Before you packed the box of stuff in the basement under the steps, in the attic or in the cubbyhole in the garage, you did a double and triple and maybe even a quadruple check of the premises to make sure you had everything packed away.
Part of the reason is because, the Christmas decorations container is like a crock potā¦once the lid is on, it does not come off until just the right time. Ā Besides, you donāt want to give those secret evil elves access to get in to the box and tangle up those Christmas light wires.
So there ya areā¦looking forward to changing the clocks ahead and BOOM! Ā That one @#$@@!* decoration is lurking in a corner of a shelf. Ā Do you choose to throw it away, tuck it in a junk drawer or do you dig out the Christmas decorations box and put the thing away?
All that I know is that, when I lose my ATM card, I go for 3-4 days without saying anything because I donāt want to admit that it is missing.. I know it will turn up. And, do you know when it turns up? Ā Within 2-3 minutes of me admitting to someone that I have lost my ATM card!
Same thing with this #$%& Christmas ornament! Ā āAre you SURE you got all of the ornaments in the box?ā Ā My response: āYes, OF COURSE! What? Do I look like some kind of idiot?ā
Hey random Christmas ornament, Iām not sure who youāre trying to show up but, this is MY turf!! Ā I guarantee, next Christmas, youāre getting a spot outside on the porch where youāll freeze and rust and you will be hollering at me to rescue you and pack you away in that box, Ya Jagoff!
Rachael Rennebeck is a Pittsburgh jagoff (the term of endearment version of jagoff of course) who cofounded YaJagoff Media, LLC. With decades of experience eating, drinking, shopping, living, and being among yinzers, we birthed the Pittsburgh-centric company encompassing all things related to the 412, oh, and the 724.
