My high anxiety in regards to big city driving reared its ugly head this evening. I went to pick Austen up at the gym, a trip I make almost daily, and instead of turning back onto my road the way I ALWAYS do (ya know the easy way)....I got caught up in talking to my son and turned out of the gym a NEW and unwelcoming way!! Quickly after realizing my mistake, two vehicles pull up behind me, sealing my fate. I am now forced to turn RIGHT, even though I know if I could just go LEFT, my house is right there and accessible. HOW FRUSTRATING!! Darn one way roads..... Getting back to my dilemma, I turn right with a huge sigh of frustration and maybe a few mumbled curses. The first exit I see is Huffman, a name I know, but realistically I know that once I veer onto THAT exit I will be even more up crap creek than I already am!
I pass the exit for the only reasonable course of action I can think of...Hit the New Seward Brittany and head out of town...there's lots of places to turn around (forgot how far down the road they were)! As I get onto the New Seward, I breathe a sigh of relief until I look down and see that the car I'm driving is on EMPTY! Of course, nobody expected me to turn a five minute trip into a 45 minute venture. This still would not be a HUGE problem except for the fact that I left my wallet at home....why would I need to take it on a short trek to the gym??
After driving all the way to the boardwalks over Potter's Marsh I finally found a turn around, watching the needle on the gas gauge dip yet lower. I drove back in silence and went up the staircase to our house, frustrated and yet happy just to be off those darn confustergating (only word that express ALL my frustration) roads!
Settled down quickly and began dinner....Boneless Buffalo Chicken Burgers
Everyday is definitely an adventure.... I WILL conquer both these roads and my somewhat irrational fear of them! Until then...................
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