When Sprinklers Attack

I had my day all planned out: pack, class, study, exam, leave for MER. I was on my way to class this morning, perfectly on schedule for the day, when the University of Alabama sprinkler system had other ideas about my plans for the morning.

I was walking on a sidewalk on the quad when a lone sprinkler jumped out of the ground and began to spray water directly on my crotch. I moved relatively quickly, sparing myself a good bit of damage. Luckily, though the water had been shot directly at my crotch, it did not look as bad as it might simply because there was so much water, that it basically soaked my jeans to the point that no one on earth would believe that a guy my size would actually have been responsible for an “accident” of that magnitude. Of course, you might also say that that was a bad thing…

So instead of heading off to class and being prompt and punctual as I had planned, I returned home to toss my jeans in the drier and put on a different pair.

You know it’s going to be a great day when this happens to you and you laugh the whole way home… I didn’t even want to utter a profanity. Miraculous.

Happy November!