ran outa gas...
first off, i would just like to say, that people (or at least me) have become way to dependent on technology.
This morning i got in my car and noticed i was low on gas, i knew i had enough to get to school, and prob back, so i decided to hold off on getting some. Well i did some other running around while i was in the area of my school and then on my way home i noticed my gas light was still not on (when my gas light comes on i know i have like 20 more miles till i am outa gas) So i just figured i would be fine to get home. So i am driving up I-85 north with my radio and air conditioning blaring (when you run your AC you us way more gas then usual) when my car stalls. This was actually shocking to me, so i pull off to the shoulder and turn my flashers on. I tried to restart my car, it restarted but then died in less than a minutes. Thinking to myself, what the hell is wrong with my car? it dawns on me, DUH and OMG NO WAY come out of my mouth almost simultaneously once i realized i was out of gas (i have actually never done this before). I have a triple A membership so i decide to be lazy and just call them. Well, after the 3rd time of being hung up on by them, i finally reach a representative who goes on to say that my membership was ruined late and i have to pay some strange fee, blah blah blah. My parents are the ones that i have the plan with, i pay for it , but its cheaper the more people you have on the plan. I didnt feel like arguing and i new i wouldnt be able to get ahold of my parents so i just sucked it up and got out of my car with the plan of walking to the gas station. I look up ahead of me and see that the next exit is 1.5 miles away, laughing i decide to look behind and see how far back the last exit was. It was way closer so i chose that one. Once i jumped over the fence, I realized that the exit I found that seemed closer was actually just an access road to some apartment/condo complexes and it eventually lead to the next exit, so basically I had a mile and a half walk to the next intersection anyway LOL. Oh well, but as I started walking I remembered the last thing I had heard on the radio which happened to be the weather lady telling me how it was 93 degrees at the Atlanta airport. I had been walking for about a mile when an SUV pulled off the road to see if I needed help. It just so happened to be packed full with four of the most souther looking older ladies I have ever seen. The driver, in her best southern accent, asked if I needed a ride. I felt like I had just walked into an episode of the golden girls.
I was so very greatful and I hoped into the car. They drove me to a mechanics shop. The driver was somewhat crazy, but sweet as hell. Her name was rose (robin, betsy, and Karen were the other 3). She jumped out of the car and demanded that the mechanic let me borrow a gas tank. He finally gave in to Rose’s demands and let me borrow one as long as I gave him a credit card. Then my four southern angels drove me to the gas station. They had somewhere to be (Rose and Robin where actually showing Karen and Betsy condos) and so Rose said she would swing back once she dropped the other ladies off to pick me up. I thanked them profusely and told them it was ok, I would be fine getting back. I didn’t want to put them out. I wasn’t sure if I would walk, call a cab, or what, but I figured they had gotten me this far, I would be fine. After filling up the can with about a gallon of gas, I walked inside to get a water. Right as I was about to leave a cop car pulled into the gas station. I couldn’t believe it and thought this must be my most lucky unlucky day ever! I asked the officer if he would mind driving me back to my car. He said no prob, and once we got to the car he even blocked traffic on the E-way (which I really wish he wouldn’t have done) so I could put the gas in the tank without fear of getting hit. He waited till I started my car, then I thanked him as well and was on my merry way. I returned the gas tank, then filled up my car the rest of the way and headed home. Once I finally walked in the door I was hungry, thirsty, sweaty, and rather tired. But instead of fixing any of those problems, I decided to tell the inter-nets about how stupid I am!
This morning i got in my car and noticed i was low on gas, i knew i had enough to get to school, and prob back, so i decided to hold off on getting some. Well i did some other running around while i was in the area of my school and then on my way home i noticed my gas light was still not on (when my gas light comes on i know i have like 20 more miles till i am outa gas) So i just figured i would be fine to get home. So i am driving up I-85 north with my radio and air conditioning blaring (when you run your AC you us way more gas then usual) when my car stalls. This was actually shocking to me, so i pull off to the shoulder and turn my flashers on. I tried to restart my car, it restarted but then died in less than a minutes. Thinking to myself, what the hell is wrong with my car? it dawns on me, DUH and OMG NO WAY come out of my mouth almost simultaneously once i realized i was out of gas (i have actually never done this before). I have a triple A membership so i decide to be lazy and just call them. Well, after the 3rd time of being hung up on by them, i finally reach a representative who goes on to say that my membership was ruined late and i have to pay some strange fee, blah blah blah. My parents are the ones that i have the plan with, i pay for it , but its cheaper the more people you have on the plan. I didnt feel like arguing and i new i wouldnt be able to get ahold of my parents so i just sucked it up and got out of my car with the plan of walking to the gas station. I look up ahead of me and see that the next exit is 1.5 miles away, laughing i decide to look behind and see how far back the last exit was. It was way closer so i chose that one. Once i jumped over the fence, I realized that the exit I found that seemed closer was actually just an access road to some apartment/condo complexes and it eventually lead to the next exit, so basically I had a mile and a half walk to the next intersection anyway LOL. Oh well, but as I started walking I remembered the last thing I had heard on the radio which happened to be the weather lady telling me how it was 93 degrees at the Atlanta airport. I had been walking for about a mile when an SUV pulled off the road to see if I needed help. It just so happened to be packed full with four of the most souther looking older ladies I have ever seen. The driver, in her best southern accent, asked if I needed a ride. I felt like I had just walked into an episode of the golden girls.
I was so very greatful and I hoped into the car. They drove me to a mechanics shop. The driver was somewhat crazy, but sweet as hell. Her name was rose (robin, betsy, and Karen were the other 3). She jumped out of the car and demanded that the mechanic let me borrow a gas tank. He finally gave in to Rose’s demands and let me borrow one as long as I gave him a credit card. Then my four southern angels drove me to the gas station. They had somewhere to be (Rose and Robin where actually showing Karen and Betsy condos) and so Rose said she would swing back once she dropped the other ladies off to pick me up. I thanked them profusely and told them it was ok, I would be fine getting back. I didn’t want to put them out. I wasn’t sure if I would walk, call a cab, or what, but I figured they had gotten me this far, I would be fine. After filling up the can with about a gallon of gas, I walked inside to get a water. Right as I was about to leave a cop car pulled into the gas station. I couldn’t believe it and thought this must be my most lucky unlucky day ever! I asked the officer if he would mind driving me back to my car. He said no prob, and once we got to the car he even blocked traffic on the E-way (which I really wish he wouldn’t have done) so I could put the gas in the tank without fear of getting hit. He waited till I started my car, then I thanked him as well and was on my merry way. I returned the gas tank, then filled up my car the rest of the way and headed home. Once I finally walked in the door I was hungry, thirsty, sweaty, and rather tired. But instead of fixing any of those problems, I decided to tell the inter-nets about how stupid I am!