Oh. Christ, there's just so many, it's hard to choose......
I'd been working in a different location and as my sense of direction is pretty shit, I thought it best head back home via the city centre. This was a mistake..... one, I will never forget.
Rush hour traffic and the city centre, after a very stressful day pissed me right off. After a what seemed like an eternity, I looked to my right and saw a sneaky little side street, that appeared to be invisible to every other driver stuck in this godforsaken traffic jam. I recall laughing out loud at my seemingly secretive yet foolproof move as I sped up the dark, empty alley. Not a car in sight! This should have been a warning yet in my excitement of escaping the ridiculously elongated queue, it wasn't. As this "escape" route got narrower and narrower and the tarmac turned into aged cobbles, apprehension slowly crept in. Arriving at the stop sign, I was five two options: 1) Right - taxis only. 2) left - tram track. (Not the ones you are allowed to drive on)
My "wisdom" lead to me to make a 2 second decision, based on the fact I'd get a fine if I turned right, I'd get a fine..... so straight onto the tram tracks I went, in rush hour trafffic. It took me no longer than 4.3 seconds to realise this was one of the biggest fuck ups id ever made. All eyes were on me from both sides of the street, where crowds gathered awaiting their tram home. I frantically tried to find a way off the tracks but just could not think straight, at all. Sheer terror filled my body. I was just approaching a bridge, when I appeared to see sense. I knew if I went further, I'd be stuck as there was just gravel surround the tracks up there.
Slamming my foot on the brake I screamed "No, no, no, no, no!" before turning my music off, the dulcit tones of Bob Marley were unhelpful at this point, very fucking unhelpful "don't worry about a thing..." Really???? I then vividly recall thinking "if I sit here long enough, the police will save me, they'll appear in a helicopter and pluck my little mini off the tram tracks and hoist me away to safety. Absolutely ludicrous! The tram horn echoing through my body shook me into action. It was behind me and the only way forward was onto that bastard bridge.
A nifty three point turn and I was going back up the track, heading to where I started. I once again past astounded crowds and one smart arse who found the whole escapade highly entertaining. He ran beside me, recording the whole sorry saga. I turned away muttering "yeah, yeah it's fucking hilarious." Then the tram stopped and the tram driver got off and informed me can't stay on here love." I spoke in complete gibberish, telling him I couldn't get off. He looked around, before offering me an escape route.
Without thinking, I shot off to the right and missed a bus by mere seconds. The bus driver pulled up beside me and opened his doors.... I was expecting a real bollocking and was ready for anything as I was "alive"...... "are you ok love?" He asked my kindly. Again, I spouted complete and utter garbage, in my defence and apologised profusely.
I couldn't laugh about this for 72 hours. Everybody else did though....profusely. I didn't get a fine though....