Leaving Lights On is Just Typical Part of Day For Incapacitated Woman

Last night I finished work at around 1 a.m., and was returning to my car, which was parked on a dark side street. I noticed that a car had its lights on about half a block down, and I knew instantly that would be my car. Of course, it was. Of course, my battery was dead. Of course, I had left my cell phone at home, so couldn't call Shad for help. Ugggggg.

There were some people drinking beers about half a block away, so I approached them for help. They were kind enough to offer to give me a jump. Excellent. So they went to get their car, and I walked back to my car to wait. When I reached into my purse to get my keys, they weren't there. I frantically searched all of my pockets, but to no avail, because (of course!) in congruence with Murphy's Law, I had locked them in the car. I checked the car door. Locked. Checked the back door. Locked. Bloody hell. Through sheer luck, I checked the other car doors and had left the rear passenger door unlocked. I clambered in and retrieved my keys.

The beer-drinking angels from heaven arrived to jump the car and it was at that point that I realized they were totally intoxicated. Like, they couldn't even open the hood of their car. They certainly shouldn't have been driving...I tried to calm my mind of guilty ethical dilemma as I asked them to step back and took care of the whole cable connecting situation. Voila, car started, situation solved.

This whole leaving-the-lights-on situation has become something of a regular thing for me. I can honestly say I have NEVER had the problem until about six months ago. Suddenly, during the last half of spring semester, I could never remember to shut the damn things off anymore. About twice a week, I would receive a call from Summra or Matt informing me that I had left my lights on again. Amazingly, my car usually started up, although Summra had to give me a jump on two or three occasions. I only encountered the problem one other time his summer, and had to call AAA at three in the morning. Nice!