Further proof of "The Law"

Murphy's, that is...

OK, so I'm a magazine Circulation Manager.

(not a fun career nor recommended to anyone)

Today our latest issue of Triangle East was to arrive!

So of course in my zealous effort to deliver as many magazines as humanly possible...

an entire pallet had been ordered (by me)

and delivered. (3,000 copies)

Is our office equiped with a loading dock

for said pallet? No.

Did the deliverer of said pallet offer

assistance above his "assigned" duty to

deliver outside the door? No.

OK, undaunted super-woman that I am...

I pull out my little roll cart and begin unloading the

pallet, box by box, in 4" heels, dress attire

and jewelry no less,

with full sun exposure and 100 degree temps

at the height of the day.

OK, a little dewey (aka sweaty) and red-faced,

still undaunted I decide to take a break from the heat.

2 second break and a Dena to Dena conversation

"just get it over with you're already sweating in

your nice clothes anyway!"

I head back outside and load boxes into the

company car to proudly deliver around town tomorrow.

Down to the last 3 boxes of 29, loaded on the roll cart

I head for the office door...

the knob is not turning, try again, try again,

try again...Yep! Definately locked!

In the interim, my co-worker had left for a meeting and

I'm the lone occupant of the office for the afternoon.

The only thing I have in hand is the key to the

company car. Well, I can ask someone to contact

the landlord to let me in (the landlord with the

completely mesmerizing blue-eyed stare...

how embarrassing!?!)

 I knock on the next office door,

no answer, I decide to take the elevator and

try my luck upstairs.

I step off the elevator overlooking the parking lot

and lo and behold, from the time I stepped on the

elevator to the time I stepped off, another co-

worker's car has arrived in the parking lot!

I head back down, turn the knob and I'm in baby!

I'm thinking there are two forces at work here.

Murphy's law, undeniably, and

devine-intervention, possibly,

depending on your half-full,

half-empty take on life

bad-luck vs. good luck...

What do you think?

Blessing or curse??

Dena