Growing up, my family owned a 73 Ford LTD station wagon in yellow. This car took us on tons of family vacations, was affectionately known as the ambulance and was the first car I did any kind of maintenance on. Why do I mention this car? Well, it is the center of multiple family stories, including one. My dad was famous for procrastinating; I am sure I inherited that from him.
When I was in high school, the car didn’t finally start. It was on our driveway for weeks. My mom would remind him to cancel the car insurance as we got a replacement car. The weeks turned into months and suddenly it was the middle of winter. One day it snowed, so much we had a “snow day” at school. This being the early 80’s there was no zoom class to replace it.
My brother was bored and decided to try to fix the car. Somehow, he was able to get it started and decided to take it for a spin. My brother didn’t come home for a while. My parents got a call the cops found the car, and it had hit a pole. There was no mention of my brother.
Of course there was damage to the car, the pole etc. And in this case my mom was pretty upset as we would be responsible for the costs etc. But in this case my dad’s procrastination paid off, he still had not cancelled insurance, so it was covered. Of all the times that procrastination causes issues, in this case it benefited us.
Oh, now you are asking about what happened to my brother. He apparently got out of the car and walked a few blocks and passed out in a snowbank. Making it home later.
Why tell this story? Well, it is an old family story, and it keeps it alive, but also puts focus on thoughts about procrastination. In this case, we had not gotten rid of the car yet. If we did, it would be different. The car being in the driveway insurance should be kept on it. But it does show that occasionally procrastination does have advantages.
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