Please keep me company in my stress/panic

[FreezerBird]

I am en route to my mother's funeral. For various reasons we've stopped overnight and are in a small town with about an hour and a half journey to go.

Currently sitting in an ATS waiting for them to check my tyres after the car claimed the pressures were low last night. One really low and I suspect a puncture.

I have unashamedly led with 'I'm on my way to my mother's funeral' in all conversations with garage people and am frantically working out how much time we have etc etc.

Aaaaargh

Oh no! Of all the horrible timing... I'm sorry for your loss. Fingers crossed that the garage can sort it out very quickly and get you on your way without too much more stress.

Aw you poor thing. I hope you are back on the road soon.

Various members of my family have offered to get us and trains are doable so we'll get there somehow.

I'm just aware how stressed I am - clenching teeth etc, which makes me feel worse.

Oh no how stressful.

Also we only finished shielding at the weekend (in Wales) so it feels odd to be out and about anyway, never mind in a garage where they are having a good bash at social distancing but then the guy walked right up to me to take my keys....