No good deed goes unpunished
So I lug the black cat to the vet to be neutered this a.m. Because he's a male, he got out the same day. I cut short my lunch so I could leave early (on a hectic day where I'm still doing two jobs because the person whose been off for eight weeks, and told me she'd be back today, decided to take just one more day off). I get to the animal hospital, lug the cat home (15-minute walk, heavy male cat), walk in the door to the phone ringing. It's the animal hospital. They forgot to give him his vaccines, can I bring him back. Fuck! Idiots!
Almost all the lift is out of my arms now, so I turn around and head for the streetcar. And for the first time, ever, a driver hassles me because there's some rule no driver I've encountered has ever enforced about not taking animals on the streetcar during rush hour. And I tell him that no other driver has ever been uptight about it. He hassles me after I pay my fare, so I took the ride anyway (only four stops), with him berating me half the way for trying to tell him how to do his job. Yeah, and thank YOU for the transit strike a week ago, dickweed.
So to go home, I was so upset and frustrated that I didn't even try to get on the streetcar going the other way. If that guy had hassled me, too, I would have totally lost it.
I have kitten pictures from this morning when I dropped him off, because I saw Honey's kittens, but I'm so not in the mood right now. My cats are pestering me to feed them and I've just about had it with cats right now.
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arrrrrgh. what a royal pain. and mr dickweed streetcar driver. probably got scratched my a cat once and still holds a grudge, big wuss. Have a rum drink and mellow out. so sick of poopheads (myself included sometimes!)
If only I drank.
Thank you, cranky, I can always count on you to commiserate with me over dickwads.
hope your cow-orker does come in tomorrow (and the next day and the next day and the next day...)
Baaaah. I have had it with humans, and life in general, Laurie. Can I come have a cup o' tea with you?
In spite of all the crap, you still done good. Big heavy cat may not appreciate it now, vets office screwed up with vaccs...streetcar asshole is a dickweed and co-worker is NOT helping...BUT you still done good.
I am having wine, and whine, but it IS very temporary. Then, we have to get back to real life. Sigh.
Hugs. You ARE good.
No animals during rush hour? Oh, I suppose he figured you'd give your cat his own seat - taking up room for a more deserving human-type. What a rubbish-y mentality.
Don't let it get you all sad and troubled, LC. Don't go hatin' on the felines. As JP said, pet a kitteh, become centered, rest.
And then have a piece of dark chocolate the size of your head. Should fix you up just fine.
Ugh. Stupid driver.
Chocolate sounds like a good idea.
Geez what a bunch of rats. I'm sorry it was such a rotten day --- ((hugs))