John's Not Very Good Day
by John Sickels on Sep 1, 2010 10:08 PM EDT
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Today got off to a bad start when my 4 year old got up for the day at 3 AM. It was my turn to take emergency nighttime kid duty. Since I didn't get to sleep myself until almost 2, today took place under conditions of sleep deprivation.
After morning duty that saw me spill two drinks in the living room, I drove five hours to Northwest Arkansas, through heavy rain much of the way. Omaha and Tulsa had the same 40% chance of rain that Northwest Arkansas did, so I figured I'd gamble on the team with the best prospects. The rain stopped by the time I got here at 6, and when I left the hotel at 6:30, the radar was clear. I congratulated myself on making the right call.
That was premature.
By 7 pm a thunderstorm had formed directly over the stadium. And it rained. And rained. And rained. They finally called the game, to be made up with a doubleheader tomorrow. It stopped raining about 10 minutes after they cancelled the game.
Unfortunately, I can't be here tomorrow; I have to drive back home. This was just a one day window for me, and I picked the wrong city. So I'll have wasted 10 hours of road time, money for gasoline, food, and lodging, and came away empty handed.
This was not a good day.
But I made it here safely, and in the big picture that is the important thing.
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Wow
That is some bad day – Ive been there! Now all you need is a nice, 12 hour sleep! I’ll bet the worst part is not getting to see the ballgame huh? :-) . I have to admit that I laughed a little when I read your post – life is funny sometimes isn’t it?
May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.
-George Carlin
drive
Normally I would enjoy a car trip by myself, I find it relaxing. But the combination of heavy rain and heavy traffic almost the entire way made for some white knuckle moments. So I didn’t even enjoy the drive.
I would have tried to find a way not to drive. But then I hate to drive, and I hate the risk of driving fatigued.
by wcw on Sep 2, 2010 3:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Hang in there
Some good sleep and a good mix tape (cd, pod, etc) for the ride home will make it all good.
Sorry to hear you had a bad day
You could always try looking at this from another angle, though. You have a job that you love, and tomorrow you get back to your family.
Sorry to hear but I'm curious
How often this happens to you – a good planned day(s) gone awry?
Also – no chance to ever carpool with someone? Be a good way to catch up on some Zzzzz’s. :)
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damned glad you made it somehow John
please catch up on Dream World :). goes to show how important even a little bit of solid sleep is important.
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I'm telling you John.
I live halfway, you go right by my house…. better safe than sorry.
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