Could be worse

[offcntr]

Coulda been snakes.

So I was driving in to Club Mud Saturday morning, a little later than I usually do, because I didn't need to finish set up early to go to Farmer's Market. Coming down the Coburg Road off-ramp from 105, going through the intersection at the bottom of the incline when a car coming from my right ran a red light and damn near t-boned me. He stopped about three feet short of my side panel; I, with a full load of pottery, couldn't even slow down.

Nor did my heart slow down the rest of the way to the co-op.

Shakily told my story when I arrived, got several much-needed hugs, set up for the show.

It was a lot slower than last time. Combination of reasons, probably. Fewer students around in July than May; less pent-up demand, no Mother's Day purchases. Maybe our mailing-list regulars had all stocked up last time. In any event, it was a slow day.

Probably also didn't help that Saturday Market was having a full-on Oregon Country Fair experience, with virtual fair broadcasts from the main stage and the live OCF Marching Band. They also had their second Twilight Market planned, which was in part why I wasn't there--I just wasn't ready to stay 'til 10:30 packing up again. I also have to admit, the Country Fair is not my scene. I've been twice, in the years since I moved to Eugene, and it always feels like someone else's family reunion (with more casual nudity).

So I only made around four hundred dollars, compared to a thousand last May, or the six or seven hundred I might have made at Market (less 10%), but honestly? I needed a quiet day more than I needed the money, so I'm okay with it.

Comments

[anais_pf]

That is so scary! I'm glad the other car managed to stop before they hit you.