a crazy day!

yesterday was going along smoothly until the first suprise came at about 2:30. my brother benjamin called to say he was in lincoln. he sounded shaken up and soon he told me he was just in an accident by the super saver on 27th and cornhusker. i asked him if he was okay and he said he was. i told him i would be there as fast as i could (i was at the super target on 40th and yankee hill - the opposite end of town). benjamin had said he rear ended a truck. i caught nearly every green light and was there to see the damage in no time. the truck was unscathed. benjamin's car was not as fortunate however. the front end was smashed with the hood bent up in the middle. i noticed the airbag had not gone off. i assumed this was because the truck sat higher off the ground than benjamin's more sportier car. his car had gone under the back end of the pick up somewhat. if he would have hit another car though, there would have been more damage... to both vehicles.

i sat in my car and waited as benjamin sat in the police car and filled out the necessary paperwork and received a ticket. the policewoman suggested we have the car towed. but the car was still driveable, not leaking anything, and the fan (as she suggested) wasn't actually smashed into the radiator. i think benjamin was still a little shaken so i took him for a drive in my car and we chatted about what went on. when we had gotten back to super saver, he seemed unwilling to drive his car and requested that i drive it and he drive mine. i acknowledged and followed him to my place. i asked if he was hungry and he said he was. so i cooked up some food. i was hungry too. eating was quick. i wanted to stay and be around him and just be there for him, but i had to be to work. :( so i left him to himself. my roomie was coming home shortly though, and my parents were coming to town later in the evening.

the first run of deliveries i went on were delayed by the people in the kitchen making the food. they were running behind and this caused me to be ten minutes late to each of the three deliveries. needless to say, tips weren't too hot on that first run. one customer was annoyed and ended up calling back to the restaurant to complain. this was the same customer to whom i forgot to bring the plastic forks which she requested. it can be difficult for a delivery driver because he or she is the last contact the customer has with the restaurant. the driver gets the full brunt from the customer if the kitchen is slow in making the food, if the food quality was poor last time, if the prices seem too high, etc. even in doing the best delivery job possible (efficient, timely, courteous), the driver often is the receiver of the customer's angst, which is unfair. but it goes to show that everyone at the restaurant is on the same team, from taking the order, to preparing the food, all the way to the delivery. everyone is dependant on each other.

i also had to take a delivery to a strip club. i absolutely HATE strip clubs. before entering, i pull my hat down lower. trying my best to lose my peripheral vision, i wander to the back to the bar. i ask for the girl whom ordered. while waiting, a stripper comes to the bar and stands right next to me. she's topless and showing them off to me. "no i do not want to look at them." a few people look at me like i'm weird. finally, the girl comes over to pay. no tip. it bothers me only for a second as leaving the strip club is compensation enough for me. argh! i can't stand going there. it's cheap, it's gross, it's sad.

later, there was a mix up on an order and food that had already been made was nowhere to be found. after some short franticness from the kitchen staff, the food was discovered. on another order, i forgot cookies that went with a customer's order. luckily the manager called me and i turned and went back before i arrived at the customer's home. and luckily too, the delivery wasn't late. w00t! i was quite ready to leave work at closing time. it had been a frustrating day and i hadn't gotten a break or eaten much. tips were decent though, and i was thankful for the money i earned. i let the day's woes slip away and left humbled and cheerful. it was late and i was tired so it didn't take long to fall asleep when my head hit the pillow.

i awoke this morning and went to bible study. i had breakfast there and joined in the discussion. now i am at home blogging and have the entire day ahead of me. benjamin and i had planned to play paintball today, but with the accident, the plans have changed. with this new free time, i plan to make some phone calls, go shopping, and go thrifting too. i hope everyone has a swell saturday!

cheers!