Driver's Paranoia.

Lesson of the day: breathe.

I am a seriously paranoid driver and sometimes I think my car just might explode while I am driving down the road but it hasn’t happened yet. Today it was raining and I hate driving in the rain. I really, really hate driving in the rain. I prefer to drive in snowy weather than rain.

Today it was raining when I left Menomonie and my car was not cooperating for a while, or at least I didn’t think it was cooperating. What I believe it ended up being was that the road conditions were bad. Not any standing water but potholes and junk. I think the source of most of the noise today was the tires not connecting with flat or smooth road. The tread on my front tires is also a little low but still okay, so that also contributed to the noise.

Like most times when bad things happen, I called Boyfriend and freaked out. I tried to keep my cool and breathe but it just didn’t work out. He told me to drive and pretend that nothing was wrong with my car, which ended up being the case anyways, and I ended up making it home safe and sound.

If I didn’t call Boyfriend, I probably would have gone to some service station and paid for some sort of service or repair that I probably don’t need…or didn’t actually need just to drive back to Duluth.

So, what I’ve learned is, you have to breathe.