Spent some time at the library yesterday working on some art. As I was leaving to head back to my car, I noticed a woman standing by it. Turns out, she’d scraped the side of my car while backing out of her parking spot. Thankfully, it wasn’t too bad - just something that needed a little buffing.

I stayed cool about it, which is just how I handle things, and she did too. Neither of us wanted to go through insurance. She called a cop to assess the situation, and he was super chill as well. She even offered to cover the repair costs, saying she could pay cash or card - whatever I preferred. (I briefly thought, “#bitcoin?”… but figured that conversation was out of place.)

I took my car to the body shop around the corner and got a quote: only $50. I called her, she came by, and paid ahead of time so I could get it fixed on Tuesday. The best part of it all was when she gave me $100 just for “being a good sport about the situation.” LIterally made money from all of this which is quite funny.

The lesson? Maybe not a hard-and-fast rule, but a solid reminder: playing it cool is always the best route.