Logistical Nightmare

So the Saturday before last Pam is on her way home from work. Stopped in traffic, an 18-wheeler rolls into her PT Cruiser. It smashed the backend but luckily Pam was uninjured. The next Monday I take the car into the body shop for repair. A friend from work drove me over there during lunch.

Then I get a car from work to drive while Pam’s car is getting fixed and she drives my Jeep. Everything is fine. PT is getting fixed, I’m riding around in a cool Dodge truck and Pam’s happy with the Liberty.

A week later, the bump shop calls to tell me the car is ready for pickup. Now the fun begins. How do I get the car? We went through all sorts of scenarios trying to determine the best way to pickup the PT, return the loaner truck and get to and from work. A few times it was actually funny the way we were overanalyzing the most convenient way to do all of it.

None of this would have been a problem if it weren’t for the unholy hours Pam has been working. She put in 75 hours last week for some super hot project. The earliest she was getting home was 7:30, well after the closing time of the car repair shop.

Today, both cars are back home and everyone is relieved. Car repair is such a hassle.