2. you are mandatorily (is that a word?) evacuated from your office building
3. you lose an exhibit booth needed at the show site tomorrow
it's a pretty rough day when the highlight is the tow truck guy saying 'you must be here for the mercedes' upon your arrival at the impound lot.
to be fair, none of these things were actually my fault, and i was completely uninvolved in the evacuation. i promise! frankly the hour long wait to get back in the building while the four fire engines and an ambulance figured out the problem, was kind of a nice break. of course, having it occur in the middle of a conference call that's been scheduled for a week, not so much. funny that a little smoke from a burned out elevator motor could cause so much commotion!
as for the car...it was only sort of my fault. maybe fault isn't the right word. i happened to be slightly involved in a series of events which all aligned at exactly the right time and in exactly the wrong way, with annoying consequences.
and the booth? well, i can't help it that fed-ex is incompetent. but i'm not sure the exhibitors are going to sympathize with me.
i knew i had to give my boss a heads up, though i was hesitant to do so given that she, and several of our exec staff are at a retreat in colorado. nonetheless if there is one thing i know about her, it's that she is a straight shooter, and expects the same. i tried to infuse a little humor and posed the following multiple choice question:
which would you like to hear about first? a) the mercedes being towed, b) the mandatory evacuation, or c) the lost booth
her answer? "they towed rosie?"
unbeknownst to me, the car has a name. after explaining what had happened, and my suspicions as to why it happened, her response was simply, 'well, it's actually the perfect time, since no one will be in town for a few days.' have i mentioned how much i love my boss?
by the end of the day, rosie was safely ensconced back at 'home'.
as for the booth, i am praying that the fed-ex tracking is delayed, and the booth has safely arrived, along with it's counterpart that definitely has.
in other news...i got to play with my cousin mel and second cousin katie this weekend! they were in town doing the disneyland thing, so i kidnapped them on sunday, dragged them to church with me. then they voluntarily came with me to the beach and to mick and jenny's for dinner, where i laughed so hard, my stomach was killing me on monday! my family is seriously awesome.
katie, me, and mel
the whole kit and caboodle (sans mick)
3 comments:
CRAP! Well, at least your boss took it well. Even when it’s not your fault, it’s still hard to make that phone call.
yikes! it sounds like it was a tough day. glad to hear your boss is reasonable--or was at least being reasonable yesterday!
lookie lookie who's come out to play! hello lovely ladies:)
yes, my boss rocks. and the exhibit showed up where it was supposed to, so all's well that ends well.
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