As soon as I returned home from taking my daughters to school, I phoned the closest tire place (Discount Tire). They were open (and this was minutes after 8 AM). I drove right over and was the second person into the showroom. I'm glad I went right away, as the one thing I'd been dreading was the wait to have them fix the tire. They got my car in right away.
There was a nice enough sitting area, and it didn't smell of tires, as the showroom did. I already had a raging headache, and the tire smell in the showroom was nauseating me. I thought I'd treat myself to a cup of coffee across the parking lot. But as luck had it, they had a pot of coffee all set up. They also had a nice selection of magazines. I honestly couldn't decide which one to read first. I rarely read magazines. Its something reserved for doctor's and dentist's waiting rooms.
So, there I sat, reading my magazine, sipping my coffee, and actually had a pleasant break from daily work. 30 minutes later, they were done. We had driven over a screw. They popped it out and patched the tire. And they did all this for FREE -- my favorite price! So, I had a nice break, read a magazine, drank a cup of coffee and got my tire fixed, and none of it cost me a single penny.
Have you taken care of some nagging task lately? Didn't it feel great to just get it done and over with?
