Dumb
- Erik Austin
- Jun 22
- 1 min read
So last night, driving back to LA… the gas light came on. I was tired and thought, “Eh, I’ll just keep going — I’m almost home.”
BIG mistake.
Four miles from my house — FOUR — I ran out of gas on the side of the freeway. At 12:15 AM.
Called AAA. Estimated wait: 41 minutes. Fine. I sat there half falling asleep as cars zoomed past, gently rocking my car like a sad boat on the shoulder.
Then the wait time jumped to 141 minutes. 😳
Called AAA back — they said they’d reach out to the tow company. I must’ve passed out because the next thing I knew, the phone rang: "30 more minutes." Of course, by then my phone battery was dying too.
In the end? I finally got home two hours later… after running out of gas just 4 miles from my house.
So. Stupid. Never again.

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