The Garage
Car searching in the garage30 total reviews
Comment from Anne Johnston
Your story is very well written. I expect you can laugh about it now, but it wasn't funny when it happened. I didn't expect the surprise ending, that you were in the wrong parking garage. Great keeping the suspense until the end.
reply by the author on 06-May-2021
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Your story is very well written. I expect you can laugh about it now, but it wasn't funny when it happened. I didn't expect the surprise ending, that you were in the wrong parking garage. Great keeping the suspense until the end.
Comment Written 06-May-2021
reply by the author on 06-May-2021
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Thank you Anne. You are right, we laugh about it now. In fact, hubby mentioning last week reminded me of it and then I wrote the story.
Regards,
Mary
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You are welcome
Comment from Wendy G
A great story with which I can identify. I took my daughter shopping in an unfamiliar place and when I parked we were so busy talking we didn't even register which level we were on. Took a couple of hours to find the car - when most people had gone home! Well written story, with an excellent ending!
reply by the author on 06-May-2021
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A great story with which I can identify. I took my daughter shopping in an unfamiliar place and when I parked we were so busy talking we didn't even register which level we were on. Took a couple of hours to find the car - when most people had gone home! Well written story, with an excellent ending!
Comment Written 06-May-2021
reply by the author on 06-May-2021
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Thank you Wendy, I appreciate your review and kind thoughts.
Regards,
Mary
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
Wow, all that time and you were in the wrong garage. I hate those garages. They are too dark for me. You did a great job with your little story, Mary. You needed to have entered this in the true story flash--that's what I thought it was when I clicked on it. I could feel your dilemma as the minutes ticked by and no car.
Thanks for sharing.
Respectfully, Jan
reply by the author on 06-May-2021
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Wow, all that time and you were in the wrong garage. I hate those garages. They are too dark for me. You did a great job with your little story, Mary. You needed to have entered this in the true story flash--that's what I thought it was when I clicked on it. I could feel your dilemma as the minutes ticked by and no car.
Thanks for sharing.
Respectfully, Jan
Comment Written 05-May-2021
reply by the author on 06-May-2021
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Thank you Jan for your review and kind thoughts.
It is appreciated.
Regards,
Mary
Comment from Ronni
Hi dear Mary,
What a steamy story of irony and certain uncertainty till proven
highly improbable, yet unknowingly possible...like finding your
car from rooftop of another garage! Your visual imagery of
your frustration and exhaustion was most empathetically permeable
indeed. Your unperturbable hubby and steadfast stand was
the one positive thing amongst all the negatives. Most
intriguing read, and relatable about loosing cars in parking lots too!
Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes always, Ronni
reply by the author on 06-May-2021
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Hi dear Mary,
What a steamy story of irony and certain uncertainty till proven
highly improbable, yet unknowingly possible...like finding your
car from rooftop of another garage! Your visual imagery of
your frustration and exhaustion was most empathetically permeable
indeed. Your unperturbable hubby and steadfast stand was
the one positive thing amongst all the negatives. Most
intriguing read, and relatable about loosing cars in parking lots too!
Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes always, Ronni
Comment Written 05-May-2021
reply by the author on 06-May-2021
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Thank you for the review it is appreciated. You are right about my hubby while I act like Chicken Little, he takes everything in stride.
I appreciate your comments.
Regards
Mary
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He wait a minute Mary. I did not mean to infer that it seemed like you were the
weak on in this incident. On the contrary, you did not
give in, you persevered and
survived the heat and exhaustion! No kind of
'chicken' about that. Some
gals might have given up or
heat exhaustion would have
then and there. I doubt I
could have made it & others too.
Hubby's are used to being problem solvers and just used
to seeing the problem resolved...regardless.
You dear, are too quick to
default to any weakness on
your part. You toughed it out! I could relate to your
frustration and exhaustion so readily because you relayed it so vividly and achingly in your writing;
an asset in your style and
approach.
Take care...
Best always, Ronni
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I did not take it in any way as a putdown. Harvey and I are a tag team. He is just the calmer of the two of us.
He has his moments too. I do not let him forget he ended up with stitches just cutting a watermelon.
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Hi Mary,
LOL>..thanks for the clarification. Indeed you
and hubby are quite a 'tag'
team! Hilarious about the
watermelon and him needing
stiches afterwards...
Take care....keep writing.
Ronni
Comment from lyenochka
Lol! I hope you got some water before you got to the right parking structure. It sounds like a very hot day. I also noted that you told us that it was the third floor from the outset so I believed you. Those large parking buildings can be a nightmare! Thanks for sharing the story that you can laugh about now.
reply by the author on 06-May-2021
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Lol! I hope you got some water before you got to the right parking structure. It sounds like a very hot day. I also noted that you told us that it was the third floor from the outset so I believed you. Those large parking buildings can be a nightmare! Thanks for sharing the story that you can laugh about now.
Comment Written 05-May-2021
reply by the author on 06-May-2021
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Thank you I appreciate your review and your right it funny now!
Regards,
Mary
Comment from LisaMay
You took me on an exhausting emotionally-charged roller coaster in this well-told story of the search for your missing car. All's well that end's well, but what an upsetting drama. These sort of stories always end up as humor about human error once the angst is over.
reply by the author on 05-May-2021
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You took me on an exhausting emotionally-charged roller coaster in this well-told story of the search for your missing car. All's well that end's well, but what an upsetting drama. These sort of stories always end up as humor about human error once the angst is over.
Comment Written 05-May-2021
reply by the author on 05-May-2021
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Thank you for the review. Your right in that we laugh about it now.
It is much appreciated.
Regards,
Mary
Comment from lancellot
Ouch. Oh well that can happen to anyone. I like the tone and conversational way you told the story.
Notes:
It was one of those {streamy} hot August afternoons when
- steamy
reply by the author on 05-May-2021
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Ouch. Oh well that can happen to anyone. I like the tone and conversational way you told the story.
Notes:
It was one of those {streamy} hot August afternoons when
- steamy
Comment Written 05-May-2021
reply by the author on 05-May-2021
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Thank you for the review. It is appreciated and most of all thank you for the catch of steamy!
Regards,
Mary
Comment from blondie560
Oh no! I'm so sorry for your infuriating day! I hope you can laugh about it now. I have been having more and more trouble finding my car in parking lots the older I get, especially when I go in one door but come out a different entrance. Or I forget for a moment I'm in my husband's car and not mine!
reply by the author on 05-May-2021
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Oh no! I'm so sorry for your infuriating day! I hope you can laugh about it now. I have been having more and more trouble finding my car in parking lots the older I get, especially when I go in one door but come out a different entrance. Or I forget for a moment I'm in my husband's car and not mine!
Comment Written 05-May-2021
reply by the author on 05-May-2021
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Thank you for the review and rating. Yes, I can laugh about it now. I forgot about it until my husband reminded me about the story and it gave me another laugh.
Thank you again and best regards,
Mary
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
Very cute and you wrote the length of the search perfectly. You either die of the heat and despair, or find the car in a completely different garage. In a town with one 3 level parking garage, it never even occurred to me that you were in the wrong garage. Fun ending. And your husband sounds just like mine.
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reply by the author on 05-May-2021
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Very cute and you wrote the length of the search perfectly. You either die of the heat and despair, or find the car in a completely different garage. In a town with one 3 level parking garage, it never even occurred to me that you were in the wrong garage. Fun ending. And your husband sounds just like mine.
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Comment Written 05-May-2021
reply by the author on 05-May-2021
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Thank you for your review. Hubby tends to take things in stride.
Regards,
Mary
Comment from MissMerri
Wow! All I can say is you must be in WAY better shape than I will ever be! All those steps and in the sweltering heat too. I feel very sorry for what you went through but so glad you listened to your husband. God works in mysterious ways, right? Your happy ending makes this story well worth reading.
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reply by the author on 05-May-2021
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Wow! All I can say is you must be in WAY better shape than I will ever be! All those steps and in the sweltering heat too. I feel very sorry for what you went through but so glad you listened to your husband. God works in mysterious ways, right? Your happy ending makes this story well worth reading.
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Comment Written 05-May-2021
reply by the author on 05-May-2021
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Thank you for your review, I truly appreciate it. This was a few years ago, I doubt I could make it to the third floor now. I would look for a garage with an elevator!
Regards,
Mary
