{"id":167,"date":"2005-09-29T18:24:00","date_gmt":"2005-09-29T18:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2005\/09\/29\/good-deed-and-preying-mantis\/"},"modified":"2005-09-29T18:24:00","modified_gmt":"2005-09-29T18:24:00","slug":"good-deed-and-preying-mantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2005\/09\/29\/good-deed-and-preying-mantis\/","title":{"rendered":"good deed and preying mantis"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a message on my answering machine from my ex-roommates grandmother yesterday when I got home from work. Rather than call her back the nan0-second I walked in the door, I spent some quality time in the bathroom with my new comics. By the time I was done – and yes, I did wash my hands – her currently out of town daughter had called as well. Same topic – could you take grandma to bingo tonight? <\/p>\n

Well, as it turns out, I could. So, I called her back and made arrangments. I picked her up from her house and dropped her off at the bingo location with a hearty “good luck”. The plan was that she would get a ride home from one of her friends – but she asked if I would be home that evening in case that fell through.<\/p>\n

Now where, in all of this, is my ex-roommate? Apparently working, as was “that woman” as the grandmother refered to his girlfriend. <\/p>\n

As predicted – she called again later that evening and would be needing a ride. So, I put my shoes back on and hopped in the car. Halfway to the bingo palace – terror struck.<\/p>\n

Something huge flew past the front and side of my car before slamming into the open window frame on the driver’s side of the car. It was a preying mantis and it was huge. Huge, I tell you!<\/p>\n

The impact broke at least a couple of legs and the force of wind kept him from getting back underway. So, he was essentially stuck on the ledge of my window.<\/p>\n

Now, I like bugs – because in most cases I can do my thing and they do their thing and we’re all cool and stuff. Here, I was trying to do my thing and this particular bug was clearly up in my business. <\/p>\n

I finally escorted him out of the car with a bit of scrap paper when I reached a red stoplight – no, I didn’t touch it directly. We’d both been through enough. And it was huge.<\/p>\n

I rolled up my window a bit once he was gone and then completed my appointment with the lucky bingo lady – who had picked up 50 bucks and a stuffed dog. <\/p>\n

Good deed complete. <\/p>\n

Well, that’s it for now – time to get back to work…<\/p>\n

Did I mention it was a huge bug? Huge!<\/p>\n

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