The car has been started.
"Wow," you might be saying to yourself, "that took a lot longer than usual."
You're right, it did....it has been one of the most frustrating days of my life.
Here's what happened:
The guy got here 20 mins or so after I called. I went out, got in the car, and only then realized I had the wrong key.
"Half a second!" I yelled and dashed back in the house.
And then spent a frantic ten minutes running around the house, trying to remember every curse word I've ever heard, as I threw things around in a desperate search for the correct key.
A desperate yet futile search.
I will not give you the full details of the tantrum that accompanied this key catastrophe but it's possible that Bubba will be spending the rest of the day under the bed.
So, the guy had to leave for his next appointment, I had to take Sassy to the groomers...and lo and behold, when I got home, the key was right on the coffee table.
We might need a security system because I think it's fairly obvious that someone broke in, hid the key, waited for me to leave, and then put the key back in order to mess with me
So I called AAA back, explained the situation and they agreed to send the guy back. I asked them how many times I could call with the same problem in the same day before they flagged my account but the operator didn't think I was funny AT ALL.
"We're always happy to help," she said in all seriousness.
In any case, please note that I am only sharing this story to prevent the epic meltdown that would occur should you happen to ask "How did it go with AAA?" tonight.
Please also note that you might be feeling inspired to say something like "this is why I always tell you to put your keys in a specific place" or "There might be a lesson in this."
This would be an unwise choice of conversation starters.
EXTREMELY UNWISE!!!!
These situations are not remedied with advice, no matter how well-meaning. These are situations best remedied with vodka and Girl Scout cookies.
Heading out to get a new battery in a few minutes. However, if anything else goes wrong with the battery or car or ANYTHING, it's entirely possible that the next time you see me, it will be on the 6:00 news underneath the tag line "Local woman goes on murderous rampage."
Love you!
"Wow," you might be saying to yourself, "that took a lot longer than usual."
You're right, it did....it has been one of the most frustrating days of my life.
Here's what happened:
The guy got here 20 mins or so after I called. I went out, got in the car, and only then realized I had the wrong key.
"Half a second!" I yelled and dashed back in the house.
And then spent a frantic ten minutes running around the house, trying to remember every curse word I've ever heard, as I threw things around in a desperate search for the correct key.
A desperate yet futile search.
I will not give you the full details of the tantrum that accompanied this key catastrophe but it's possible that Bubba will be spending the rest of the day under the bed.
So, the guy had to leave for his next appointment, I had to take Sassy to the groomers...and lo and behold, when I got home, the key was right on the coffee table.
We might need a security system because I think it's fairly obvious that someone broke in, hid the key, waited for me to leave, and then put the key back in order to mess with me
So I called AAA back, explained the situation and they agreed to send the guy back. I asked them how many times I could call with the same problem in the same day before they flagged my account but the operator didn't think I was funny AT ALL.
"We're always happy to help," she said in all seriousness.
In any case, please note that I am only sharing this story to prevent the epic meltdown that would occur should you happen to ask "How did it go with AAA?" tonight.
Please also note that you might be feeling inspired to say something like "this is why I always tell you to put your keys in a specific place" or "There might be a lesson in this."
This would be an unwise choice of conversation starters.
EXTREMELY UNWISE!!!!
These situations are not remedied with advice, no matter how well-meaning. These are situations best remedied with vodka and Girl Scout cookies.
Heading out to get a new battery in a few minutes. However, if anything else goes wrong with the battery or car or ANYTHING, it's entirely possible that the next time you see me, it will be on the 6:00 news underneath the tag line "Local woman goes on murderous rampage."
Love you!
Some of you might think "Well, at least your day couldn't get any worse." You, however, would be wrong. This was only ROUND ONE of the car drama and the first email of the day....stay tuned!
**UPDATE** To read Round Two of the most frustrating day ever, click here.
**UPDATE** To read Round Two of the most frustrating day ever, click here.
Oh boy.
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