One Expensive and Diasterous Evening

This evening has been a disaster.  I had taken out a hearing aid to speak on the phone and forgot to put it back in.  I left to meet a new friend, Miriam, at the movies - we were going to see American Hustle and she was buying the tickets. Got halfway down my block and realized I didn't have the hearing aid -- so I backed up and ran right into my mailbox in the fog.  Knocked the mailbox right off of the post, bent the post, and put a good dent into my car.

Ran into the house to get my hearing aid and then rushed off to meet up with Miriam.  A mile down the road, I am suddenly thumping and first realize that I have a flat tire.  Had to call Miriam to cancel at the last minute -- I was so embarrassed.  Luckily she was able to return my ticket but don't know if she went to see the movie on her own and returned her ticket too.  Great way to start a new friendship -- if she even wants anything else to do with me. 

Called AAA and was told it would be a 30-60 minute wait.  Got hysterical.  

Called my daughter who sent over my son-in-law to stay with me until AAA came and put on the spare.

Called my contractor Tom so that he can come and fix the mailbox or put in a new one altogether.  Good news is that I always hated that mailbox!

AAA put on my spare -- I have to go to Pep Boys first thing in the morning and hopefully they'll have the right tire for my car.  The spare is a full tire and not a donut, but now that the spare is on the car, I don't have a spare.

 Now I'm home -- no mailbox, no tire, no movie - and it was still a very expensive evening!