I’m at the San Francisco airport right now on a layover, munching on sushi and reveling in my wi-fi connection. Won’t get home tomorrow til 5am! *yawns*

If you’re on IM right now, feel free to chat because I’ll be bored…

Here’s a post I wrote yesterday, but my internet connection died before I could post it….

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Their Lives Are In My Hands

Usually when I travel, I get a car, an intermediate size, if it’s available, usually something like a Pontiac Grand Am or a Taurus or something.

Since my flight came in late on Monday, the only car they had left was a Chrysler Sebring convertible. I haven’t driven a convertible since the sister vacation to Orlando, when we got that smoking Firebird convertible and I got pulled over by the cops. But I was pretty stoked to get one this time around, because I’m in California. Then again, I really haven’t had a chance to bring the top down, but hey, at least I know I have that ability, right?

Normally when I’m at a client site, for lunch I either go with my clients to the cafeteria or go off on my own for lunch. Sometimes I go out to lunch with the clients and they drive me to wherever we’re eating.

However, this client doesn’t have a cafe, and their parking lot is pretty huge, so it’s a long walk to any of their cars. Since I’m a visitor, I get parking right in front of the building. So they suggested that I drive.

I admit, I’m not the best driver in the world. When I’m on my own, I’m pretty confident, but when there are other people in the car, it makes me nervous. I mean, I’m responsible for their lives! Especially with clients. How am I going to explain it to my manager if something happens? “Hey, I’m sorry, but I killed a client the other day…” I find it weird that my clients trust me with their lives, especially since I don’t know the area too well and they’re telling me directions.

Of course, I could look at it the positive way and say that this is because they like me and trust me. Well, I’m pretty sure they like me - they’ve signed up for another week of consulting from me, just to hang out while they test the product.

Which makes me extra careful when driving - I mean, who would I come back to if they’re in the hospital becauase of my bad driving?

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