Clearly I should not have tried to run errands

What was supposed to be a short 30-45 minute trip to complete a few errands turned into a full hour of little problems.


First off, I drove to the post office, as I turned my signal on to turn right into the parking lot a car coming the other way whipped into the parking lot (turning left in front of me) causing me to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting her. Nice!


Then, I was waiting in line to mail my oversized package and a lady standing over at the side counter filling out her paperwork jumped in front of me in line. I thought to myself "Self, that is no big deal. You aren't in that big of a hurry. Let it go *sigh*"


After getting the package mailed, I had to run to the bank. As I turned out of the post office parking lot though I went the wrong direction - opposite of the bank. Ugh. So I made my turns and circled back to the bank.


Then I decided I would run through a drive-thru to grab a quick lunch. I pulled into McD's and the line was extremely long, again I told myself it wasn't that big of a deal. I finally ordered my food and pulled through the series of windows to pay and finally collect my food. I looked inside the bag, but did not carefully look at the wrapper on the sandwich, all I noticed was that there was one sandwich and one small fry. I pull out of that drive-thru and get almost all the way back to my office before I decide to unwrap the sandwich (because my original plan was to just eat at the office). It isn't what I ordered at all. I mean not even the right sandwich with the right toppings. Ugh. I had enough time before I was expected back at work so I turned around and went back through said drive-thru.


I explain the problem to the guy at the window who apologizes and gets me a bag of what is supposed to be the correct food. I double check the food (by scanning the outside wrapper) and mosey on my way. As I get to a stop light I decide I am too hungry to wait until I get back to the office so I pull out the sandwich, and apparently they sort of threw it in the bag and didn't even carefully wrap it so as I pull it out of the bag it falls out of the wrapper and splits apart leaving lettuce, ketchup and mayo all over my leg.


Then as I am pulling back into the parking lot of my office building, there are no parking spaces available. Not even the ones along the far end. Not one. Because they had a bunch blocked with some construction trucks (they are re-doing the front of our building!) so I had to drive across the street and park then walk back to my building. I parked in another building's lot, but there weren't any "Tow Away Zone" signs or anything so I hope I am ok. (I could actually see my car from my boss's office window so I kept checking on my car all afternoon. Fortunately, no towing! Phew!)