Blocked Driveway & Frustration

[Guest guest]

Venting here.

I drove 2 hours to see my Neurosurgeon on Wednesday, then 2 hours home. When I

got home, the police had stopped a car and the car they stopped was blocking

half of my driveway. I asked the officer to please move the car from my

driveway. He said if I can get in fine, otherwise go somewhere and park that

they were going to have to tow the car and were waiting for the tow truck. The

two 20-somethings were sitting on the curb in handcuffs; one male and one

female. Not that who the drivers were matters to this story.

I ended up having to park two blocks away, and around the corner in a one-hour

zone. And, I had to walk home. I was limping along home and I saw the officer

talking on his cell phone and smiled at me.

I was so tired, and completely stiff from driving for so long, and in

severe pain from the poking and prodding by the Neurosurgeon. Also, I

had been heading heading Westbound all the way home from my appointment

in the 89 degree weather sitting in the full sun . I was hot and tired

and stiff, and just not well.

About 40 min later, they towed the car from my driveway. Then, to avoid getting

a ticket, I had no choice but to go out, walk the 2 blocks to my car and drive

it into my driveway. They are always ticketing, and due to construction in the

area, the tickets are even higher than usual.

My complaint is that after the 2 block walk home in the scorching heat and then

sitting down for the 40 min, I had become even more stiff and painful. I don't

know if you know what I mean, but after being active and out and about, once I

get home, that's it. Period. I need to just stay home and relax. But, in this

case, I got home and could not relax. I was so stressed and anxious about my

car, it was horrible. I got indigestion, and was so dehydrated and the more

water I drank the more nauseous I became. It was like I was suffering from heat

stroke.

That was Wednesday afternoon that this happened. So, I had a very bad day

yesterday (Thursday), recouperating from the long drive and the doctor's poking

and prodding. My entire body feels so sore.

Oh, yeah, and as long as I am at it, I had stopped that Wednesday on the drive

home to get some cold water to drink. The woman in the long-aisled store would

not move her body nor her cart out of my way, and I was not well enough to walk

the 40 feet around the other end of the aisle to get to the other side of her to

reach the water. She was being purposely obnoxious.

So I just stood there waiting, and when she turned sideways leaned forward, and

I saw my opportunity. I snuck by without bumping her or her cart. Then, when

she turned around I was on the other side of her getting my cold water and

already walking to the checkout. But, she started yelling at me at the top of

her lungs.

She said I shouldn't have been hovering over her like that and I should have

just told her to move and who do I think I am. I just told her politely that

'telling her what to do was the very last thing I would ever want to do so I

politely chose to wait for my opportunity to pass and then passed.' And, she

went completely hysterical yelling loudly for the entire store to hear. I just

paid for my water and left.

I guess Wednesday was just not my day.

Thank you for letting me share.

Jade