Well I get in, plug in my phone and put on my belt. That’s maybe 15 seconds. Then I turn the key and wait for the glow* plugs to warm up, so that’s another 5-10 seconds.
Because it’s a crowded parking lot. People are getting pissy and frustrated because they can’t find a spot to do this stupid shopping…they didn’t even want to come now, but that stupid BBQ is later, so they have to come when it’s super busy. And that freakin guy went the wrong way and got that spot they were trying to get…
A little moment of kindness and acknowledgement is sometimes enough to reset the spiral of negativity and anger.
Or I’ve really got to poop, as previously mentioned.
Leaning in, starting the car, hitting the garage door button, putting stuff in, grabbing ice scraper, begrudgingly pondering why I had to get another car that’s currently in the garage, parked where if my running one was it would not need scraping.
Leave your brother alone and do up your seatbelt please.
You need to do up your seatbelt now.
Do up your seatbelt now, please.
DO UP YOUR SEATBELT
DON’T MAKE ME TURN THIS CAR AROUND I SWEAR WE WILL NOT GET GROCERIES AND YOU WILL HAVE PEANUT BUTTER ON LETTUCE WITH RELISH FOR DINNER AGAIN THAT’S IT GET IN THE HOUSE I’M ORDERING A PIZZA GODDAMN IT NOT AGAIN
Starting car Putting on seatbelt Backing out of carport without hitting house hopefully Backing out of driveway without hitting a neighbor dogwslking or biking Looking at the the neighbor’s house wondering what is going on over there Pushing gas to move to next exit trying to remember where I am going.
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