What a NIGHTmare!
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64169)
United States
November 10, 2010 9:25pm CST
and, unfortunately I was awake!
I get up and every thing is good. Puttering around getting my lunch fixed and eat breakfast and then take stuff out to the car to go to work.
And the car won't start...
Come back inside. Tell the roommate.
We tossed a few ideas and called a friend who isn't driving for medical reasons, but... has a teenage son. He comes over.
He's never jumped a car before...
Fortunately, I have.
We hook up the jumper cables and my car starts like a dream!
While we were waiting for him to get here, I had called the friendly, neighborhood Sears to make sure they had a battery that fit - they did (good, because I could charge it.)
Drive to Sears, wait an hour, have new battery.
I've also called Maggiepie twice to tell her that I'm not going to be there, she finally calls me back.
At 10:35 I'm leaving Sears, I have 25 minutes to get to my mom's place to start the show for the folks.
I arrive with a couple of minutes to spare, but I can't stay, so I make sure someone will stop it when the show is over.
I run down to see mom. I also asked her weight (she's lost another 8 lbs just this last month) and talk to the social worker about getting weekly weights and let her eat whatEVER she wants, be it pudding or junk. I told her that I didn't want to lose mom before Christmas.
Get done there, and then its back to the car, talking to my sister while I am going.
I pull out of the 30 minute parking spot with a few minutes to spare.
Now, I'm headed off to Maggie's to do my 3 and a half hours with her.
Normally, I go feed her breakfast before I go to mom's so breakfast is today coming about 1 p.m. and I'm leaving about 3.
Honestly, I go over about 1 with some letters to mail and the FIRST thing that has been right today was the mail man was there!
After that, its all been about on my normal schedule, but I hate having monkey wrenches in the works (that's a spanner to those in England).
I hope tomorrow things will be back to normal!
Are you like me and hate having your schedule messed up?
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18 responses
@saqi78 (1402)
• Malaysia
11 Nov 10
Hi ElicBxn
That monkey wrenches always sucks, I also dont like to mess up in my schedule, very hard time to pass. But gland to hear that you at last that jump worked for you.
I wish your next day could be shiny and your schedule would be normal,
Best of Luck
Have nice day...
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
11 Nov 10
Wow, you did good! I think we're all creatures of habit, and when something goes wrong, it doesn't make for a great day.
It's really hard to change the way we expect the day to go, especially if it's a problem like you had. I remember how I use to hate it soooooo much when my car wouldn't start, I think that's one of the worst problems to start your day with when you're leaving for work, ugh.
Glad you made it through with flying colors...you did better than I would have! 
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
11 Nov 10
Yep I certainly do hate monkey wrenches! Seems something happens everyday to me in some way some of those things bother me others don't. Like I have said to people everytime I close that I'm always waiting on someone after close, however tonight I did not close but still had to help a customer with a request wich put me behind on leaving and hubby who wants to get to bed is patiently waitig. It seems to be never ending.
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
11 Nov 10
I hate changes to my schedule! It really throws me out of sorts! I‘ve always liked routine even when I was younger and now that I’m older I am a lot worse! In fact I have to be careful because I can be unreasonably inflexible at times. I slept in once because my alarm didn’t go off and although I still managed to get to work and get everything done my day was ruined just the same!
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@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
11 Nov 10
I hate having my routine changed! It seems to get worse as I get older. I guess that's why they say older people are "stuck in their ways".
It seems when things start to go bad, everything is bad. It sounds like you had a horrible day. Hopefully today will be better.
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
11 Nov 10
I find that the older I get the more I hate having my schedule messed up. I just do not flex well anymore. Surprisingly, I did okay with the little break down in New Hampshire, but I had no choice. I would have had a bit of agitation about the day you had, myself. I would not have been as smart as you to call ahead to Sears.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
11 Nov 10
You didn't see me, I was about ready to tear my hair out - good thing I cut it short...
I did start with the afternoon chores while I waited for the teen to come jump my car. Got most of the recycling and a good bit of the various trashes out before he got there - would you believe he came with his breakfast!
What a sweet kid!
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
11 Nov 10
gOOd morning Elic, hope your day got off to a better start today. I also hate days like that especially when i was still working. Sorry to hear your mom is losing weight like that. Bless her heart, i'm sorry she is in such bad shape. We all have days like that but that doesn't make us like them , lol.
@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
10 Feb 11
Yes I have had days like this too, I am sure we all have had days like that as well. I try to take everything one day at a time.
@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
11 Feb 11
Good greif!!! you had to get a new car or just rebuild the old one from new parts?
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@taz_dolly (93)
•
11 Nov 10
No i don't hate you everybody got mistake and take it offen so that it would not happen again
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@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
12 Nov 10
I dislike having my schedule disrupted, even when it was something scheduled that I don't particularly like. There are exceptions to this, of course.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Nov 10
i dont really like it messed up with bad stuff like car not starting, but its nice to have things change like a visit from an old friend out of the blue so, today my ruotine will be different as an old friend/and foe is visiting to cut my hair. i say foe because there was times we havent gotten on as when she lived here with son. 
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
12 Nov 10
I can hear ya about that person who can be either a friend or not - sometimes it seems at the same time!
I'm glad the car did start once it was hooked up to the friend's truck (first time her son ever jumped anything - good thing I knew how to do it!)
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
12 Nov 10
I do hate it when my schedule gets messed up but I try to handle it the best I can. Sounds as if you handled it very well. I do hope your Mom gets much better. It is so sad to see someone we love in that position. Good luck with a more normal week!
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
12 Nov 10
Mom isn't going to bet better 
hospice has been called in, she's lost 8 pounds in the last month. I told them to feed her whatever she wants and will eat because she's got to make it to Christmas...
I also told my sister that she'd better be ready to take off quickly if something happens. She said she'd probably drive her car down
Hmmm, wonder who's getting the chair - I hope not me, I don't have space!
hospice has been called in, she's lost 8 pounds in the last month. I told them to feed her whatever she wants and will eat because she's got to make it to Christmas...
I also told my sister that she'd better be ready to take off quickly if something happens. She said she'd probably drive her car down
Hmmm, wonder who's getting the chair - I hope not me, I don't have space!
@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
11 Nov 10
It sounds like you've really had quite a day! I bet you're really worn out now
! I'm just glad that your car started normally once you got it jump started. I haven't been on much of a schedule in a long time but I hate having mine messed up, too, especially if I'm in a hurry! I hope tomorrow will be a better day for you.
! I'm just glad that your car started normally once you got it jump started. I haven't been on much of a schedule in a long time but I hate having mine messed up, too, especially if I'm in a hurry! I hope tomorrow will be a better day for you.