It's a small mini-van world after all...

Last week I had the following conversation with one of the women who now reports to me.

AB: Oh, you must have a mini-van too, you have the same keys as me. (My keys were sitting on my desk.)

Me: Yeah, I have a silver Town and Country just like half of the other people in the world.

AB: Silver sure is a popular color, I have one as well. Mine is silver except for a big section where the paint has worn off since I live on a dirt road.

I paused and connected the dots...I knew a silver mini-van with paint issues.

Me: The paint wouldn't be missing on the driver's side back bumper would it?

AB: Yeah, how did you know???

Well, I told her the story of when I thought someone had hit my van and realized it wasn't mine, but now have found it was hers.

We had a good laugh and she has forgiven me for scraping the paint off her car.

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Pleased as punch

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