the irony of it all.

[DFWAJG 4]

Last night, I left the prison, a little late to attend to a sick inmate. But ready to get going to Sacramento airport to get back to the Ranch early Saturday morning (on the red eye). So, I'm putting my stuff in the trunk and rearranging everything, because you can only fit a shoebox in a Mustang convertible trunk.

Satisfied, I closed the lid....Oh shit! I left the keys in it! First panicked! I only have three hours to my flight and sac airport is at least an hour and a half away. Can't call AAA, Cell phone is also in the trunk. and if I had my cell phone, don't have the card, purse is in the car. Everything was in the trunk! Got the control tower to call AAA and used someone else's card. AAA guy comes, two seconds to get in the car, no button for the trunk! Apparently, it's an anti-theft maneuver so that you can leave your top down and keep stuff in the trunk. The seats don't come down, so we take them out, can't get access to the trunk without destroying what's in between. Fire department shows up for something else going on, they can't get into it. Lock smith can't get into it without destroying the lock, etc, etc. Call ford road side service. they say tow it to the ford dealer, we flat bed it. Ford dealer says, sorry, only sales people here now, you'll have to wait until morning. Why don't you have a spare key? Because the spare is in the pocket of the guy who sold me the car. So here I am a day later and $320 shorter in my bank account, sitting in Sac airport waiting for the plane.

Now, the irony.......My last patient that I interviewed....his controlling case....Grand theft auto! I didn't think the warden would have appreciated it if we gave him a field trip to the parking lot. But it sure would have been easier.