Saturday in Nebraska
Tow truck: $55
New tire: $100
Half an hour of long distance, out-of-area phone calls to coordinate arrival of tow truck: $30?
Sudoku puzzle book to keep me occupied while tire guys put new tire on my car: $10
Hotel room in Lincoln, Nebraska because I didn't make it to Des Moines like I'd planned (but also couldn't cancel the reservation in Des Moines): $80
Not dying, not wrecking my car, not ruining my rims, and not having to wait out a 3-day weekend in North Platte, Nebraska (pop. ~20,000): priceless
7 Comments:
It's not your fault.
And I am not evil.
It would appear that the car gods are working in tandem. My spark plug exploded last night, necessitating an incredibly complex series of unlikely events this morning.
I have spent the night in North Platte. Every cent you spent to avoid it was well worthwhile.
Glad you're safe.
I don't know peter, but I wholly agree with him: on my way to chicago after christmas break, I only stopped in north platte to get gas, and that was longer than I cared to stay.
Sorry for your troubles, but glad you made it home safely!:)
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Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
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melyngoch - OK. I'll keep reminding myself of that.
peter - I thought Ogalalla, NE, was bad enough, but North Platte might have been worse. Happily, I may never know.
th. - Ooh, shiny!
On top of the windshield problems? That stinks. Glad you're okay, though.
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