Just went grocery shopping. I took a Zipcar, and when I picked it up, there was about 1/8 of a tank of gas. One of the Zipcar rules is not to return it with less than 1/4 of a tank, so whoever had the car before me is going to get hit with a fine. I'd reserved the car for half an hour longer than I'd thought I'd need, which turned out to be a good thing.
I grew up in New Jersey, where, by law, all gas stations are full service. I didn't have a car in college. So, I've never filled a tank of gas before. There was a gas station on the way back from the grocery store, so I stopped there. I tried the gas card. It was rejected. I asked the attendant. He said he didn't know what the problem was. I looked around in the car a little more, and found a slip of paper telling me that the PIN wasn't the number written on the card, it was something else. That pin worked. So I filled the tank about halfway, and then realized that the numbers on the display weren't moving. Went to the attendent again, who gave me this "This kid must be an idiot" look, and said that he had no idea what I was doing wrong. He asked if just charging $20 for the gas was OK, and I said sure.
Got home. Strained my shoulder trying to press the elevator button without putting the grocery bag down first. While I was putting my groceries away, one of the shelves in my fridge broke, and vegetable broth spilled all over the fruit drawer. Luckily, the only thing in there at the point was oranges.
Now, I'm pondering lunch. My plan was to make a salad, but I'm thinking there might be fewer places for things to go wrong if I just heat up leftovers instead.