[tcb] Re: Sadly, this happened.

From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:04:03 -0600
That's a great story Julie, and one that I can totally relate to.  I am totally 
absent minded, and I laughed!
:-)

On Nov 29, 2012, at 9:51 PM, julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> This is a vaguely Bus related story because it involves Wolfsburg West.  If 
> you want to be a stickler and only read a true Bus story then skip this one.  
> And/or if you don't like stories about feminine hygiene products then you 
> should also skip this story.  (You have been fairly warned.)
> 
> Built into the corner of my bedroom I have a huge shelving unit that is a 
> catch-all for everything from nail polish to thermal underwear to vinyl 
> records to scarves I have only halfway knitted to whatever.  Tuesday morning 
> before work I raided from these shelves my supply of small boxes that have 
> been previously mailed so that I could package up cookies I baked to send to 
> my mother, brother, son, and daughter and to my friends at my favorite VW 
> parts supplier, Wolfsburg West.  I rushed around to find the tape and 
> scissors and the addresses and I climbed into my garage attic to get one my 
> trash bags that is filled with styrofoam peanuts thanks to all of my friends 
> at Wolfsburg West, they sure do like to use those peanuts.  And I frantically 
> got the packages together and got them to the post office and somehow made it 
> to work on time.  A real Christmas miracle!  (So I thought.) 
> 
> So this afternoon I get a text from my brother "Thanks for the tampon, I ate 
> it with my cookies."
> 
> Oh my goodness, what the heck have I done?  I am completely horrified.  This 
> was totally an accident.  I swear the box was empty before I put the bags of 
> cookies in.  I text my brother back "Oh my gosh! That was an accident!  
> Ooops!  I am sorry about that!"
> 
> My brother replied "At least it's "fresh".
> 
> And then I started to think about the other boxes I mailed out and what if... 
> I texted my brother again and said "Thank God it was not the box that went to 
> Wolfsburg West!"
> 
> It was now time to drive home and while stuck in traffic I am laughing at 
> what happened but then also getting sick to my stomach with worry that 
> perhaps there are unintentional presents in one or more of the other 
> packages.  I really don't see how, but I don't really see how I didn't notice 
> this very shocking stowaway lurking in the my brother's box.  I have not 
> heard from the other folks that are on the receiving end of my cookie sharing 
> yet.  Please keep your fingers crossed for me that I only sent bags of 
> cookies and styrofoam peanuts.
> 
> And as this disaster sinks in I am getting depressed, I feel like in some way 
> I became one step closer to being Aunt Bethany in Christmas Vacation.
References:
- [tcb] Sadly, this happened.
  - From: julie . hey . ho . lets . go
[tcb] Re: Sadly, this happened.

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