It's Thursday. That meant this morning I had the luxury of traveling downtown to the elementary school for my weekly field study visit. I pull into a space, shut the car off, open my door and tossed my keys onto the other seat, intending to walk around to the other side of the car to nab them and my heavy book bag. I locked the driver's side door and shut it, forgetting that I still had to get my stuff. Too late now.
So imagine my surprise when I go to the passenger side and try to open the door, only to find it locked. When my teacher pulled in she found me with my face pressed against the window, still in shock. She suggested calling AAA. I forgot I was a member, and remembered I had my phone in my pocket. I gave them a call without my member card, but they somehow managed to pull up my info with a few other details. They gave me an ETA of 45 minutes, and somebody would be there.
20 minutes(fast!) later my phone goes off in the middle of a lesson about city jobs. It's the towing company. They want me to meet them in the parking lot to pick out my car and pretty much do a B&E on my car. Teacher decides this would be a great way for the kids to learn about a job that a lot of people aren't familiar with (as opposed to a fireman, doctor, etc.)
So 1 teacher, 2 aides (myself and another girl from another college) and 23 2nd graders watched this guy shove a rubbery doorstop into my door and stick a long bendy pole in through the crack he'd made to reach the button to unlock the whole car and let me get my things. He got a round of applause from the class-I bet that made his day somehow.
I'm still slapping myself upside the head for having such a severe brain burp at 8:30 in the morning. Perhaps I shouldn't drive anymore. XD
So imagine my surprise when I go to the passenger side and try to open the door, only to find it locked. When my teacher pulled in she found me with my face pressed against the window, still in shock. She suggested calling AAA. I forgot I was a member, and remembered I had my phone in my pocket. I gave them a call without my member card, but they somehow managed to pull up my info with a few other details. They gave me an ETA of 45 minutes, and somebody would be there.
20 minutes(fast!) later my phone goes off in the middle of a lesson about city jobs. It's the towing company. They want me to meet them in the parking lot to pick out my car and pretty much do a B&E on my car. Teacher decides this would be a great way for the kids to learn about a job that a lot of people aren't familiar with (as opposed to a fireman, doctor, etc.)
So 1 teacher, 2 aides (myself and another girl from another college) and 23 2nd graders watched this guy shove a rubbery doorstop into my door and stick a long bendy pole in through the crack he'd made to reach the button to unlock the whole car and let me get my things. He got a round of applause from the class-I bet that made his day somehow.
I'm still slapping myself upside the head for having such a severe brain burp at 8:30 in the morning. Perhaps I shouldn't drive anymore. XD
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