Why do I do this stuff to myself?

My parents have this house on the lake in VA...beautiful place, very quiet, very secluded, and just a fantastic weekend getaway. I try to go as often as I can! This weekend I decided to go down a little early to miss the Friday traffic and since I have flexibility with my job I am able to work remotely from the lake house on Friday. So I drive there Thursday night, just my dog and I, traffic was great, no problems. Friday morning I pretty much crawl out of bed just in time to log into my computer for work, let my dog out, and get started with my day. Work is going pretty slow, so around 8:30 I get up from my computer to go grab something from the garage...harmless, I know. Well, I get what I need and turn around to go into the house and OH NO!!! The door handle is locked! I immediately panic and pray at the same time. I had just let my dog out the front door earlier, maybe there is a chance that my scared ass didn't lock the dead bolt when I let her back in....yeah right! No such luck, I was locked out.

Now let me set the stage for you. Here I am, dressed thankfully, but I have no phone, no car keys, no shower (and if you know me I have short hair and it stands up on ALL ends in the morning) and I haven't even brushed my dang teeth yet...yuck! There are houses up and down the road (not too close) but NO ONE lives here! This is a weekend place, and since my dumb ass locked myself out on a Friday morning the chances of finding someone home are greatly reduced. But I had to try. So off I go, walking up the street with my hair straight up in the air! I can hear my poor dog barking because she can see me walking away....she was probably wondering why the bitch (me) wasn't taking her on along on the walk. GUILT!!! But off I go.

So I walk, and I knock, but no one ever answers. Then I hear something....could it be? Yes, it is! A car is approaching! Now I had probably walked close to a mile when I see this car so I am desperate for help at this point. I run wildly towards the street (I had been standing on someones front porch) waving my arm. The guy just looks over and waves back like I am being neighborly and saying hello. Dammit! But I have not given up. I race into street and start chasing him...frantically trying to flag him down! Break lights, thank god! The guy backs up, I tell him my predicament, and he offers to go home and call a lock smith for me. Oh bless you old man!

So I walk back to the house and I have nothing else to do outside so I make use of the time and start weed whacking the yard....something I need to do tomorrow anyhow. Now remember all this time, I am supposed to be working, so right now my boss is paying me to cut my grass! GUILT!!! But finally the lock smith arrives. Out steps a good ole boy from VA who opens my door with a CREDIT CARD in 5 seconds flat and then graciously charges me $85 for the service! I was so happy to be back in the house that I didn't even care. But then he is acting irritated because I don't have cash or check...sorry dude, you will have to settle for my credit card. I mean really, you basically drove 10 minutes and made $85 for NOTHING! Be happy with my plastic!

But then he loosens up a little and he was pretty amusing. He has to write all my cc info into an old school form, a process which takes him 15 minutes because he stops every 30 seconds to tell me a story! Anyone that knows me will understand how irritating this is to me. I am a very nice person, but I just don't like to bull shit with complete strangers. My time is very important to me and efficiency is my middle name and right now I should be WORKING not out here sweating and thinking how awful I look because I have not showered! Seriously man, let me go! He finally leaves after trying to sell me a lock box and some new age lock that will protect a "young lady out here like yourself" (gag). So I quickly get updated on work stuff and then waste 20 more minutes writing my little adventure down for you :) I just couldn't resist sharing my stupidity!