I felt like Mr. Bean getting my headlight working today.

@TheHorse (207132)
Walnut Creek, California
February 4, 2023 9:58pm CST
OK, maybe I have chosen the wrong comedic figure. I'm not sure. Who would be your favorite putz for whom everything goes wrong? First, my De-Oxit fell into my engine. I had to use an old softball bat to get it out. Then my bulb, which works, fell into the engine, and I could not find it. I grabbed my desk chair, brought it outside, and stood on it, looking for my bulb. It was gone. Fortunately I had the bulb I had bought in Montana, before I had realized that the bulb already in there was OK. It didn't work. So I drove to the auto parts store, bought a new bulb, and put it in. It worked. With the China Balloon shot down, and Kitty here to protect me, I think I will be safe in bed tonight.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
5 Feb 23
You had some interesting adventures today. I'm happy Kitty is there to protect you. Have a good night, pony.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb 23
Thanks, DE. I went to bed early, just to be safe.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
5 Feb 23
@TheHorse You're welcome.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb 23
@DaddyEvil It was a night of decent dreams.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (96068)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Feb 23
Sometimes it's better to give up for a day. Glad you got it working. Kitty will keep you safe
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (96068)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Feb 23
@TheHorse It is only a bubble. To help insulate your house from the alien rays
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Feb 23
@wolfgirl569 At least it is allowing oxygen to get to...oxygen...oxy...splat.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb 23
I made it through the night. But what is that large tarp-like thing with Chinese writing on it that Is draped over my house?
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Tina Dalasinski
@Tina30219 (81549)
• Onaway, Michigan
5 Feb 23
Glad you got your headlight fixed. Yes I think you will be safe in bed tonight
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Tina Dalasinski
@Tina30219 (81549)
• Onaway, Michigan
5 Feb 23
@TheHorse That is good you made it through last night I am sure you will tonight also then
The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb 23
I survived last night. Tonight should be no different. Wait. Who are those little green men? And what is that big Chinese thing falling on me? And...aarrgh!
The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb 23
@Tina30219 Unless I allow myself to go out of the house.
Anna
@LadyDuck (459825)
• Switzerland
5 Feb 23
When one thing goes wrong, always expect that another will follow.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (459825)
• Switzerland
5 Feb 23
@TheHorse Yes "Murphy's Law": "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb 23
There must be a name for that "law."
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Feb 23
@LadyDuck I know Murphy's Law and do NOT believe in it in spite of the misfortunes I sometimes encounter.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (58221)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Feb 23
Macgyver should have been there to help you.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb 23
Well, when I found out the gremlins had taken my electrical tape, which I was going to use to secure the bulb in better, he told me that duct tape would "probably work."
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326545)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Feb 23
Sounds like a Mr Bean episode for sure. You'll be pleased to have the light working again.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb 23
I hope my fix lasts.
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Greg
@xander6464 (40923)
• Wapello, Iowa
6 Feb 23
This one strikes as the kind of day George Costanza would have.
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Greg
@xander6464 (40923)
• Wapello, Iowa
6 Feb 23
@TheHorse It was envelopes but I understand why it slipped your mind. It was a very traumatic experience.
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (73920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Feb 23
It happens to all the of us things just don't go right, Glad you finally fixed it,
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Feb 23
It worked ALL through today.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29245)
• United Kingdom
6 Feb 23
Luckily the lost bulb didn't actually fall into the engine, or you wouldn't have been able to drive to the auto parts store - or anywhere!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Feb 23
The way my luck was going, I figured it had fallen under my serpantine belt. But God intervened.
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (19008)
• United States
7 Feb 23
That sounds like a bad day.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Feb 23
I am an optimist. It could have been worse.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (157971)
• United States
6 Feb 23
I'm sorry; but you made me laugh. I am SO sorry you had so much difficulty. I'm glad you feel safe now.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207132)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Feb 23
I think Kitty is protecting me.
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