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american romance author, flat tire, harlequin author, heartwarming romance author, love inspired author, western romance author
I’m new to the world of smart phones, so when I got a flat tire on my way to the dentist (yes, my day was actually that bad!), it didn’t occur to me that I could look at my exact location along the side of the highway to tell the CAA dispatcher.
And I guessed wrong. I wasn’t actually where I thought I was, which I figured out about 45 minutes into my wait while I was fiddling with my phone in boredom.
So I sat for a full hour at this spot on the highway, waiting for rescue. It felt a little pathetic, really. I should be able to change my own tire, but it was very close to traffic whipping by at 100 Km/hr, so I figured I’d just wait it out. Besides, when I suggested that I give it a whirl to Mr. Johns when I called him, his response was, “Don’t be a hero. This is why we have CAA.” His confidence in my tire changing skills was a little lower than my own. 😉
The tow truck driver found me. He changed my tire. No, it was not a romance novel kind of moment–the tow truck driver was skinny and efficient, and I am very, very married. 😉 My dentist even waited for me and fixed my broken tooth.
And that is why I didn’t get any writing done on Tuesday… It made me even more grateful than I usually am for uneventful days where I hole up with my computer, writing stories. Real life adventure is highly overrated!*
*However, it does provide blog posts… 😉
Yes, but with your fictional skills, I have every confidence that you can turn this into a romance novel moment (smile!).
Oh yes, it could definitely be some novel fodder. LOL!
The Lord is my helper, He got you threw that situation, now you are home and can plan another story for me. We seem to have tough times and you know a friend gave me a smart phone only I do not have the smarts to use it. She said I needed it for emergences And the emergence is when you need help that phone is not going to help me much.
I’m a bit behind the curve with my smart phone, too. Don’t feel bad. 😉