The "Trash Can" Story

It was an ordinary day. I had just gotten out of bed. It was 6:00 AM and I was ready to head to the bakery to pick up a birthday cake for my mom. We were on vacation and staying at a house on the beach in Sea Isle City, NJ. Carol and I wanted to do something nice for my mom since she and dad had come along on vacation with us and were basically the "designated babysitters." Today was her birthday and I had gone into town a few days ago and ordered a great birthday cake for her. I am going to surprise her! Or so I thought. I quietly snuck out of the house and hopped in the car. It was right outside their bedroom window so I hoped it would start quietly. It did and as I put the car in reverse to back out of the spot........ Crraaasssshhhhh! It was trash day. Someone had placed a metal trash can behind our boogie green Buick station wagon. I knocked the can over, the lid came off and they both got caught under the car. Drug them both out into the street. So much for a surprise. I went about a quarter of the way down the street before they became unlodged from under the car. All the trash lined the street. I did my best to clean up the mess and headed to the bakery. The cake really did look nice and mom loved it! It was just another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.