Chris/China (GA)/Garfield
Member Since 2013
12/2 condo
Been a couple of crazy days with China doing the same thing she did last time she was "on the road"....staying low!
China was really good most of the drive yesterday...she got a little antsy about 2 1/2 hours into the drive, but I pulled over and gave her a break, and she was better. We're lucky we're alive though.
I pulled over in a busy truck stop (which also has parking for cars) and was looking in the back and talking to China...When I turned back around, there was an 18 wheeler not 2 feet from our front bumper and continuing to back up...If I had the car turned off, he would have backed straight into us and probably killed both mom and I. As it was, I had to throw it into reverse REAL fast and move away from him...as he continued to back into us.
The rest of the trip was uneventful, but today we were sitting in the theater waiting for the show to start when my phone rang. I recognized the number as the kennel where I'd left my dog, Peaches for the trip. I figured it wasn't good news, but I was not prepared for what she said.
They'd evidently had a fire. Peaches didn't survive. She was very apologetic...she was pretty much hysterical, and had no answers for me as to what caused the fire (the fire marshal was there investigating when she called) but knowing what caused the fire won't bring back my dog.
At this point, I can only thank God that I hadn't left my 2 civvies there and had decided long ago that China was coming with me....otherwise I'd have lost my entire family
It's been a long couple of days
Been a couple of crazy days with China doing the same thing she did last time she was "on the road"....staying low!
China was really good most of the drive yesterday...she got a little antsy about 2 1/2 hours into the drive, but I pulled over and gave her a break, and she was better. We're lucky we're alive though.
I pulled over in a busy truck stop (which also has parking for cars) and was looking in the back and talking to China...When I turned back around, there was an 18 wheeler not 2 feet from our front bumper and continuing to back up...If I had the car turned off, he would have backed straight into us and probably killed both mom and I. As it was, I had to throw it into reverse REAL fast and move away from him...as he continued to back into us.
The rest of the trip was uneventful, but today we were sitting in the theater waiting for the show to start when my phone rang. I recognized the number as the kennel where I'd left my dog, Peaches for the trip. I figured it wasn't good news, but I was not prepared for what she said.
They'd evidently had a fire. Peaches didn't survive. She was very apologetic...she was pretty much hysterical, and had no answers for me as to what caused the fire (the fire marshal was there investigating when she called) but knowing what caused the fire won't bring back my dog.
At this point, I can only thank God that I hadn't left my 2 civvies there and had decided long ago that China was coming with me....otherwise I'd have lost my entire family
It's been a long couple of days