My whole life I've had some irrational, nonsensical fears. Some of them are more understandable, while others are just plain ridiculous. For example, I've always had a terrible fear of getting appendicitis. I don't know why or how or when this fear came to fruition within me but it's been there for a long time, I remember going home from sleep away camp one time when I was little because I had a stomach ache and I thought that meant my appendix was about to burst. Anyway, that's not the fear that my blog is about.
Another one of my fears is a newer one (and more typical) since I got my driver's license almost a year ago, and the fear is running out of gas while I'm driving. I'm sure many of you reading this share the same fear, and it actually almost happened to me earlier this week on Monday? I think. When I left for school that day in the morning from my house, I had around 25 miles left in my tank, and I assumed I could get to school with around 3-6 miles left in the tank and fill up after school, but as I rolled into school and parked, I saw that I was left with 1 mile in the tank. I wasn't completely terrified yet, because I assumed a mile would get me to the gas station next to aroma right next to the school, but as I got back in my car at 12:15 to leave school, I look at my dashboard and it says 0 miles. That instant, I urinated all over myself and my clothes and my car seats. No I didn't but I was extremely scared, so I called my dad to ask him what he thought I should do, and he told me that cars hold a little more gas than indicated and that I shouldn't worry about the dashboard saying 0 miles because I could easily get to the station 2 miles away, so I called my mom and she agreed, and off I went. Needless to say, it was the scariest 2 minutes of my young life. That whole ride from school to the gas station I must've sweated out 15 fluid ounces, God I was terrified. But, I made it and was able to pour gas and not have my car shut down in the middle of the road. If there's any lesson to learn here, it's to not worry about your appendix exploding at sleepaway camp.
Hi Dan, now that is a crazy story. I think everyone has this fear because it seems like an awful experience to be stranded on a road with no gas. Luckily we are in Florida and not the middle of North Dakota, but still...it's pretty scary. Also, you got me really gripped into your story, so good job with that I guess.
ReplyDeleteHey Dan,
ReplyDeleteThankfully I have never run into this issue but it seems really scary. Honestly I would have no idea what to do and would probably just call my dad also. I am glad you made it to the station and weren’t stranded on Glades lol.