FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 8:05PM (Time requested for service from Geico)
I'm not going to call the guy a douchebag. Heck, I'm not even going to call him an a**hole... cuz you know I'm not gonna let a mofo steal my peace. Besides, my yoga instructors would be really disappointed cuz they're all about "choose not to react." So as much as I'm tempted, I'm going to hold back from calling tht guy who supposedly came to rescue me a douche. Totally not a douchebag.
I was on the 880 freeway from Castro Valley to San Jose when I got a flat tire. My cell phone had 15% battery and I couldn't find my Geico card. Luckily, I pulled to the side of the freeway by a "Freeway Assist" sign. I called my sister first to look for me, just in case my phone died. The 511 phone number I dialed transferred me to Geico. Geico sent their service provider, PAL of East Bay and texted they would be there in 60 minutes, ETA 9:05pm. All these horrific thoughts came to my head as I sat there waiting, feeling my car jump up and down as the fast cars on the freeway drove by. I'm surprised I didn't cry, I just breathed in and out of my nose. Then I freaked out thinking I didn't have a freakin' will. Dammit!!! All these stories about unexpected deaths clouded my brain. What's going to happen to my daughter??? I panicked so I wrote a will on a napkin while I waited. Sheesh.
My sis and bro-in-law arrived between 8:45 and 9:00. The guy called at 8:51 saying he was close by and he was coming. At 9:04pm, he was trying to figure out where I was, and 9:09 pm I called and he was even more confused.
At 9:21, I didn't hear from the guy so I called the PAL of East Bay to find out where he was:
The guy who answered put me on hold for a few times and asked, "Uhh. Is there traffic?"
"Yeah." He put me on hold again.
"Umm. He's stuck in traffic. Yeah that's it."
"There's no HEAVY traffic!!! The cars are moving fast!!!" Totally not a douchebag either.
I tried calling the guy who was supposed to be my savior, and this time he said, "Yeah, I see you guys. I know where you are." How long has he been watching us?!?! I've been trying to find him! "You are in a dangerous place. You need to call a tow truck!"
"WHAT?!?!?" Apparently, Geico just called a company to change a tire. "I've been waiting for an hour and a half?!? The tire is on the passenger side, AWAY from the traffic."
"I'm not going there.It's too dangerous. Call a tow truck!"
"I've been wai....."
"Call a tow truck!"
What a wuss! OH wait, did I say that in my loud voice?? I didn't mean that, I have to remind myself that not everyone does yoga as much as I do. Not everyone has Bengal Tiger strength and bulldog determination. I am grateful that I had called my sis and bro-in-law and they found me first. My brother-in-law angrily jumped out of his car and changed my tire. At 10:05, I was on the freeway driving with a spare tire, and at 10:38pm I was finally home, just in time to sing happy birthday to my daughter and to see her blow out the candles on her cake. Even though the service I called (and pay every month, I might add) to help me out was useless, It turned out well in the end. So, I don't really need to call that guy from PAL of East Bay a douche. Totally not a douchebag. read more