When nothing interesting happens in this crazy world other than the fight with Covid, my daily life has become much more monotonous, so there are no interesting stories to share.
Not because I am a very law-abiding citizen, but almost all entertainment options are currently closed. I know that various illegal parties are taking place even more actively at the moment, which may seem like an interesting adventure to many, but I don't have the mood and wishes for them at the moment. It seems that the parties will wait until the conditions are calmer and in the meantime, I will work harder and earn more money. However, in order to have something to write about, I had the idea to share some interesting adventures from my past, about which I can only laugh at myself now.
One of the most comical events I will immediately remember happened when I was 19. I had graduated from high school and had just started my career at university. As a real student, I had no money, no car, no girl. Okay, the car was partially available to me. I regularly borrowed from my father his old BMW e36, which is also popularly called a rat, but I couldn't call it my car. My father did not want to give it to me but offered to buy it back from him. It was meant to be a kind of lesson to me that nothing falls from the air, everything in life must be earned. However, in reality, I use this car much more than I paid for it and it is difficult for me to say whether I learned the right lessons from this experience. I drove a car happy, although it was not the car to make a good impression and, for example, take girls on a date.
I tell this because it was time to make a good impression on the girls. That's what this story is about. A girl appeared who I really liked. Her name was Emma. I will admit, I don't really know how to treat girls yet. The sympathy had been around for a while, but I hadn't gotten a chance to try to show it anyway. The lack of skills to enchant the girls at that time had to be compensated with diligence, but it also came awkwardly, because I was quite shy. It was good that she was in my circle of acquaintances and the contact was regular.
So we talked at one time and I heard that she would go to her countryside in Madona. I also had a plan to go in that direction over the weekend because my relatives are coming from that side. I wanted to visit my grandmother and go to my parent's summer house in Vecpiebalga. That is why I got the courage and offer to take the girl and bring her back to Riga on Sunday. She was very happy about such an offer. For me, this was a great opportunity to stay with him for a long time and get to know each other better. Being aware that I am not a philanderer, I wanted to make a good impression differently. My old BMW e36 won't help here. I talked to a good friend that I would borrow his Mercedes because I had recently helped him move into a new house. Before I went after Emma, I took the car to wash and bought some snacks in the store, which we could enjoy together during the trip. However, with this spending, I had just over € 10 left in my account, which was just enough to fill the fuel tank on the way to my destination. It won't be enough for me on the way back, but I already had a plan. I can be filled the tank with 10 EUR here in Riga and it will be enough to get to Vecpiebalga, where I will be able to ask my parents for some more money to get back home.
I had just picked up Emma, entered the gas station, and started refueling, and I was careful not to pour more than 10 EUR. And only when I had already poured 2 liters of fuel, the enlightenment came over me, what am I doing now ??? As usual, I used gasoline, but my friend's borrowed Mercedes was diesel. I had removed the filling hose, but there was huge despair in my head. What to do now? Can I somehow get out the gasoline I had poured in, or do I have to call a tow truck right away to take me to the nearest service station? Of course, that would also mean the failure of my whole plan. Before I told a friend what I had worked on in his car, I decided to try my luck on one SOS call to Dad, maybe he would have some suggestions. Dad of course laughed hard at me and still calmed me down. He said that 2 liters are not crazy yet, but now I have to fill a full tank with diesel and then everything will mix. So even some diesel owners are doing this in the winter to be able to start their cars at big minus temperatures. I remember vividly the feeling of being ashamed of my mistake, the relief of the solution, the discovery that I don't have the money to buy extra fuel, and then I saw Emma watching me impatiently from the car. She must have wondered why I didn't fill up quickly and we go to Madonna. I wonder in my head how to tell her my nonsense and, craziest, how to ask her if she can lend me money for a full tank of diesel. It was definitely one of the most embarrassing moments I have ever experienced.
That was not the end of our adventures....
To be continued!
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