Larry Hnetka Goes HMmmm

I went to my cousin Dinah’s wedding this weekend in Chilliwack, BC.

The drive out into the valley is always breathtaking. The wedding was held in a Lions Hall beside the Hope River in Chilliwack.

The drive from my place to the wedding site was about one and a half hours. At some point during the drive, I checked my wallet to see if I had my ATM card. I did but was too lazy to try and shove my wallet back into my back pocket.

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Photo captions: (left to right) Dinah and new husband Gerry;
bride and groom again; Dinah and her brother Tim;
Dinah checking out the DJ.

I was late getting to the wedding. The parking lot was full so I parked on the shoulder of the winding river road. I made a grand leap out of my seat and forgot my wallet was in my lap. I rushed into the hall halfway through the ceremony. As I was at the back of the room I slipped out quietly to retrieve my camera from the trunk. That was when the “BAD THING” hit me.

I had dropped my wallet when I made that dramatic leap. I searched every crack and crevice inside and outside that car of mine. My cousin Tim, an RCMP officer, came out and secured the site within a few seconds. If he had had some yellow “do not cross” plastic, I’m sure he’d have had the area cordoned off too.

Long story short. Four hours later I finally de-activated all my credit and bank cards. Tomorrow I have to go the next horrible step and re-apply for my Driver’s license, my birth certificate, my provincial health card.

Yuck yuck yuck.

So the HMmmm in me searched out and found there are even worse bad things that can happen to anyone. Here’s a sampling:

• You type an entire paragraph without looking at the keyboard, then realized some fingers weren’t on the correct keys.
• You realize that knuckles look very odd.
• You flip the channels one too many times and have to go back.
• you step on a sticker.
• You read from a yellow webpage for 30 minutes and temporarily mess up all the colors you see.
• You write a terrible haiku.
• Your mom cuts your hair into a mullet with a braided tail whether you like it or not until you are 15.
• You get left at the altar.
• You get attacked by a shark.
• You impale yourself on your ski pole in the process of trying to impress the hot ski bunnies .
• You nail your foot to the floor.
• You take a drink from the sink and your tongue gets stuck in the disposal.

and if you want more bad things that can happen to you, Go Here.

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