stormdog | Incidents and Accidents on my Way to and from Work

Well, yesterday was a day.

I arrived at Thuisbezorgd for onboarding at 9:00 because the email said 9:00 in one place and 3:15 in another. The person at the desk was apologetic and said that email was very confusing. She asked for a screenshot so she could show folks the problem and I went back home.
I was having a lot of trouble navigating with my phone because of the rain and I kept taking it in and out of my pocket to check directions. I had taken out of it's protective case to fit it on my phone holder on the bike, so when I dropped it the screen cracked pretty badly. Still seems to work though.

It was rainy and chilly and I'm not used to that these days. When I got home I was freezing and laid down under blankets to warm up. I didn't intend to fall asleep so I didn't set an alarm so when I got up I had to rush around getting ready to go back out.

It was still raining on my way back to Thuisbezorgd and I was really worried about water intrusion through the cracked screen so I tried to use it as little as possible. I ended up being slightly late, but they hadn't started the training yet so it was ok.
I sat down with the other folks and found that my phone had turned itself off. I powered it on, but the SIM was locked and I couldn't remember the PIN. So I got it wrong three times (I was really close!) and locked it up thoroughly. Since my phone is required for this work, I couldn't do the trial delivery rides, though I did stay and watch the presentation.

So I left Thuisbezorgd and had to get home without my phone to navigate with. I mostly used the big maps posted at transit stops, though I still missed a few turns and got mildly lost a few times. Then a moped driver on a side path ahead of me turned left across my path too closely and clipped me. I fell off my bike and hit the ground. I didn't feel too bad, but my pants had a big tear in the knee and I could see a big scraped patch.

I wasn't feeling stiffness or pain yet so I got back on the bike and headed homeward. Soon I realized my back tire was flat; maybe it happened when I fell. So I started walking home and looking for bike stores. I did find one, but they couldn't do it while I waited, so that didn't help.

In all, I walked about five kilometers home, still in the rain. My shoes and socks swiftly became waterlogged. I was wearing pants that don't fit me well so the heels were sliding under my feet, but I already had a big hole at the knee so I wasn't worried about ruining them. I still couldn't navigate with my phone and Amsterdam is confusing. I got lost a couple more times, including once when the road I was on seems to magically jump from one intersection to another without keeping it's name in the intervening space.

I finally got home and Danae was kind enough to clean my injury as I sat on the chair being sore and stiff.

And I've rescheduled my onboarding day for Friday. Hopefully I'll be feeling better by then, have the waterproof phone case I ordered, and have my bike tire fixed.