April 2, 2006

cursing in the rain

Scene: Driving in a rental car in Sacramento. It’s dark and it’s raining.

I’m lost, of course. Fortunately, I had the foresight to print out directions before I got on the plane, but reading them would require more light than was available at the time. There was only one solution: The overhead light.

“Now what could go wrong with turning on the overhead light?”, you might ask. Normally, the answer is “very little”, the light bulb might be burnt out, but at least your situation would not be any worse than before. But as it turns out, the designer of the PT Cruiser felt it appropriate to place the moon-roof controls adjacent to the overhead light switch. So instead of being able to read my map, and getting where I need to go promptly, I’m now in the dark, wet, lost, and unsure whether the next button I press will activate light or an ejection seat.

The rest of the weekend went considerably better. Except for where my plane broke down and I had to get a rental car to drive back to San Luis. That part was bad too.

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  1. I’m pretty sure it’s because you’re a Ginger.

    Comment by joel — April 3, 2006 @ 9:19 am

  2. So… did you get the job?

    Comment by Ben... OF COURSE!! — April 4, 2006 @ 10:05 pm

  3. Unfortunately, they don’t tell you at the end of the day. They make you sweat for a bit. I’ll let people know what I’m _officially_ doing for the summer once I have an offer signed, sealed, certified, accepted, and stamped.

    Comment by Red/Brian — April 5, 2006 @ 5:27 pm

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