The upside to a cashless economy… January 18, 2007

One day (before forsook my dignity and became a mini van momma), I had the grand idea to wash the car, while my boys played inside. Tobias was barely two, Conner was 3 1/2, and Ethan was negative 4 months. They had a marvelous time “driving” and playing together. We happily stood in the driveway, waving to Daddy as he drove to work in the shiny, clean car. But as he turned the corner, he honked the loudest, rudest honk I’ve ever heard, right as an elderly man was walking by. A couple minutes later, my husband was on the phone, calling to tell me that one of our young drivers had apparently shoved some coins into the steering column. Every time he turned right, the coins activated the horn, causing it to honk uncontrollably. That quick hose-down turned into the most expensive car wash I’ve ever had. When we finally got it fixed, the bill was about a hundred dollars. Imagine, $100 to retrieve 12 cents.