Waiting for the other shoe to drop...
Dec. 14th, 2004 09:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aquabeanHow to give yourself a tension headache before 9:00am, in just Twelve Easy Steps:
Step one: Sleep through alarm. Get up late enough to be on time to work, but not early enough for a shower. Ew.
Step two: Don't realize you have no gas left in your car until you're 30min from home and 15min from work.
Step three: Watch as the "low fuel" light comes on. Curse like a sailor and panic.
Step four: Get off the first exit available and discover that there are no near by gas stations and you can either get back on the freeway or drive in aimless circles until you run out of gas.
Step five: Get back on the freeway.
Step six: Finally see a gas station sign from the road, get off the free way and make your way there.
Step seven: Panic again when you discover that you a) your pin number doesn't seem to be working for your ATM card at the pump b)you have no cash on you. c) it's actually just pump and that you'll be able to get gas fine (whew!)
Step eight: Attempt to leave gas station, and pull up behind woman driving dark blue BMW.
Step nine: Watch in horror as woman suddenly goes into reverse and hits your car.
Step ten: Get out of car, see that no damage has been done to either car (again, whew!).
Step eleven: Wait for 10 minutes as woman won't stop apologizing for hitting you, when all you want is for her to shut up and let you get to work.
Step twelve: Finally leave gas station and make it to work 30minutes late.
My boss was pretty cool about the whole thing, but what makes me nervous is the number of near misses I had. I mean, it's like I used up all the "Whew!" karma too early in the day. I didn't run out of gas, and my car wasn't actually hurt. But what next? When I'm crossing the parking lot at lunch am I finally going to be hit by the 4x4 driven by teenage boys? Really, I think I should just go back home and go to bed where it's safe and not try this, "being out in the world," thing again until tomorrow.
Step one: Sleep through alarm. Get up late enough to be on time to work, but not early enough for a shower. Ew.
Step two: Don't realize you have no gas left in your car until you're 30min from home and 15min from work.
Step three: Watch as the "low fuel" light comes on. Curse like a sailor and panic.
Step four: Get off the first exit available and discover that there are no near by gas stations and you can either get back on the freeway or drive in aimless circles until you run out of gas.
Step five: Get back on the freeway.
Step six: Finally see a gas station sign from the road, get off the free way and make your way there.
Step seven: Panic again when you discover that you a) your pin number doesn't seem to be working for your ATM card at the pump b)you have no cash on you. c) it's actually just pump and that you'll be able to get gas fine (whew!)
Step eight: Attempt to leave gas station, and pull up behind woman driving dark blue BMW.
Step nine: Watch in horror as woman suddenly goes into reverse and hits your car.
Step ten: Get out of car, see that no damage has been done to either car (again, whew!).
Step eleven: Wait for 10 minutes as woman won't stop apologizing for hitting you, when all you want is for her to shut up and let you get to work.
Step twelve: Finally leave gas station and make it to work 30minutes late.
My boss was pretty cool about the whole thing, but what makes me nervous is the number of near misses I had. I mean, it's like I used up all the "Whew!" karma too early in the day. I didn't run out of gas, and my car wasn't actually hurt. But what next? When I'm crossing the parking lot at lunch am I finally going to be hit by the 4x4 driven by teenage boys? Really, I think I should just go back home and go to bed where it's safe and not try this, "being out in the world," thing again until tomorrow.
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If anything happens to you...
Date: 2004-12-14 11:40 am (UTC)You stay safe you hear!?!?!
Re: If anything happens to you...
Date: 2004-12-14 11:59 am (UTC)And don't worry, I'll be safe. Drive nice and slow and everything.
Miss THIS MUCH!
Re: If anything happens to you...
Date: 2004-12-14 11:59 am (UTC)Apparently todays adventures have had an adverse affect on my ability to type. Heh.