Once upon a time, I accidentally hitchhiked a ride to a wedding and made a giant scene when I arrived and had random strangers talk to me all night about my entrance to the party. Yes, these things happen to me all the time, I can't help it, I attract crazy situations.
I had gone with Husband to London, ON for a wedding (he was only Boyfriend back then). My sister lives in London and graciously allowed us to stay in her apartment for the weekend. She was not there to help us out with directions and such. We drove to the ceremony and then to my sister's place, no problem. We did not want to drive to the party because what kind of party is it when you can't drink? We decided to take the bus, the directions seemed straight forward and manageable. That was the first mistake. I am notorious for getting lost, no matter how easy it seems. We were aiming to be there early forcocktail hour. We walked ten minutes to get to the bus, then.....
Incident #1 - we forgot the present. Husband was already sweaty from walking in a suit and wanted to just take a cab. I am forever trying to save money (aka I'm super cheap, even though I was working at the time of this madness). Also I hate taking cabs. I might even have a little cab phobia, the driving always makes me carsick, I hate the smell, and it seems like an awkward situation. I avoid them whenever I can. So I took off my heels and jogged back to my sister's house, grabbed the present and jogged back to the bus stop. My effort was wasted, because the happy couple spent so much time being happy they forgot to thank us for the gift. Not even an email thank you. Bah.
We got on the bus and made it to our stop. We/I got turned around and weren't sure which way we were going. We wandered around a little bit. At this point I must tell you, my sister had moved to London and often talked about how friendly the people were and what a wonderful city it was. I took her word for it, and shouted out to an open jeep for directions. The guy was more than happy to tell us where it was, and then he looked into the back of his car, and looked at my fancy dress and heels. Finally he said, "well if you want you can hop in and I'll take you there."
I might have accidentally looked classy, but let me tell you, I am not. I climbed up onto the wheel of his car and jumped into the back of the jeep. It didn't exactly have seats, but it had a fun little board to sit on, and who needs seatbelts? Really? They are more of a formality in situations like this. He drove a million miles an hour and flung around a corner into the courtyard of the hotel. Then, with no way out, I let Husband get out first and I blindly jumped into his arms. The driver drove out as fast as he had come in, leaving the rest of the party wondering what was going on.
I was so excited and immediately told my sister what had happened. She was shocked at me. Apparently this is not what she had meant by the friendliness of Londoners.
In conclusion, when in doubt, take a risk on the cab instead! We took one home that night.
I had gone with Husband to London, ON for a wedding (he was only Boyfriend back then). My sister lives in London and graciously allowed us to stay in her apartment for the weekend. She was not there to help us out with directions and such. We drove to the ceremony and then to my sister's place, no problem. We did not want to drive to the party because what kind of party is it when you can't drink? We decided to take the bus, the directions seemed straight forward and manageable. That was the first mistake. I am notorious for getting lost, no matter how easy it seems. We were aiming to be there early forcocktail hour. We walked ten minutes to get to the bus, then.....
Incident #1 - we forgot the present. Husband was already sweaty from walking in a suit and wanted to just take a cab. I am forever trying to save money (aka I'm super cheap, even though I was working at the time of this madness). Also I hate taking cabs. I might even have a little cab phobia, the driving always makes me carsick, I hate the smell, and it seems like an awkward situation. I avoid them whenever I can. So I took off my heels and jogged back to my sister's house, grabbed the present and jogged back to the bus stop. My effort was wasted, because the happy couple spent so much time being happy they forgot to thank us for the gift. Not even an email thank you. Bah.
We got on the bus and made it to our stop. We/I got turned around and weren't sure which way we were going. We wandered around a little bit. At this point I must tell you, my sister had moved to London and often talked about how friendly the people were and what a wonderful city it was. I took her word for it, and shouted out to an open jeep for directions. The guy was more than happy to tell us where it was, and then he looked into the back of his car, and looked at my fancy dress and heels. Finally he said, "well if you want you can hop in and I'll take you there."
I might have accidentally looked classy, but let me tell you, I am not. I climbed up onto the wheel of his car and jumped into the back of the jeep. It didn't exactly have seats, but it had a fun little board to sit on, and who needs seatbelts? Really? They are more of a formality in situations like this. He drove a million miles an hour and flung around a corner into the courtyard of the hotel. Then, with no way out, I let Husband get out first and I blindly jumped into his arms. The driver drove out as fast as he had come in, leaving the rest of the party wondering what was going on.
I was so excited and immediately told my sister what had happened. She was shocked at me. Apparently this is not what she had meant by the friendliness of Londoners.
In conclusion, when in doubt, take a risk on the cab instead! We took one home that night.
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