Our Tommy Boy Moment

Well,
While Todd and I were off to the city center for a nice dinner we had what I like to call "Our Tommy Boy Moment."

What most people may or may not know about Europe is that the streets and parking spaces are quite small.

The street Todd and I live on is a one way street. The parking spaces on the street are meant for parallel parking, residence are expected to fit there car into a tiny space in between two tall bushes.

These particular parking spots, if parked correctly, leave you with about a foot of room or less between the two bushes front and back.

Now here is where the story actually begins.

As Todd and I are get in the car we begin to pull out of the spot into the one way street. When we realized that the back drivers door is not closed all the way. Todd, quickly opens his door gets out to make sure the back door is shut all the way, when he spots a line of impatient drivers forming behind our car; all eager to pass him on this tiny one way street.

In order for us to avoid our angry French drivers, Todd decides we'll just reverse the car back into our original parking spot and let everyone pass us.

So, Todd quickly re-shuts the back door, hops in the drivers seat, throws the stick in reverse, and steps on the gas

However, what we both failed to realize is that we had pulled up slightly ahead of one of the large bushes that separates each parking spot. Secondly, we did not realize that we were a lot closer to the bush then we had realized. Lastly, and most importantly, we didn't realize that when Todd threw the car in gear and stepped on the gas had forgotten to shut his door.

So, as Todd and I are backing up frantically, trying to avoid a mob of angry Frenchmen, we realized that the bush had caught the door forcing the door the completely in the opposite direction.

Now, the first thought that came into my head was; "Thank goodness that wasn't me who just did that." And secondly, was "Don't laugh... Not yet, it's too soon."

With my hands over my mouth hiding my shocked grin, Todd and I looked at each other and we both were thinking the same thing... "That didn't just happen?"

That is when the timing was perfect for me to interject in a Chris Farleyish fashion:
"Whatcha do?"

And we both burst into laughter

Upon assessing our door completely distorted as it was, Todd could not get angry with the situation even if i tried because it was just too comical.

Thus resulting in what we call "Our Tommy Boy Moment"