"my gas light has gone on before, it's never been a problem..."

yes, my sister was right. that was the perfect title for this post. i actually said that to her the other day on the phone. why? oh because i was sitting on the shoulder of the highway for about an hour, literally one mile away from the Mobil oasis. i can usually drive a good 15-20 minutes at least with the gas light on. i've never run out. locked my keys in my car more than a few times, even gotten a few flat tires (some my fault, some not), but i've never run out of gas. until thursday.

all i can say is damn allstate motor club and thank God for a 2nd family. this is the 2nd time i've had car trouble when allstate motor club could not help me. (the first being a flat tire on the way home for christmas break sophomore year, when i and my two passenger friends ended up scaling a barbed wire fence and knocking on a random door for a phone book.) after giving all my information twice and being on hold for 15 minutes i was told no one in my area could help, they were all either busy or didn't service the interstate (really? how could a car service NOT service the interstate? that's where the cars are, that's where people need the most help. fools...) but they would reimburse me for any charges i might incur. like, do they think i have a phone book in my car for such occasions? maybe i should start keeping one there, geez.

so i called my friend courtney's parents. courtney now lives in green bay, wi. but her parents are a mere 2 minute drive from me. after saying hello to her mom, asking a large favor, and telling her where i was, she passed the phone to courtney's dad. he answered: "hello second daughter. where are you." i laughed. and thankfully, a half hour later he showed up with a can of gas, a smile, a hug, and an offer for pea soup (random, but nice. i declined. no peas for me thanks, ick!)

possibly the best part about the fiasco was that when i called to tell courtney her dad saved the day, she laughed and filled me in on an interesting tidbit. it seems earlier the same day her dad got a call from a car service company in madison. our friend adam put him down as a reference and they were doing a background check. courtney moved away and he gained a son and a daughter. ha :)