This morning we wanted to write about our best friend. He was having suuuuch a bad day yesterday that we felt he deserved due credit for his ability to still smile at the end of the day.
The first obstacle was that he needed to step past his comfort level in putting in our new battery on a very cold morning. He worked diligently until the problem was resolved. That put him though a bit behind his normal schedule. We thanked him and each went off to work our separate ways.
On his way to work, he received three calls. The first was that his mother had to go into the doctors for some important medical tests. There wasn’t any word as to how she was doing. Then his wife called to talk over problems with their 19 year old. He has an ailment too and the parents are worried of the Valium the doc had prescribed. Then work called and told him that a pipe had broken and done serious water damage to a good portion of some important stock.
About this time, his car engine started to whine and it began making thumping noises. He begins looking for a place to pull over because smoke is billowing out the car’s back end. He’s relieved to find a shop within a block or two. He was told his transmission had gone out and it was going to cost him $2,500. Then the mechanic adds that he’s got oil in the antifreeze and it was leaking into the manifold, which is another $1,500.
The mechanic tells him it will take 3 days to fix, so my friend figures he better rent a car. He thought he was in luck when they volunteered to drive the rental car to him. But, then they discovered that his driver’s licence had expired. So the rental people drove him to the DMV to get a new license. But, to add to his trouble, the DMV informed him that he is going to have to take the test all over again.
At the end of his communication, he explains how everything worked out, but in the process, he was worrying of the cards possibly being stacked against him. He was scheduled to play poker last night.
You know, I know that this kind of day could happen to anyone, and although we tend to want just to appreciate his day for not being ours, we're thinking now ... maybe we should listen to him when he talks of handling problems. He says, just take 'em one at a time and work your way through them. Thanks friend ... we're listening and hope today is ... um "better."
5 comments:
Wow, that was a rough day. Hopefully today will be MUCH better.
GREAT PIC!!!
Um, today he went out and got a cold, though he did say he won $20 at poker last night :) We'll watch him closely...
My goodness, your poor friend has been through a lot. It would've sounded like a hysterical comedy of errors if it wasn't true. I'm glad he kept calm through the whole ordeal. No matter how terrible his day has been, it too, like everything else, shall pass. Everyday a new day begins! =D
Muse - we appreciate the relaxing messages you leave. Sometimes we forget our world isn't the center of the Universe and let go those magic words we all forget -apply to us too. "Every day a new day begins!" Thanks
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