Comments on: Mildly Manic Monday http://www.rluxemburg.com/2006/09/25/mildly-manic-monday/ It's Latin for "Let there be light" Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:06:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Melinda Casino http://www.rluxemburg.com/2006/09/25/mildly-manic-monday/comment-page-1/#comment-672 Melinda Casino Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:53:24 +0000 http://www25.a2hosting.com/~rslux1/2006/09/25/mildly-manic-monday/#comment-672 Glad you made it into the gas station! I had a similar, but less spectacular, experience recently. I noticed my gas light went on, and it reminded me (after several days of not driving) that I needed to fill 'er up. What freaked me out is I could see the needle moving from the right side of the empty line to the left. Towards the "totally dried out" side. I started to panic mildly. Then shook myself internally and gave a stern lecture about how panicking wasn't going to help the situation, the worst that could happen wasn't so bad, etc. (I did get to the gas station, thankfully.) I can't top the "bouncing off empty" part of your story though -- that part made me laugh. :) Glad you made it into the gas station! I had a similar, but less spectacular, experience recently.

I noticed my gas light went on, and it reminded me (after several days of not driving) that I needed to fill ‘er up. What freaked me out is I could see the needle moving from the right side of the empty line to the left. Towards the “totally dried out” side.

I started to panic mildly. Then shook myself internally and gave a stern lecture about how panicking wasn’t going to help the situation, the worst that could happen wasn’t so bad, etc.

(I did get to the gas station, thankfully.)

I can’t top the “bouncing off empty” part of your story though — that part made me laugh. :)

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