Missed Opportunities

Monday night I took a wrong turn while heading to a big time gig...at a bar...in the burbs. While ceased at a stop light I glanced over to my right to notice a young Hispanic gentlemen. My brain immediately sirened, 'Ask him for directions!' but quickly dissolved the thought when he turned his head to the left, catching my eye in an awkward stare. Really awkward. I gave his tattooed arm and pierced face a friendly neighbor nod and turned my gaze back to the traffic light.
Moments later, my peripheral vision noticed a gesture coming from his car, it was a gesture to roll down my window (little did he know I have automatic windows and therefore only had to hit a button, fancy). I hesitated but somehow my brain screamed 'Maybe he knows you need directions!' So I hit the button and my passenger side window slid down.

The second the window caught wind, he began. "YO! You wanna sell your car?!?"

Shocked I responded with a well thought out "Huh?"

"You're car, you wanna sell it?"

"What? I don't know, it's my car..."

"Oh come on, how much you want, how much you want?"

"Uh, uh, I don't know...why?"

"My brother needs a car for college. Come on!"

"Well, I ...I...need a car too, to get around...and stuff"

"Come on, how much?"

Still in disbelief "Uh...I don't know, how much you offering?"

Glances the car hood to trunk "$2,200"

"Uh...um..." Cue green light and I take off.

Two blocks later it all hits me, 'someone was trying to buy Grandpa the Shark from me!!!! HOW DARE they!.....Wait, someone was...trying to BUY Grandpa!?? And I passed? F*ck!"  (*please refer to the link below for the inside scoop of my car)  I quickly jerked my head to look in my rear view mirror in hopes that I would spot him and flag him down and seal the deal. Much to my dismay, I didn't. A once in a lifetime opportunity gone, out the window, literally.

I share this story in hopes that one of my (ten) readers happens to be my potential buyer and will contact me, please, so we can make a deal. Till then, Grandpa and I will be cruising with eyes wide open. 

For more information on Grandpa the Shark, please visit:
http://j9gypsyeyes.blogspot.com/2012/03/living-dream-pt-2-its-all-about-ride.html