Strategic Retreat
True, turning tail and running wasn’t a pretty picture, but when Howard heard that his fiancee discovered he’d blown the wedding money on Superbowl tickets, well . . .
Discount Airfares
The online airfare had been cheap–maybe too cheap–and Donny wished he had paid more attention to the seating chart . . .
Light My Fire
The company claimed the drilling and fracking was perfectly safe, but then fire appeared on the surface of the swimming pool. The company blamed it on a teenage prank–pouring charcoal lighter fluid on the pool and lighting it–but not everyone was convinced.
Bridge for Sale
Jack got the first installment of a government grant to build a bridge, but with a change in which party had control, the balance of the grant never came, leaving him with a bridge to nowhere. Trying to salvage something, he had offered the “bridge to nowhere” to both of the parties, thinking it could make good political fodder; so far, no takers, but the election was months away.
Pre-existing Conditions
After the recent floods, John tried to collect for damages from his flood insurance policy; they refused to pay, citing “wind driven rain” and pre-existing conditions.
Deferred Maintenance
Gilbert (pictured) had weathered the mortgage crisis, though the variable rate mortgage had nearly put him under. Now that the worst seemed to be over, he discovered that he had another problem–“deferred maintenance” inherited from the previous owner.