
Lauren Williams, CPO

Carol Williams LOL. Lauren

Oct 04, 2024 12:03 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Lauren Williams, CPO glad it all worked out in the end, and you were able to get out without hitting any walls or expensive cars.   😄

Oct 04, 2024 01:59 PM
Lauren Williams, CPO
Casual Uncluttering LLC - Woodinville, WA
Professional Organizer: Puget Sound homes

George Souto You and me both! 😬 Lauren

Oct 04, 2024 02:41 PM
Patricia Feager, ABR,CRS,GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Lauren Williams, CPO - Sounds spooky! Halloween must be right around the corner.

Be safe!!!

Oct 04, 2024 05:48 PM
Lauren Williams, CPO

Patricia Feager, ABR,CRS,GRI,MRP That's the best interpretation of the situation yet. Wonderfully, the house itself is one of the most beautiful I've ever been in. Lauren

Oct 04, 2024 06:08 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Why is it that there's never a good cup of coffee around when you really need it?

Oct 04, 2024 06:11 PM
Lauren Williams, CPO

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 The answers to this post are getting better and better. Lauren

Oct 04, 2024 07:07 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

The questions is did you get the client after this event?:)Endre

Oct 04, 2024 10:46 PM
Lauren Williams, CPO

Endre Barath, Jr. LOL, yup, I admit, that was one of the panicked thoughts running through my head! We had already signed a contract, and, despite the rocky close, we will still have a first working session. Lauren

Oct 05, 2024 08:25 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Lauren - so many red flags seem to be waving.  Something tells me there's more to this tale. . .  

Oct 05, 2024 01:22 AM
Lauren Williams, CPO

Michael Jacobs Honestly, no. Unless you want me to 'fess up to other driveway mishaps - I once took out a bush...  🙃  Lauren

Oct 05, 2024 08:26 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Oh my gosh, I'm glad she was cooperative and you were able to get out of there! Better to be embarrassed than to hit an expensive car or wall!!!

Oct 05, 2024 06:34 AM
Lauren Williams, CPO

Kat Palmiotti You and me both. I'm coming back when it's already daylight, I'll have a fighting chance to stay sane. Lauren

Oct 05, 2024 08:27 AM