Caught In A Jamb
Reminisce|February/March 2017

“YOU’RE SURE IN THERE,” the garage man said, standing near his tow truck. I knew that already. If I weren’t “in there,” I would not have called him.

Lorraine Hawkinson
Caught In A Jamb

We both considered my predicament. I’d parked too close to the wall, so the passenger side of my car was lodged behind the frame of the garage door. I couldn’t back out and I couldn’t pull up.

How had this happened? After all, we have a large double garage. There should have been plenty of room. But I have to admit it wasn’t the first time I’d done this. In the past, by maneuvering the car a few inches forward and back, I’d been able to ease it far enough to clear the doorjamb.

This story is from the February/March 2017 edition of Reminisce.

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