David has already ordered a new mirror assembly but it will take a week or so to get here and I still have to drive the kids to school everyday. I really need that mirror, there are several spots where I have to merge right and with out that mirror I will be driving by ear. CRUNCH! Not the best plan. So what to do? What to do? I applied a little southern ingenuity and dragged out the packing tape. Hey Presto, I am ready to roll!
Classy I know, but Hey I was out of duct tape.
*I don't think the clip would have totally shattered if David hadn't hit the mirror on a big cargo truck in Indonesia, which cracked the plastic clip. The mirror has been a little wobbly every since, so it's not all my fault. I don't care what Dave says!
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Sorry about the mirror but, quite honestly, it could have been So. Much. Worse.
I drive a minivan and I am constantly scared that I will miscalculate and squoosh the sides of that thing or something. Minivans are big suckers when you're driving on smallish roads!
My husband had a mishap with our bumper while in Iceland (the rest of us were on vacation at the time). He kept insisting it was fine, until we were taking friends on a tour of the Golden Circle. Guess what started to fall off? And, yes, we had to duct tape it back on at a little gas station in the middle of nowhere.
At least it was the mirror that was ready on its last leg.
We had a mirror that looked like that! Tape to hold it in place, and little bits of paper stuck in to keep it aimed in the right direction! Ours was the driver's side... my husband was driving down the main drag in Cairo and a middle of the road billboard was sticking out into his lane (seriously) he had a choice, clip the mirror, or sideswipe the car hugging the other side of the truck.. luckily he had his window open, so when the mirror flew out of the casing, rather than lost on the road, it landed in his lap! :D
Girl, it's NEVER all our fault!!!
Connie- The mirror now has little bits of paper and tape all along the edges so it will stay aimed. It looks so much classier than just the tape. I am too lazy to get out there and take a picture.
Monica- It is always Dave's (or in your case Ed's) fault somehow!
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