AW, VIR U away. and home, «so. the raining influence. of. civiliza-.- ons handmaidens was absent, | Ht was “dawn, cactually, before exhausted ‘ourscurrent reper-_ toires of ‘anecdotes and ‘Philoso- phy, pius the sauce.” Néedless tojsay, 1 felt supreme- 7 y "capable of: driving: But’ my “friend: would’ have none ‘of that.’ He called a.cab/und when.it came | -groped my way down into ‘it’ : cand folded up inthe back seat. “This'was a ‘good interpersonal “relationship “move, it) would - avoid my wife biting my: friend’s ankleasshevis wont, to do if”: anybody dets, me drive home after drinking. 2 : ype ts IUworked, too. Much: later that day, ‘my, wile, instead of. being testy, as even the best of wives can’sometimes be if -the:old man ‘Was Out. drinking all “nights: praised *me’ up “and down ~ for: not ‘driving;. and’ praised’ my’. friend: for having: the: insight io insist on calling a taxi. That evening, we take’ the: Lin: my. wife’s.car'and/drive all the.’ “Way over to my friend's. place to, get. mys car: back. Taking | the ‘three-year-old with me, | agree, to. meet my wife ata restaurant on : the other. side of towns. m:., whizzing along “Marine :: Drive, heading: north, my. wife several curves. of the road ahead, News Lowher with: a sickening! turch, as. -thoagh 1 abeen hit ‘by ah ~ bullet ;'my car dies: Ubarely manage to: pull off on toa sidestreets My: three-year-old smiles atime cand | says: “Bad word; Daddy."""At this point, 1 tealize “that. in ='my~ somewhat hungover. state, 1 have forgotten my wallet. In fact, I-don't have a penny. : arn But 1 have. no sooner ‘stepped over to the edge uf Marine Driv than’a. West) Vancouver. bus: $ ings around the:corner and ev though there's: no bus. stop, the’ driver responds to.my desperaqe -“Uwaving and pulls over.: iWectimb -aboard. 1 ‘quickly “explain my plight. 000 ; “No. problem,\" the’ polite ©. young: driver says. (ll take’ you) up, to the garage.* He drops me off/at the: ish-" erman’ Cove. Shell station. “Tt /turns ut they don't have a “pickup truck and -Idon’t have my : BCAA, card,..but: they jer me jdse: the phone and: I.call North Shore taxi: who remember. from this morni ngs “Minutes later, tinental pulls up, and he kid and: climb" uboay lonard the s@staur: a there only. ‘halfan hour later. tha “my, wife, wlio was “just beginning to freak it, ‘after. droppit Wilshire. Designs ie Clairborne, : Nikon, Luxotica; “Suncloud, Dunhill, nd the other at»: wark ‘and proceed onward ‘along ” the entire length. of ‘the Upper Le 4s Highway as. far asthe: Eagle Ridge turn-off, and dawn: to my Only t6-diseover “that t have. 7 forgotten the keys. And of course! BCAA won't come unless -you® dre there with your keys. ame ama broken figure fora te minutes ; ' . But because there’s.no choice . I. climb back 'in my wile’s car and 7 start driving homeward. 3.) Minutes latera’p @ car swe “ings out behind’ me; lights flash- "ing. A! polite! young cop: explains: ethat. 1 was" going: too :fast: in sae slow cone. “We've been getting a, fot complaints,” he .adds, . apoloreticnti no Btn Tye ‘Three points. I drive all the. way L back home: in a bad state of'dejection.‘1 amy keys hanging on the hook in: -. the kitchen. {turn arouz ly and head ott, one’ more time I go:to, the. garage: at Fist -erman’s — Cove... 1. call” BCAA. They: say. ‘within: ‘the! hour:” on ie drive: back to’ my:car, park, and ; cwait,