Bumper, charcoal Holden Acadia, 2024
Polymer composite over steel substrate.
Impact damage: hairline fracture along lower fascia,
retaining clip failure at points 3, 7, 11.
Restored 2025 by unknown technician
using OEM-spec fasteners and heat-weld method.
Duration of repair: 47 minutes.
Note the compression marks along the inner lip—
these are not defects but evidence of use,
the way a river leaves its argument in stone.
Acquired from the kerb outside the workshop,
still warm from the morning.
Donor: A. (surname withheld)
Condition at time of accession: resolved.
See also: Grocery receipt, same date, aisle 7.
See also: Doorway, first crossing, small shoes.