- One of the cats has peed in the sink.
- Ends up on a snow bank in an attempt to avoid hitting another car.
- Attempts to extract self from snow bank without avail.
- Exits vehicle and evaluates situation.
- Calls husband for rescue.
- While waiting a kind stranger pulls car out of snow bank using a strap and a bad-ass Ford F450.
- Contacts husband to call off rescue effort.
- Merges onto expressway, reaches respectable speed and front end of car starts to shake.
- Convinced of have a flat, pull the car over on the shoulder to evaluate the problem.
- Find both tires are fine, but perhaps a little low.
- Decides to call husband to report latest development, but has "Low Battery" cell phone juice.
- Reasons problem is just the tires - no need to worry husband.
- Drive slowly (read - posted speed limit) to the Oasis with intent to fill tires with air at the gas station.
- Arrive at said gas station only to see the air machine is out of order.
- Remember that there is an emergency air compressor in the trunk.
- Hope that when you open the trunk that the trunk lock will latch and close properly without much fiddling since penguins are only comfortable in this arctic weather.
- Plug compressor into cigarette lighter-receptacle-thingy. Attempt to turn on compressor without luck.
- Plug compressor into second cigarette lighter-receptacle-thingy. Attempt to turn on compressor without luck again.
- Blown fuse.
- Now realizes why cell phone charger does not work any longer.
- Also realizes problem with front end is not the tires, but a "bigger problem."
- Continues trek to work hoping car will not fall apart.
- Arrives to work with great urge to pull out knitting in an effort to relax.
How were the first 2 1/2 hours of your day today?
