Some days are best to leave behind us. This was the case for me this past Wenesday. So let me take you through it. The day started off very early for me.
My son's car got dropped off at a mechanic last Friday so I had to give him a ride. He had basketball practice at 6:00 a.m. which meant I had to get him up 5:00 in turn I had to get up at 4:30. Normally no big deal but it was tougher because I was fasting for blood work later on. So no breakfast and no wake me up coffee was had 😞
After dropping him off I headed to work and just fiddled away on my phone in my car until it was about 7:20. My work day starts at 7:30. It was a fairly busy morning and I got to a good stopping point before my 10:15 blood draw appointment.
I arrived at my Doctor's office probably 10 mintes early. The normal routine, I told them who I was and what I was there for. I was told I had a balance from the last time so I paid for that. Soon the Doctor came out and brought me back.
Well first off, I hate getting blood drawn. It's one of a few things I dread. Hey I know it's necessary or else I wouldn't be here. Some of it stems to a few bad experiences I've had in the past.
Well it's time to give away my arm so they can get a few vials of blood. The rubber strap is put on and she approaches my vein with the needle (I don't look). She says, "A little prick, little poke and a little sting." Than she says,"Whoops I missed."
To save you all the drama I not only got pricked 1 more time but 7 in total! Here's the locations: twice in the right arm, once in the left arm, twice in the left hand, once in right hand, and once in the vein above the my right thumb(the most painful). I'm actually surprised I didn't pass out, there's was one time I almost did. I did have a good bead of sweat on my forehead. I can't lie I had a little anxiety.
I was a bit frustrated, angry and the worst part is there might not be enough blood to get all the test results. What's crossing my mind? I will never get blood drawn at this doctor's office again. I will elect to get it done at a laboratory where they know what the hell there doing. Well I left there with four band aids and later on ended up losing more hair than I anticipated taking them off, haha. Some light bruising and a pinch of pain in my thumb and left hand.
After this I got lunch because I was hungry. I got a burger and fries which satisfied my hunger. Than headed back to work a little earlier because I knew there was work to be done!
I ended up working 30 minutes past my scheduled time. I headed to a friends place who invited me over to eat dinner. Perhaps a little more than a friend but no time to talk about that right now 😉 While I was eating with her than I got a call that my son's car was ready for pick up. I had to finish up eating quick as the shop was closing in 20 minutes.
I got there in time and paid the bill. It defintely hurt the pocket. Well the good thing is it should be good to go for awhile. After that I drove home to pick up son so he could pick up his car. We than both drove home.
At this point it was about 6:30 p.m. I was feeling a little tired and was thinking of going to bed early around 9:00. That didn't happen because something else happened right when I was about to do that.
Well I was sitting on the couch watching television when all of the sudden I heard 3 booms, a loud scraping noise, and a thump. It was shortly after that I heard a car reving up. I opened my entrance door to witness this white car parked in my yard. The driver was trying to back out of my yard despite missing most of the front axle.
The first thing I did was yell, "What the Hell are you doing?" I got no reply but the driver did shut the car off and stepped out. By this time half the neighborhood was outside wondering what the heck just happened. He said in a very slurred way, "I got insurance, man." A few neighbors were checking on two of his passengers. They were both drunk too but one was saying with not much worry that I'm bleeding from my ear dude.
It was a quick response from the first responders. A fire truck and an ambulance were the first on scene about 5 minutes after I stepped outside. The one passenger was taken away by the ambulance. So talking to some neighbors the dumb ass driver hit three parked vehicles than kept going until he jumped a curb and hit a tree. Most of his front axle was about 150 feet from where he ended up on my lawn. The driver was 22 years old and you can see him resting his dumb ass on the back of the car.
Way before the tow truck showed up about 8 police vehicles were on sight. This is when we got to here a lot of details. One is the vehicle was just purchased because it still has the dealer plates on it. Second is it wasn't even the drivers vehicle but one of the passengers. The worst part there was no insurance on the vehicle. I feel bad for my neighbor because all three vehicles were his. One is totaled and the other two were clipped.
An officer asked me to pull my vehicle further up in my driveway and if it was ok if the tow truck used my driveway and yard to get rid of car. I'm not sure why but the driver was still not in the back seat of a patrol vehicle. I told the officer kind of in a loud voice, "Sure, he (driver) already messed up my lawn." Though the driver was drunk I knew he heard me and the cop didn't seem to mind I did that.
In the end, the tow truck pulled up on the lawn of my next door neighbor. I'm happy for that because it would have caused a lot more damage to my yard if he pulled it off from my property. It also didn't do much to thier yard. If it were Summer time it could have been really ugly. During the towing process the drunk driver was thrown in the back seat of the patrol vehicle. I didn't fall asleep until after midnight which is way past my bed time. Thankfully I slept well the next night.
There you have it my last Wednesday. Incompetent doctor and a dumb ass kid who I hope learns a lesson sums it up. Some us were boneheads in our early 20's but not having control of your alcohol can result in bad happenings regardless of age. Both events will be in my mind for a bit, too much no fun activity for one day! There are things you just don't tend to forget about, I had two in one day.
Take care, stay safe and happy weekends away. Until next time!