Halloween is a day that you are always on the edge of your seat waiting for something crazy to happen. October 31, 2007 was certainly a spooky day at 797 Moreland Ave, aka Matchstic headquarters.

While we were eagerly working to send out a mass email promoting our third annual Carv-o-rama pumpkin carving contest, we were promptly stopped in our tracks when a car drove into our front yard, through a telephone pole and into our mailbox (though amazingly the mailbox was in no way damaged – that may just be the spookiest part). Thankfully there were only minor injuries for all parties involved.

There was a loud bang, the house shook and we immediately lost all power, phone lines, and internet lines. Our phone company SpeakEasy helped us get through the ordeal quickly and without too much pain.

A PR firm recently got hold of the story via SpeakEasy and sent it Inc. Magazine's way. They seemed to think it was pretty crazy too! Check it out in the latest edition of Inc. Mag – page 33. You can also check out the article here.

UPDATE: check out photos of the event here.  Thanks for the link Blake!

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