What minor disaster has befallen you today?

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Diogenes Sep 2023 12:15pm, 17 Sep 2023 81,430 posts	0 Diogenes Son’s football match abandoned because of lightning when they were 3-0 up early in the second.
Fields Sep 2023 2:20pm, 18 Sep 2023 9,926 posts	0 Fields Missed out on seeing the welfare dog as not at hq today
DoricQuine Sep 2023 5:01pm, 20 Sep 2023 9,353 posts	0 DoricQuine The toe post on my Ofoos finally gave way just now. They've hardly been off my feet indoors and occasionally outdoors, for the past 5 years so they have served me well.
LazyDaisy Sep 2023 7:56pm, 20 Sep 2023 38,844 posts	0 LazyDaisy The light drizzle which was falling when I set off for my run very quickly turned into heavy rain. As I got soaked walking the dog this morning I decided I didn't want a second soaking and returned home. That means I'm now behind on my training plan.
idle_wilder Sep 2023 6:25pm, 21 Sep 2023 3,910 posts	0 idle_wilder Whilst stopped at a red light this afternoon, a woman in a massive Land Drover rolled into the back of me 'because her beepers didn't go off' to alert her my car was there. Looking at the dash cam footage, it looks like she was looking at her phone...
richmac Sep 2023 8:01pm, 21 Sep 2023 23,490 posts	0 richmac [Be sure to clutch your neck a lot and enjoy a holiday]
idle_wilder Sep 2023 9:29pm, 21 Sep 2023 3,911 posts	0 idle_wilder [It was such a slow thud I actually thought she'd had a medical episode. Turned out she was just an air-headed old twat. Still cracked the bumper though.]
richmac Sep 2023 10:26pm, 21 Sep 2023 23,492 posts	0 richmac [if I was a lawyer or indeed someone who sees a lot of insurance claims I'd suggest that due to weight differential between the 2 cars and a cracked bumper as evidence would make a surefire whiplash claim, my fee is a very reasonable 5%]
richmac Sep 2023 10:27pm, 21 Sep 2023 23,493 posts	0 richmac [[I'm actually joking about the fee BTW ]]
stilldreaming Sep 2023 1:23pm, 23 Sep 2023 1,262 posts	0 stilldreaming Last night .. feeling a bit chilly in bed so decided to get a hot water bottle. At 1.00 am woke up feeling very damp 🤦‍♀️ (Good job we've got a spare bedroom!).