Black Clouds

Did you ever have a really crappy day and wondered why you even bothered to wake up at all in the morning?
I mean, people have crappy days and when we compare them to ours it pales in comparison to , but never-the-less your day just sucks.. Not on a catastrophic level, but bad enough to wish for a heavy sedative to forget the woes of the day, or at the very least a really stiff drink.
That is the kind of day that i had..
I woke up like normal, just a tad cranky, but nothing a hot cup of my favorite coffee wouldn't shake out.. got to work, made a nice hot cup of my favorite coffee and had my breakfast.. it is at this time i noticed my mood turning dark.. i'm thinking WTF? why am i so cranky? i'm not PMSing or anything so what's up? can't figure it out..
As the day progresses, events within made my mood even more sour, more aggravated, and i turned down right angry with absolutely NO patience. Although, i made it through without beheading anyone.
My payback for holding back was a semi-flat tire when i left work.. THANKS! I knew i needed a bit of air this morning on my way in, but the station with the air is on the opposite side of the road from my travel with almost a near impossibility of crossing the road to continue to work so i opted to wait until i got out.. The car would be sitting all day so no big deal. It wasn't that low anyway, just enough to notice. Yeah, well i guess it was worse than i thought! I stopped for gas after work then proceeded to the other station with the air (it's all about getting the best price for gas btw). First, i pull in and proceed to turn my car around to the side the air was needed as another car pulls in behind me then blocks me from completing my turn to get air.. (my tire is almost flat mind you) the bitch puts her car right behind mine as i'm backing up.. so i get out and cut her the look of death.. she quickly moves out of my way. Then she does it again!! JACKASS!
I again, get out of my car and proceed to her vehicle.. she wants nothing to do with it and backs way out of my way..
At this point i'm even more pissed.. it's cold and windy i have a skirt suit on and i dropped the 25 of the 75 cents needed for the pump under my seat.. 1 broken nail and a cut later i got the f'n quarter. I pump up the tire, and use my new digital air pressure guage.. and what happens? it reads ZERO the entire time.. so i find a manual one in the glove box and sure enough i over pumped by 20 lbs.. so now i have to let it out.. while i'm freezing my ass off on the ground i take notice of the wall of the tire.. it's shreading/cracking? WTF? the tires have less than 36k on them how can that be? now the sweats start.. how many miles i've been driving on the highway at speeds in excess of 65mph.. i could have had a blow out and flipped the car! seatbelt or not that is gonna hurt! but i digress and go into fix it mode.. quickly the thoughts rush to where, and how long before this thing just pops. i drive ever so carefully to the Goodyear tire center by my house 12 miles and 25 minutes away.
The service writer comes outside to look at the tires and sure enough he agrees i will need a tire.. Upon inspection of the other front tire, that's starting to do the same thing. so now i need "2" new tires..
Are ya sitting down? $244.00/ per tire. i almost passed out.. i whip out my road hazard contract and beg the guy to find the best rate he can. i can't afford this expense, yet i have to because i will be back on the highway friday night and i can't have crappy tires like that! it's completely unsafe! (i wish more people cared about their tires).. oh! but not to worry my dear they don't carry that size. the only two stores that do are Levittown NY and Allentown PA.. are ya kidding me?!? i need them NOW! so he had my donut put on in the rear and the good rear tire moved to the front at no charge. He told me the tires will be in tomorrow, he called it in for a rush transport for tomorrow. i told him "5:30 on the button i will be here because i have golf lessons at 6:30 and i cannot be late! i have to leave here no later than 6:10" he promised he would accomodate me.. wow! i sure am demanding for someone that needs their service huh? oh well.. i give them alot of business, even when i DON'T order my tires from them.. which in this case i don't have the time for..
And that got me thinking about my relationship again.. it's so damn inconvenient dating someone an hour away that you are trying to start a future with.. because of the fact that i live there on the weekends i have to cram all my shit in in 4 days down here in my world.. so had i been able to date someone closer i wouldn't have to worry about spending $244.00/tire i could have ordered them like i normally do and paid 33% less.. but noooooo through convenience i have to dish out cash.. it's totally my fault i'll admit it. just dump the shit on me today cause that's where it seems to want to stick anyway.
So in essence my paycheck that i got today.. GONE.. i have enough left to live off of PB&J sammiches and put gas in my car.. Well thank GOD i quit smoking! And he wants to go to "2" different Halloween parties this year.. one being themed?? yeah, and who the F is going to pay for it?? i'm tapped now.. completely.
And that thought flows right into my trip to the grocery store after the tire center ordeal (same shopping plaza so the black cloud is still very much lingering close by). all i need is water, cereal, and celery.. yeah.. right.. 3 things that typically you can find anytime anywhere right? nope. shelves were bare for those 3 measly items.. looking around the store it seemed that everything else was there in abundance.. but my stuff?? yeah right.. and i thought they would have it the way my day was going? ha ha ha ha haaaaaa.. i must have been sniffing some socks.
$25.00 later (cause now i had to buy the stuff that's more expensive as opposed to the stuff i would normally get) i decide on chinese food for dinner since it will be my last good meal for another 2 weeks. i have to admit, i was nervous. The way my day was going i expected undercooked slop... but my friends at the chinese place hooked me up! (minus the fortune cookie that was completely stale) i love those chefs. and that seemed to end my bad day so far.. nothing else has happened yet.. but then again i haven't talked to Kyle yet today so who knows what's lingering behind that door.
I hope you all had a better day.