January 29, 2007

One of those days

Do you ever have a day that you know will be "one of those days" even though it is only 6:38 am? I think I am going to have one of those days today.

I was in a great mood, coming off of the high of going to NY this past weekend to see O.A.R. at MSG (more on that later, maybe) and I left for work at 5:30. I was doing great. I looked down and my gas gauge and realized I needed gas. No big deal, right? Wrong. I stopped at the Exxon on Fairland road and started to fill up my tank. What I didn't realize though was that the nozzle was not completely in the tank (this has never happened before) and gas shot out all over my jacket (yes, my new one) and my hands. Luckily (I don't think) it ended up on my clothes.

I got to work and went to the bathroom to try to wash off the gas smell from my hands and jacket. I laid my jacket out on the left most sink of the row of four sinks. as I was cleaning off the sleeve I realized that the other side of my coat was sitting directly under the automatic sensor soap dispenser. The sensor went off and poof, soap all over my jacket, including the furry collar. I know I am going to have to wash the jacket completely anyway, but that just added insult to injury.

Now I am sitting at my desk. The offending jacket is sitting in the empty cubicle next to me trying to dry off but I can't get the gas smell out of my nose. I don't know if I still smell like it or if it is just residual fumes but I am not happy. Needless to say, I don't think I am going to be one of the more popular employees today...

Posted by peninah at January 29, 2007 06:44 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Oy! I am also having one of those days...rather than bore you with the details here, I will probably make it its own post. Hope the rest of your day (and mine!) goes better!

Posted by: Sara K at January 29, 2007 08:15 AM

so sorry - hope it gets better - why dont u focus on the fact that SCHOOL STARTED AGAIN. am i the only parent who is sick of winter break?

Posted by: vomessing at January 29, 2007 08:51 AM

I had a good night's sleep, but was awoken to the realization that you had left for work at 5:00 and that I had to do the whole morning thing. Ugh.

Posted by: Greg at January 29, 2007 12:40 PM

I am sorry. If it makes you feel any better, I brought the coat to the dry cleaners here and I went to your parents, showered, and borrowed a coat from your mother. So now I wont combust.

Posted by: peninah at January 29, 2007 01:00 PM

That's annoying. I've had a gas pump accident before and that smell is hard to get out.

Posted by: Jewboy at January 29, 2007 02:05 PM

Sorry to read about the gas thing...I was just thinking about that happening on Friday. The good news is...one of your very close friends' baby boy had his bris this morning and his name is Chanan Zev...so it wasn't a completely terrible day.

Posted by: Avrumi at January 29, 2007 07:44 PM