Is there some unknown curse on Tuesday the 13th?  There must be and here is my reasoning…

• My son is sick.
• One of the tires on my car blew out on a long stretch of highway miles from any civilization and the donut does not fit my car. 
• My car fell off the jack and got stuck under the car (this just after I found out the donut does not fit).
• The only tow service available was the most expensive one.
• I finally get to the tire store and they don’t have my tire (which turned out to be good since they had a cheaper tire in stock).
• I was informed that the three other tires are in need of replacing.
• The battery died in my car because I had the emergency flashers on (it was recharged at the tire store).
• I ran out of checks and I don’t have my ATM card.
• The state patrol is stopping cars looking for something… or someone (maybe these guys).  Not a biggie but it makes me even later for work.
• All this happens before 10 am.
• The fridge at work is now leaking.
• My wife, who is at home looking after our sick child, tried to burn the house down by lighting a fire in the chimney without opening the flue (okay, so it was just smoky and triggered the bazillion million fire alarms we have in the house). Unfortunately, she pulled some other lever that I know nothing about before finding the flue lever so I will have to check the fireplace when I get home, a fireplace I might add that has a fire in it.  Which means…
• We will be out of firewood when I get home, so I’ll have to chop and split wood in the dark.  (I know you are thinking, don’t you have central heating?  Yes, we do it is that the fireplace makes the house warmer without using a electricity with the added bonus of the that the fireplace is just above floor level and keeps the footsies warm.)

Yes, I’ve had a bad day so far.

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