They say it's better to be lucky than good, but I like going with a bit of both. Very smooth getting the car back.
Thanks for the story. Sometimes I think I screwed up moving so far away, then I'll hear something like what you wrote and it clears my head and snaps me back to reality.
It only occured to me because I used to be an active addict. I know how the active addicted mind thinks.
The Promises of AA apply here: "We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it."
It was only because of my past that I knew what to do.