Someone Is In The Dog House & It’s Not Our Dogs!
What started out as a routine drive home from Bark-N-Lounge, our doggie day care facility located in Keller, Texas turned into anything but routine once me and our 3 doggies arrived home yesterday.
After a long afternoon spent at my new real estate office, RE/MAX Heritage, attending a Power Class earlier in the day and then a Heritage Fall Festival planning meeting, accompanied by a few errands on the way home before leaving to go pick up the dogs, I called my wife on the way home from Bark-N-Lounge trying to decide what to eat for dinner. We had decided we would eat out since our fridge is on the fritz and I moved everything from one refrigerator yesterday to a spare in the garage and because it is full, there is currently no room for any new leftovers.
So we both said Chinese and decided on Taste of Asia about a mile or so up the road from our house. Well in-between the time I hung up with my wife and the time I arrived home, I must have had a brain fart! You know how doggies like to stick their heads out the window while you are driving; well our doggies are no different. But when I do this, while driving, I also make a point to lock the child safety locks on the back doors because I don’t want my doggies to press on the door lock and somehow accidentally open the door.
So I get home, pull in the garage, and then get out of the car. Now because I had locked the child locks, at first I tried opening the back doors and they were locked, so I hit the door lock button on the front passenger side door and then shut it. However, I failed to double check it to see if the back doors were then open. What do you think happened next?
That’s right, OH S#$%, I locked the keys inside the car along with my cell phone and did I mention that two of my doggies were still inside the car. Thank goodness it was not running! Not good, tried a hanger, ran down to the neighbors to see if they had a slim jim, so then I ran back home, along with my neighbor, and about that time, my wife comes pulling in, not a happy camper by now, because she was talking to her friend, our neighbor when I came down to our neighbor’s house and our neighbor handed me the phone so I could tell her.
So No slim jim, nothing is working, so I called USAA roadside assistance, we have USAA because my wife is in the Air Force. I tell the USAA rep the situation and she says that she can call one of Fort Worth’s Finest! I said really, and she said yes, really, they basically treat it as if a child was locked inside a car. Thank god it was not August anymore and it was actually semi cool yesterday afternoon and the car was in the garage.
So What do you think happens next, first one patrol car, then another, then we told the police officer what happened and he tried to confirm if Fire was rolling as he put it. And right about that time, wallah, Engine #31 rolls up from the Fort Worth Fire Department……
I will let the rest speak for itself, you can’t tell, but there is two dogs inside the vehicle in this picture. We gave the first responders cold water, along with our doggies once they were released, and thanked them for the trouble.
Even the smallest calls can be the difference between life and death, although, not necessarily on this case, but these guys are heros every single day they go to work, they never know what type of call they are going to get? What do you think I aught to do to show the FWFD our appreciation? Thank you guys!
P.S. after the drama died down, we did go eat at Tast of Asia, if your in Northeast Tarrant County and looking for a good Asian Dining experience, I recommend you check them out. My wife had the Yellow Curry chicken and I had Teriyaki chicken, yummy!
a negotiation. This is a win-win for me because the family I showed today actually placed my firm's listing 2nd behind another property we viewed which needs little to no work and possibly even 3rd behind another property we viewed that needs a lot of work. Either way, they say they could be happy whether they get the one in little need with a higher price tag or the one in need which is reflected in the price. The most wonderful part of the day is they are realistic and ready to buy NOW.
