I Am Now "Glass Half Full"--I Have Changed!
A silver Lexus disabled in construction zone on shoulder near Barrington Road....tow needed for a flat tire--shoulder is too short for safe tire change...Cadillac stalled in center lane...Toyota... Jeep....It was a busy Thursday rush hour on i90. You might ask why I know this. Well....one learns a lot listening to dispatcher chatter from the high passenger seat in a tow truck. Now, before anyone starts in on my little car, let me just say this: it likely all started because of a squealy belt that I ignored. Just sayin'. So, now, I am enjoying the waiting game. The idea was to make a quick trip to Chicago for dinner with a visiting friend from California. That did happen, but a little later than planned. And now, I wait, wait, wait for word from the auto shop about the extent of the damage due to the fact that I had to continue driving when the smoke and stink poured out from under the hood. I was in the middle of a construction zone, just a mile fro