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It was just so ********!

Kristin decided last night or the night before "Hey let's go camping on Thursday!" Ok.... I get off work at seven, kinda sucks that most of the day will be gone, but we'll still have fun. Jesus, =.= it was just all around unpleasant.

I left work at 7:15, the drive shouldn't have taken until 10:30! The problem was it was dark when I reached Mack's Creek, but they said just to call them with our special loud call, which I did and was hushed quickly, I figured people were trying to sleep... for some reason, on a camping trip. It's on one road along a river so it's not hard to get lost I promise, so I figured I'd keep driving just in case. Well I got to ANOTHER COUNTY, and decided to turn the ******** back (if you can't tell, I'm still very upset by it all).

So I drove and stopped and called at every camp ground I came to and every campfire (after dark). Also, I have a 2002 Volks Wagon Beetle... I love it, I love it's mileage, but it's times like these that I REALLY MISS MY FORD EXPLORER and it's MORE THAN 3 inches of clearance. Most of the way was a dirt road, NOT good for my car.

So I reached Elmore County and decided to turn back, on my way back, and several more people telling me to "SHUUUUT UUUUP!" after I did my EEYAHH call (peacock sound) I was coming around a corner, well there was another car coming (I was on the inside of the road) so I suddenly moved over to let them pass and I hit a rock on my right front tire. When I did, and it was loud, I heard a "SSSSSSSSSSSSSS" and saw air or dust or something rushing from that corner of my car. OH ********, IT'S DARK, I DON'T WANT TO BE OUT ANYMORE AND MY TIRE IS FLAT! Also, when I did that, the ******** whom I ******** my tire for, drove by in their nice big truck and laughed at me, it was full of ******** kids!


Let me mention, quickly, that the camp grounds we usually go to are on a paved road. I was not prepared and didn't know that I'd be driving on a road like this, so before you say that I should have known better, please understand that I wasn't expecting to... Plus I really didn't have any other option.

So I decided. Since I'm not near anymore camp grounds, and NO ONE is on the road, except for the ******** who laughed at me and then took off, I should drive until I find someone or reach a cellphone service area.

I was driving 15 to 20 mph for about half an hour. Finally my tire began to smell, and luckily I had a huge flashlight with me, I stopped and got out, oh was it flat, and WOW was it HOT to the touch. So I stayed, I had had my hazards on since I started driving on a road that was far more than 15 - 20 mph, so I just stopped, and waited probably close to twenty minutes. Several cars and trucks went by, over ten at least, NONE OF THEM STOPPED WHILE MY HAZARDS WERE ON AND I HAD MY HANDS WAVING OVER MY HEAD. Boy I'll tell ya, I hate humanity a little bit more after tonight.

Finally this nice guy in a pickup stopped. I asked him if he had a satellite phone by chance, and then if he knew how to fix a tire. He did, while he was turning around to help me, a guy who works for the fire department I think stopped, he was on patrol and told the guy he'd take it from there and thanks for stopping for me. Another guy came along, he was with the paramedics. The Fire department guy had other people who needed help and so he left and the other guy drove me up to a service area where I called my parents... which by the way, on my dad's side, was NOT pleasant. I hate to play the victim, but "HELLO?! I'M HAVING THE BAD NIGHT, NOT YOU! LAY OFF!" I got out of the car to talk to him because I was embarrassed in front of the paramedic guy. Also, AAA wouldn't help me because the account holder is mom and I'm not on it =.= pshh... So I got mom and dad to come out, and while I was waiting, and this was the last straw, this is what pushed me over the edge and sent a large river cascading down my cheeks. I hadn't eaten since 1pm that day, so it was 12:15am and I was waiting for them, and pulled out my mashed potatoes and realized.... I have no utensils.... I ended up eating them with my fingers...



Also, I didn't mention, I don't think, this was supposed to be our last buddy pal camping trip before the semester started. WHAT A ******** TRIP! scream I'm still pissed at tonight's events ._. ...