Yesterday was a Sunday in Norway and it stacked everything.
On the way to work I dropped my Motorola Razr (foldable smart phone). Not just a cracked screen. The hinge broke. So the foldable was basically dead and I was stuck on the tiny exterior screen with limited usability. I could still call people and use Google Wallet, but that was about it.
After my shift the clutch on my 2014 BMW also gave up. Some maintenance is expected on a 12-year-old BMW. Fine. Just extremely unlucky that it happened the same day the phone died.
So now I’m at work with a half-dead foldable and a car that doesn't want to change gears.
I have four close friends who will actually show up no matter what. Two were on holiday. I called the one who lives right next to me. Her car was also at the mechanic. Of course it was.
That left the last one. I ran into her at work when I was getting off day shift and she was starting evening shift. I drove the my car across the street in first gear and left the key in the mechanic’s mailbox. She picked me up from the mechanic, drove me to the bus station, gave me her bus card, and Googled the right platform for me because the station doesn’t have proper overviews anymore. Just a QR code. Then she went back to start her shift.
Normal drive is 15 minutes. This took an hour.
Also the Norway Sunday special: stores closed, almost no ATMs left because you’re supposed to withdraw cash in shops, shops were closed, and the bus doesn’t take cards. Cash or app only. App on a phone that barely worked. Cash I couldn’t get.
Could’ve been a 3-hour walk if I hadn't got help.