I thought I had posted about my stupidity a few weeks ago but I don’t think I had so just to fill you all in, I am confessing here my lack of good judgement!

So a few weeks ago I was on route to an outcall and paid no attention to my petrol gauge in the car. To be honest with you, I hate filling up with petrol. Don’t know why but in particular when I am in all my glam rags on an outcall the last thing I feel like doing is tottering around a petrol station in my black dress and heels.

So off I went and had a nice time and upon my return noticed the warning light on. I thought (as one foolishly does) that I would make it to the local petrol station in my area. Not so! I was about a five mins drive away when I ground to a halt. Fortunately I managed to pull into a side road and park up safely. So then it meant tottering along to said petrol station and having to face the embarrassment of marching back to my car with the hideous green petrol can which stands out a mile and I might as well be carrying a banner saying “Yes I am a complete twit, have run out of petrol!”.

So I bought the flipping green can thingy and tried to fill up and in the process managed to spill petrol all over the place as I couldn’t bend down without exposing cleavage to all around me! It wasn’t easy.

I went in then to pay and noticed a smartly dressed chap waiting to pay also. I thought to myself “Alex, do you want to walk back to the car with this stupid green can or see if this gentleman will help a blonde (!) damsel in distress?!”

I am sure you have guessed that I went for the latter and what a kind gentleman he was indeed. He drove me to my car and even filled it up for me. We chatted a little on the way and he was after my phone number ………. did I give it? Not telling!

So all was well and home I went.

Now yesterday, I set off again to an outcall and this was to a beautiful hotel which is an old country manor out in the sticks. En route I spotted a petrol station and as I was cutting it fine I thought I would fill up on my way home.

Now I arrived at the hotel and Mr X very graciously came down to meet me at the entrance. Fortunately for us, it wasn’t the main entrance and you will understand why.

No sooner had we exchanged greetings when I took one step forward and ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! My shoe got stuck in a grill/drain on the ground! Yes my heel was well and truly stuck! I tried to pull it out without success and Mr X had a go too but to no avail so there we were the pair of us struggling with my shoe! It was hilarious to say the least!

Eventually I said to Mr X, look don’t worry if it breaks or gets damaged, so he gave it one great yank (I said yank……… not ………….) and out it came! It’s rather scratched but it’s fine and we had a real chuckle about it. All that yanking and pulling and we hadn’t even got upstairs to the room!

It was a frightfully posh place so this made it all the more funnier actually! It can only happen to me can’t it?

Now just to add, on my way home I decided to stop at the afore mentioned petrol station and guess what? Closed! Closed !!!! At 10 pm it was closed! I thought OH NO! Here I go again and my warning light had been on for ages!

So I dashed over the road to a cafe and asked a stranger if there were any petrol stations nearby and fortunately (massive sigh of relief) he directed me to a supermarket one down the road.! Phew!

In future I am never going to drive with that warning light on as it’s far too stressful!

I wish you all a wonderful Thursday. If it’s your birthday today, enjoy and if it’s not the pretend it is and enjoy anyway!

Keep smiling and smile to a stranger today. It might make their day!

Love to all
Alexandra xx

P.S Song for the day is another fave of mine. “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye!