I spent yesterday afternoon playtesting a new board game design (big shout-out to playtesters Wade, Ryan, Scott, and Mike, and our gracious hosts, The Source). The game was a pre-alpha, hideous-looking prototype, that had the distinct potential of catching fire, blowing up, and kill us all. Luckily, it didn’t do so, and after a few hours of tweaking, really shows some possibility.
Around 6:00, I went to leave the store, but found my car had, while sitting in the parking lot, acquired a bowling ball-sized dent in the left rear bumper.
Huh. Now that’s weird.
No note. No other, obvious damage. Not even a tell-tale scrape the perpetrator’s paint. Just a dent big enough to stick your head in.
Police were called, a report was made, and today I’m calling the insurance company to see how I’m supposed to sort this out.
The police were pretty up-front about it. “No note? No one saw anything? Well, I can do the report, but that’s pretty much all I can do for you.”
That was fine. That’s what I expected. It’s a relatively minor hit and run. I think I’d actually be annoyed if the police spent their resources tracking down the perpetrator rather than seeking serious criminals.
