Thank goodness it was unseasonably warm today, because our power was knocked out for a few whole lot of hours. This time, it didn't even need an ice storm like last year's disaster. It's my suspicion that the people down the street's landscapers hit one of the underground lines when they were doing God Knows What in their yard (Frost has come, folks--give it up. You're not growing a damn thing from this point out). I saw them fleeing away right after the Duke Power trucks showed up. Damn idiots. The last thing I need is some shmuck driving a mini-catepillar through my back yard trying to find out where the line is bad. The VERY last thing I need is for some DP employee to come triapsing through the yard when I have no idea they're there enabling them to scare the shit out of me when I mosey out to the trash can. I hadn't even washed my face yet because it was darker than Hades in the bathroom. "How you doin' ma'am?" Yelp!
It was warm in my car, so I sat out there for a little while. Then I deliberated driving to the gas station, but figured that since it's already on "E" I might as well wait until I have somewhere to go. It'd be very very very embarrassing to run out of gas somewhere during the half-mile between here and the gas station, so I'll just wait. Maybe I'll see if Scottie's willing to be the sucker to drive it down there.
Yeah, I should have put gas in it, but don't pretend you never procrastinated with your car. You're driving back from work or class and the heat has FINALLY kicked in and there's an interesting story on the radio. You don't want to stop. Or else, the kid is asleep in the backseat and you're thinking "SHIT! If I can get them home before they wake up, I'll have time to do XYZ before dinner!" Mm hmm, so you get home and park and forget all about the gas guage until the next day when you NEED to go to the post office or somewhere else equally important. Oops!
It'll be just my luck that some cold weather will settle in and I won't be able to crank the car at all. We need to get one of those gas cans that you use for filling the lawn mower. Since I'm entirely too negligent for my own good, it'd be good to have around.
Posted by Tiffany at December 10, 2003 03:00 PM