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My husband is a moron.
Phone rings. DH calling.
DH: “Some guy flagged me down and said he could fix the dent on my car for $100″
Me: “You pulled over for someone that flagged you down on the side of the road?”
DH: ” It was at a light. Should I do it?”
Me: “Let me get this straight. Your going to let someone you don’t know who flagged you down try to pop a dent out of your INFINITI.”
DH: “I have to let you go, he is doing it!”
Phone goes dead.
I wait…I wait….I call back. Goes to voice mail.
I’m imagining him dead. I call back. He answers.
Me: “Are you OK?”
DH: “yeah, he already did it.”
Me: “Are you going to pay him $100?!?!??!”
DH: “It looks OK, it needs work. He said pay him what its worth, I think $35.”
Me:” So your going to drive to the ATM with this guy so he can rob you? You know this is how people get killed right? I want you to think of how you would feel if i pulled over for someone and then drove them to the ATM.”
DH: “I know.”
Me: “Give him atleast $50 so he doesnt rob you.”
DH: “OK”
Me: “Are you in a public area?”
DH: “yes:”
We get off the phone. I’m seething.
He calls back to tell me he is alive.
I think he can count his lucky stars he wasn’t jacked. I bet no one can beat that today.
~Trisha
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I think alive is a relative term here. Yes, the man may no thave killed him over his PIN code at the ATM< but it’s at home he needs to be afraid.
That is well….not something I would EV-AH live down if I had accepted…in fact, my husband might have killed me himself.
Hope the car looks better??
OMG…My husband would KILL me if I ever did anything like that. What was he thinking? You hate to be so suspicious and paranoid about people. Obviously this guy was just trying to make an honest buck but it’s so sad that we feel like we can’t really trust strangers anymore.
Thanks for the laugh!
In my defense the car looks better and I did get the guys information.
This reminds me of the V8 commercials. Chris needs a smack on the forehead…what was he thinking.
that is too funny!!!
Glad I’m not the only one that imagines the worst when the phone goes into voicemail, and then threatens bodily harm if they ever do something as dangerous and stupid again. Trisha, if you feel so inclined, check my post from today. I think our husbands may be related. http://bit.ly/ACeap
Moron isn’t even strong enough of a word for that? How does the dent look?
Yeah, I am pretty sure nobody has one to beat that…Men, they really are more gullible than we are!
Wow! I’m glad he’s ok but that was just so dumb of him! I hope he learned his lesson!
I’m just sitting here shaking my head and that’s all I’m gonna say.
Oh dear god. That is all.
First, we get those guys all the time at our local Wal-Mart. Second, ummm, WTF???? Did Chris forget his brain this morning? Sorry, but I think moron is too nice. If my Husband had done that, he would have been called much, much worse than that, and possibly minus a nut. LOL {Kidding! It’s metaphorical…}
Who takes a stranger with them to the ATM???? Good Lord! Some of those rednecks out there are CREEPY and nuckinfutz. There is no way I would let one of them in my car….DAMN!
I guess the only good thing is that some of Chris’ co-workers read this blog and can now make fun of him for being a complete and utter imbecile.
The man might not have jacked him, but he suuuuure robbed him. *smacks head*
OMG there was a guy driving by our neighborhood and told dh the same thing noticing a dent in our car. He pulled out some contraption and said, for $80 bucks I can fix that. My normally sane, logical husband agreed and the flippin’ thing looks the same. We were left $80 poorer and my husband short on brain cells. OMG!
Men are not the brightest sometimes, are they.
The other day, I sent DH out to get doughnuts and a Sunday paper. They sell the paper at the doughnut shop. He came back with just doughnuts because he actually forgot that he was supoose to get a paper. That’s 50% of the list (if that even qualifies as a list)!!
DO men think?
Nope. I don’t even think if my 8yo comes up with one of his Zachisms that he’ll beat what your DH did today.
yup your hubby is a moron for that one and what is worse is he called you to let you know that he is being a moron. Its not like he came home and told you the story. Im happy he’s alive.
Uh no – I cannot beat that. What was he thinking???
OMG! I’d be freaking out…
Oh My Goodness, What was he thinking??? Why would you even pull over>??? I am just shocked.. I am thankful for you that it turned out well and the dent is out, for $50 bucks, but wow he is lucky.. and I guess Kudos to the Dent Doctor guy, How does he know what kind of lunatic is going to pull over.. Brave people in this Whole new World..
and Nope.. Can’t top that.
No, I can’t beat that….yet! But it is still early!
so he paid him not to rob him? men!
I wonder what it looks like now.
My DH called me with a similar story about a guy with a stereo. The conversation I had was not as G rated!
wow, did you hubby bang his head lately ? cause thay is crazy ! I would never do that . There is crazy people in the world !
Glad that he is okay though
That’s hilarious.