Update on The Pony's Statue of Limitations

While we were in the kitchen readying the last-minute items for Thanksgiving dinner, I asked The Pony if he had heard from the people whose yard statue he accidentally vandalized.

"Yes. The old woman flagged me down as I drove by. I had some packages to deliver before I did the walking loop. She called me up to her door, and gave me back the money I left for them. She said it was an accident, and they didn't want to take my money. Her husband told her it was her fault, because she put that statue so close to the sidewalk. She had a note written, and was going to leave it in the mailbox with the money for me, but she was afraid somebody might take it."

That's how the elderlies handle such situations. Fair is fair. It's how we were raised. These days, you never know how somebody might react. Inadvertent damage to such a yard ornament might lead to a lawsuit for replacement value plus pain and suffering. Or a viral video giving The Pony's personal information so random people could torment him or get him fired.

I see this reaction from the elderlies as karma for The Pony, who chose not to pursue a lawsuit with that other elderly couple when a visiting dog attacked The Pony, causing pain and months of suffering from PTSD. You can't put a genie back in the bottle. Things happen that you can't control.