A cosmopolitan's short narratives.

“Welcome to the kingdom of my imagination. Welcome to the world of the unpredictable reality. I live in Florida (sometimes in Sweden). My country of birth doesn’t exist anymore (SSSR). I am writing in English and Russian about my day-to-day life and the experience of living in different countries, observation of people’s life, traveling and fashion. Welcome,” jelena717@gmail.com.

June 18, 2012

A flat tire.

A couple of days ago, I got a flat tire in the middle of rush hours. I was in the utter left lane when I realized that was something wrong with my car. I still do not know how I managed to change four lanes and parked my car on the “safety” lane. When I saw what had happened I almost got panic, because the larger number of fatal accidents on  highways happened when people had emergency stop on high speed lanes.

I could not believe it was happing to me, especially when just 8 months ago I got brand-new tires. I am well aware that the traffic in Miami is a big risk factor, and my daily commuting exposes me to more danger. I was calling to my insurance when road ranger stopped by and offered a help, but unfortunately the spare tire in the back of my car was damaged, and I had not any other choice as to wait for the towing car.

The towing guy was very talkative and disclosed that he had seen a lot of fatal accidents during his carrier, and the most typical were situations when people, who got a flat tire, were killed on the road waiting for towing car. I was so grateful that I survive this unhappy encounter.

When I and my car were transported to the service center, I faced a long wait time and a fat invoice from the service assistant. But the good news is that I got a loaner ( a loan car for the time of service), a brand-new BMW convertible with 3.0-liter dual M Sport Package cam (DOHC), 24-valve inline turbocharged 300-hp 6-cylinder engine with TwinPower Turbo. Sad that I am not a race girl, every time when I start the car I feel the power of the engine and strident sound (for many man it is breathtaking) of racing engine.

Wait it is not all, the certified BMW service lost the key of my car, and I could not pick up it on time. I am still dealing with this white race horse. I wonder why they gave this car to a girl who does not like speed. A new marketing strategy?