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[mistressofmuses]

I am consumed with jealousy because one of our drivers saw a bear on her last drive of the day. CONSUMED WITH JEALOUSY.

The stupidest thing I spent a chunk of my day doing: a set of car keys fell into the compartment below the emergency brake in the car, so into the hollow compartment between the front seats, under that center console. Manager and I were both out there trying to figure out what the fuck to do. It's such a tight space, with nothing easily removeable to let us reach in. It took a while, and I scraped my hand up pretty good, and finally managed to hook the ring with a clothes hanger. I felt pretty accomplished! It was like winning the world's stupidest carnival game.
Also found a who-knows-how-old packet of Taco Bell hot sauce in there, but couldn't get it out, so there it remains, lol.

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[iatemyhat]

Cleaned my car out recently as well and unearthed the obligatory packet of taco bell hot sauce. Standard. Pretty sure there's more in there somewhere, too.

[mistressofmuses]

I'm pretty sure that the mystery hot sauce packet is a gift from whoever the previous owner was, haha. Maybe someone else will find it in the future!

[spikedluv]

I hate when things fall between the seats, especially when it's my keys or phone!!

Just be glad you didn't see a bear like my niece did one time, right up in her face over the hood, lol!!

[mistressofmuses]

Right? At least when it's between the seats you can *usually* get a hand down under the seat to pull things out, but it's so frustrating! (Though we've found some weird stuff jammed down under the student seats, haha.)

Oof, yeah, bear right up over the hood is too close! Yikes!

[umadoshi]

It took a while, and I scraped my hand up pretty good, and finally managed to hook the ring with a clothes hanger.

Ouch! But victory!

[mistressofmuses]

Victory! The parking brake internal mechanism did not defeat me!

[olivermoss]

You and your driver can have all the bear sightings, I focus on avoiding them!

[mistressofmuses]

I'd like to stay away from any up close and personal encounters, but I'm jealous of mutually peaceful sightings, ha.

[olivermoss]

I might be fine in a car, but when I am in bear country it's usually solo and on foot!

[mistressofmuses]

Yeah... I'd rather have any encounters be from afar or especially if I know I can easily retreat somewhere safer if need be.

Meanwhile, I know quite a few people who just think of bears as everyday annoyances who come knock over your bear-proof trashcans, lol. They all roll their eyes when I say "but... I never get to see bears. :("