I saw my HHR pass before my eyes last night...

My youngest (6) and I were in the garage, she needed to get her backpack out of the back of the truskster. So, with the HHR facing in the garage, I start to open the garage door...just as my daughter begins opening the back hatch. I don't realize this until the rear door has been wrenched from her hands and is being pulled up by the garage door! Give that there is only a 1.5' clearance, this is not a good thing.

I was just about to leap back to the garage door opener button, when I saw the fear on my little ones face since she was so close to all of this. So I jumped to her and pulled her away...as the rear hatch and the garage door came screeching to a halt, with the HHR hatch wedged almost parallel with the roof. As I held my youngin, my first thoughts were to squeeze the life from her little body, but I realized crushing her would likely preclude me from driving my HHR, so I controlled myself.

All told, a tiny scratch to the racing stripe vinyl and a small nick in the paint on the edge of the hatch door. Yep, I escaped with VERY little damage!

 

The joys of having kids. My kids haven't done anything to Lovecraft yet but I'm sure it will happen at some time. At least it was only a little damage. :)

 

Whew! That was a close one. I was expecting you to say the back hatch was ripped off it's hinges.

 

Damn dude, Close call!

 

While at work I quickly looked at the site and When I seen this post as one of the most recent. I had to read it. I was glad to read at the end of the post that your daughter was ok. Sorry about the car. I still have a small ding on the my rear bumper. I should be able to fix it soon.

 

Darin, I am so glad that your daughter is okay. I am sorry about your rear hatch, though. Hopefully you can get it fixed soon and your truckster will look good as new. Garage doors accidents are common, just ask Mike