I tensed myself into one big knot over my first few days of driving. It’s been a couple of weeks now, and I’ve relaxed into the chaos a bit. I won’t say that I’m overconfident, but I did have a little incident on the way to work today.
To be honest, this wouldn’t have happened at all if I hadn’t tried to be a courteous driver. I pulled over a bit to let another car pass on a narrow and rutted back road. Then I pulled over a tad more, to make sure he had enough room. Then I rolled the two left wheels into a ditch.
Not really how anyone wants to start the day. The other guy got out of his car, carrying his daughter, and came over to try to help me out. He was in a nice suit, and carrying a sleeping little girl, so I didn’t really expect him to get me anywhere. A bunch of guys that were hanging came over and all of a sudden I had my own army corps of engineers, surveying the situation and forming a plan of action. They filled the ditch with rocks. Then they rocked my car onto the rocks. After a few attempts, I was out of the ditch and hunting through my bag for some money. I was back on my way to work in less than 15 minutes – better than AAA!
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