A coutionary tale!

SO......
My day started at 8am.  I didn't realize how long it would take me to do finish up packing and load up my car.  I planned on leaving around noon.  Um, NO!  I finally got all packed up around 1:30.  I was told hat I was going to moving into a furnished apartment in Stockton and that I was to call the landlady when I was leaving so that she knew when to expect  me.   So that's what I did.  I called her and left a message letting her know that I was about to leave and that she should be expecting me in about 2 hours.   She called me back about 10 minutes later and told me that my company never confirmed with her about when I was to move in.  I knew that this was not true because my company confirmed it with me.  So here I was, my life all packed up in my car and no apartment to drive to.  Well, I told her I would drive down there anyway and stay in a hotel until it was all figured out.

So, I'm driving down.  Listening to music, talking on the phone (with my blue tooth on thank you very much.)  It took me about an hour and a half to get there.  I am about a 1/2 mile from my exit when I hear a "thunk thunk thunk" coming from the drivers side tire.  It sounded like a flat tire, so thankfully I was close to an off ramp and was able to pull off.  I got out and looked at all my tires.  No flat tire!  So I get on all fours and look underneath the car.  Mabey I ran over something.  Nothing was there.  So, I get back in the car and start driving again and there's the sound again.  What the HECK!!! 

Across the street was the hotel.  So I slowly drove over there and checked in.  I get on Google maps to see what auto shops are around here and that are still open.  One!  Firestone.  But they are about 10 miles away.  Could I make it?  Mabey, if I went REALLY SLOW!  So I get in the and start chuggin' along.  At like 7MPH with my hazards flashing!  I get about three miles and I here this really big "CLUNK!"  So I stop the car, get pout and look at the ground about a yard behind the car.  The lug nut and bolt was sitting on the ground!!  So I go look at my tire and see that there are only three lug nuts fastened where there should be five!

So I call  AAA.  It takes them about 30 minutes, but at least the tow guy is cuter then the last ones.  The tow tuck finally gets there and he asks if I would be able to move the car a couple of feet into position of the tow truck bed.  So I slowly move it in line with the bed and another bolt is sheared off!  So now the tire is hanging on with two bolts.  He slowly guides the car onto the bed and then we are off. 

We finally get to Firestone, THANK GOD they are open till 6 on Saturday!   I get out to go talk to them and tell them whats up.  They said they could take a look at it but I would have to leave it over night. That was fine, since the tow truck driver agreed to bring me back to the hotel and they were open on Sunday.  As he was guiding it off the bed one more snaps off!  So now the tire is being held on by one tiny bolt!!  Let's pray that they can fix it tomorrow and I don't have to rent a car to get to work on Monday!

So there's my story.  I'll find out the damage tomorrow!  I thank the Lord in heaven that I was in a safe place the ENTIRE time.  This could have happen in the middle of NOWHERE!!  There are plenty of places like that between Yuba City and Stockton. 

Thank you Jesus for keeping me safe!  Stay tuned, more to come!

It is now 6:30pm

The End!