Crash 1374
Thursday, July 28, 2005 2:13 A.M.
What a day...not exactly business as usual for Ralphie boy. I'm working at McDivot's Comedy Corner in the Coral Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this weekend. It was easily a 16 hour drive down here from Rochester, and all the way up until I left the house at 1:00 A.M., I was second-guessing whether or not I should even go to this gig. I'm not making very much money this weekend, and Pam was getting used to having me home. Regardless, I don't cancel on short notice, so into the car I went.
A couple of cups of coffee, and I was good until daylight. I drove all the way to North Carolina before a traffic slowdown due to construction halted me in my tracks. Unfortunately, it didn't halt the woman in the Ford Focus behind me, and I got rammed, but good. My beloved Toyota Corolla has a bashed in rear-end, most of the damage occuring on the left side of the vehicle.
The car was still driveable, so after calling in a claim to Nationwide Insurance, I rolled into Myrtle Beach. I got a two-hour nap before showtime, which I woke up from, despite two alarms that I set and turned off...catastrophe narrowly averted. The show was really good despite my disorientation, and I sold some good merchandise. My optimism for the weekend is renewed. Except for the damaged car, which I'm not very happy about, this is starting off to be a good weekend.
Also, I'm the proud owner of a new laptop computer, which I successfully set up today to go on the internet and type this entry. I'm quite proud of myself; usually, Pammey has to do this work....she's the computer expert in the family. Come to think of it, she's the expert at everything, except killing spiders and changing lightbulbs...then I get to come off the bench.
It's hotter than four cats in a tube sock down here...sweaty and humid. I'm gonna hide in the room as much as possible. More updates tomorrow.
Ralph Tetta
Rochester, NY
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