Shot In The Dark

Friday night I got robbed and shot at in a gas station parking lot in the "good" side of town.

I'd filled up my tank and got into the car when a man jumped in beside me. A quick exchange resulted in my giving him my cellphone and a few dollars. When he reached across me I pushed and punched the gas at which time he exited the vehicle.

Of course I high-tailed it out of there and, when looking at my rearview mirror noticed that the glass looked like he'd thrown water on it. Nope. There was a nice round bullet hole and the rest of the glass was shattered.

Closer examination revealed that the bullet hit the deck lid and glanced up skimming the trim around the back glass. Two or three inches higher and that bullet was on its way to me.

New cellphone now, with my own outgoing message. It took someone no time at all to redo the voicemail on it. My apologies to any friends and family who got a rude message.

Back glass for my car runs about 450 bucks. Now that is a lot of money, I think.