Blinded

I was in the local laundromat a few moments ago and couldn't get over how cold it was in there. The blinds were closed shut and I decided I would open them to let the sunlight in. I walked over to the window and noticed that of course, there were no poles to open the blinds with. I then placed my fingers on the little hook at the top where the pole normally attaches to and began turning the knob. As the blinds slowly began to open the sunshine began to pour in.

I then moved over to the other half of the window and began to twist the knob at the top of the blinds. I had maybe gotten 2 turns in when the blinds came crashing down from the top of the windowsill making a horrible clatter. Thankfully I was able to haphazardly catch them in air and quickly threw a look over my shoulder just to make sure that indeed I was alone and no one had seen that.

I had an immediate panic that lasted about 5 seconds as I tried to figure out how to get the blinds back up in place before someone walked in. At the top of the blinds I noticed the holder was already cracked so I gently set the blinds on the clips. I performed a wonderful balancing act and once it seemed stable I took my hands off and got out of there.

Personally, I don't think I'm the first person to have a run-in with those blinds by the way they looked, all tattered and torn. It wasn't me, truly!