Some days it doesn't pay to gnaw through the straps.

[GOPisEvil]

Here's been my frustrating day so far:

1. Woke up - cleaned up - worked out at the gym. So far so good. (This is called being lulled into a false sense of security.)

2. Went for a smoothie. In the parking lot, got stuck behind an SUV with a W '04 sticker on it. (Uh oh)

3. Order smoothie, get smoothie. (The Republicans seem nice, I held the door for them. Why? I felt like being nice. Bad move.)

4. Get in car (not equipped with a cup holder. Back out. Smoothie cup falls over, lid comes off, smoothie in car. (Shit...but not problem, I need to clean the interior anyway.

5. Pull back in, remove cell phone and wallet from smoothie puddle.

6. Get out of car, go in for napkins. Leave the car running, I'll only be gone 10 seconds. (Double uh oh)

7. Get back to car, realize car door is locked. (D'oh!!!!! :dunce:)

8. Go back into store. Call lock people. Wait for 30 minutes for them to arrive. Yes, my car is running and the smoothie puddle is congealing.

9. Lock guys come. OPen my car after about 10 minutes or so. Apparently I have a car that's hard to break into. Yay.

So, to recap...I am sweaty, post workout, my keys are locked in my car and the car is running. Also there is a smoothie spill in the car.

10. While waiting for the lock guys, I notice my left front tire is low. I check out the tire, and find that it is cracked. Not good. The other front tire is cracked, too. Guess that's two new tires.

11. Get home. Clean out the car. It's clean although it still smells of smoothie. Sigh...

12. Head to local Discount Tire. They check all my tires. The rear ones have OK tread, but they are cupped. Lovely. Make that FOUR new tires. However, my day starts looking brighter.

13. Less than an hour after I arrive, I drive off with my new tires. Very efficient for a Saturday. Yay for Discount Tire. (More foreshadowing.)

14. I decide to buy some new wiper blades. The clip-on refill kind.

15. When I get them home, the passenger side slips right on. (False sense of security time again)

16. Fight with the driver's side blade for 20 minutes before deciding to cannibalize the OLD blade for it's clip and jerry-rig it. Test it. It works.

Then I came in the house and made myself feel better by munching on chips and salsa.

It's not quite 3:00pm and I've already had quite the day. Sigh...I thought about going to The Shins show tonight, but I postponed getting a ticket, and now the show is sold out. :-(

Please tell me this day will get better. It has to, right?

All in all it could be MUCH worse though. These are really minor annoyances, but I felt like being a whiny baby. :P

[VelmaD]

1. Would you like me to...

stop by the liquor store? :)

[GOPisEvil]

3. Not right now, I'm stuffed on chips and salsa.

:9

[VelmaD]

9. It's kewl

Just know the offer stands if it gets worse and/or you need to whine to someone in person.

Sorry your day sucked...I guess no good deed goes unpunished. :)

[GOPisEvil]

14. No kidding...I should have just had Pep Boys stick new tires on last night

Two birds. One stone.

Oh well.

The Discount Tire on Braker and Burnet did a great job, FAST!!!!

[VelmaD]

18. You sound just like...

an "unpaid testimonial". :P

[GOPisEvil]

21. I thought I was going to be t here all damned day.

I had my order written at 12:23pm.

The receipt from Napa on Lamar is stamped 1:08.

So, maybe 1/2 an hour to get 4 tires on. No complaints there.

[VelmaD]

23. Not bad at all

Gotta remember that place for the next time my tires all decide to fall off. :)

I'm glad everything eventually got dealth with. Like someone mentioned below...it coulda been worse and at least you had the cash to deal with it. :)

[GOPisEvil]

24. Love that plastic.

A little on this card...a little on that card...they turned me down for credit. Apparently home ownership DOESN'T have that many benefits. :P

[matcom]

2. stay out of banks

oh and Walmarts :D

have a stiff drink. THAT will help!

[GOPisEvil]

7. No problem...I never to go Wal-Mart!

I already got cash from the ATM. :thumbsup:

I have vodka and Jack Daniels...I might have that stiff drink. :beer:

The car rides nice on the new shoes though. :D

[SarahB]

4. Sorry about that.

:(
Days like that absolutely suck. :hug:

[GOPisEvil]

10. Thanks.

It will get better.

I just went out to the garage and smelled that new tire smell. That's a good smell for boys. :D

[NoPasaran]

31. Mmmmm New tire smell

They're still blue, right? Promise me they're blue!

[GOPisEvil]

32. No white walls, or white letters, sorry.

Just plain ol' black side walls.

Kumho 795 Touring, if you care. ;-)

[radwriter0555]

5. Look out for any of those falling anvils and pianos from up above,

okay?

[GOPisEvil]

11. With my luck today, a chunk of ice will fall off a plane

and crash through my roof. :D

[Jackpine Radical]

6. God was punishing you

for being nice to a Republican.

Now you have to piss on an SUV tire or something to get back in Her good graces.

[GOPisEvil]

12. I should have.

Damned Republicans. I blame George W. Bush for ruining my day. Bastard.

[LynneSin]

8. Hey GOP - sus is visiting you next week

you wouldn't want to drive her around Austin in an unsafe care that smells like congealed smoothies now would you?

:loveya:

[GOPisEvil]

13. It still smells a little like smoothie...

...I have Febreze though. :thumbsup:

I'm sure she'll be thrilled that my car is all safe now. :D

[Darth_Kitten]

15. Uh, you are cute when you're angry?????

;) :evilgrin:

(trying to lighten your day) :hug: :D

[GOPisEvil]

16. There ya go! Now we're talkin'!

Thanks! :D:bounce:

[Darth_Kitten]

20. Any man who orders smoothies in Texas has to be the real deal!!!!!

:D

You are a cutie any day? :D

Am I cheering you up??? :evilgrin: :D

[GOPisEvil]

22. Very much so!

Not just smoothies - Jamba Juice smoothies! :9

Perfect after the gym.

[Darth_Kitten]

25. What's in a Jamba Juice smoothie???

:bounce:

[GOPisEvil]

28. Whatever you like (on the menu).

http://www.jambajuice.com/

[MissAnnThrope]

17. Look At It This Way

You could have had two flat front tires when you came out from getting your smoothie. Or, if not for the spilled smoothie, you might not have noticed the tires and ended up with two flat tires during rush hour on the interstate. Breaking down on an interstate is no fun, let me tell you.

You could have one of those cars where you have to call the manufacturer or dealership to get a special key to get back in. Those do exist and locksmiths can't do a damned thing about them. You could have run out of gas while it was running.

The windshield wiper blade could have flown off when you tested it.

The Republicans could have been really rude jerks who yelled at you for holding the door.

It could have been much worse. And doesn't the car feel better with the four new tires?

[GOPisEvil]

19. I know it could have been worse.

But I still felt like being a big baby. :D

The car does ride nicer, I must say.

[Zomby Woof]

26. about the concert

You could say it was good news for the money it would have cost, that had to go into the new tires (yes, I agree on Discount Tires, they saved my ass recently)...

The bad news is, at the concert you would have met the woman of your dreams, and she would have gone home to your new digs for wild monkey sex and a lifetime commitment.

Ya gotta roll with them punches buddy. ;-)

[GOPisEvil]

27. LOL!!!

Eh, ya win some and lose some.

Did I tell you about the new tire smell in the garage? :D

[SOteric]

29. Is this a contest? 'Cause I had a day a year or so ago

which is still etched in my memory that would definitely win in the "My Life Sucks Like an Upright Hoover" category.

I won't spoil the surprise, but it involved the IRS freezing my bank account, a downtown parking spot located in the Outer Hebrides, a dentist missing his target with the novocaine and slicing into gum tissue unanesthetised, a dead car battery and a parking attendant whose weak grasp of English in favour of his native Tagalog was no match for my novocaine befuddled speech all on 4 hours of sleep.

[GOPisEvil]

30. Oh if it were a contest, I would surely lose.

My life sucked earlier today, but only like a dustbuster.

It's gotten better. I found some nice shoes at Marshall's on clearance. :7