turn the radio up, baby, because the antenna is back in town!

my car went in for a few small repairs this weekend. amongst other requests, i asked the mechanic to please replace the antenna. he called me back to inform me - are you ready for this? i mean, really ready? - the antenna has BEEN THERE ALL ALONG. yes-sir-e-bob, turns out i've had an antenna all this time, but apparently it had become loose, fallen down into the body of the car, and was trapped beneath the fender. who would have thunk it?

all this time i've been sitting on a major Emergency Antenna Rescue story, while instead i’ve been wrongfully reporting on Felonies in Fairmount . they may have broken a window, stolen my cd player, ripped out the dash, and taken off with my mop, but apparently they never touched the antenna...