I have had the worse day in a very long time today.
Tomorrow is my sister's birthday, so we're cleaning the house all week. I started cleaning the den and had to move everything around. No biggie. I committed myself to taking my cousin to work at 4, so i figured i'd get there around 3.
At 3:05 I found my tire flat. Aparently last night I ran over a bolt and didn't know it. No bother, I can deal. I get the donut from my car and my jack. This jack is one of the original Model T jacks apparently.. the crank kind. Very unsafe , very old, and very rusted. My hands were orange. Jacking up my car I realized, i have no tire iron! The damned jack is a metal rod, but NO tire tool. I am now knocking on doors trying to borrow a tool to take my tire off.
Oh, and my torque wrench is exactly one size too small. I end up having to borrow one from a guy I used to get into fights with in Highschool.
Ok, the nuts have apparently been welded shut as it takes me standing on them to loosen. The last one gets stuck in the iron. I swear, i had to pound it on the pavement to get it out. *sigh*
Ok, put donut on the car, ready to go.. drive off.. and my donut is flat too. Just no air. OMG
Driving like a little old woman hearing my rims screech on the concrete I drive the three blocks to my cousin. See , my mother can't seem to pay any bills on time so my phone is cut off.
I go to pick her up, and we screech a couple of blocks to a gas station to air up my donut. It won't air up. Just won't hold any air and i can't find a hole.. just AHHhhhhh. Pulling out of the drive I'm out of gas. I have four dollars on me. *sigh*
onto screeching about five more blocks to the mall. I drop her off and drive another block to the Discount Tire. They used to fix any flat for free. Now they want to charge. Did I mention that the fourth lug nut was so stripped i couldn't put it back on? so I'm driving on three nuts. *hears the laughter*
I have no money. They say they can't fix my tire because it is worn too thin and if it pops later they're liable. They offer to GIVE me an old tire just to get me rolling again. Half an hour later they can't find a 13in tire. They instead air up my donut (they needed sealant for it) and send me on my merry way. I'm driving on a donut with three lug nuts and a flat tire in my trunk.
Did I mention I'm broke?
To top it off I'm waiting for some serious information on something personal and there are two emails waiting for me in my hotmail account.
Guess what?
Hotmail server is down. "can't find page"
I swear I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
But of course, I'm an idiot.
