Man U

So Sat- we headed north for a 3 hour car journey to Manchester for the Man U soccer game. My dad has been a Man U fan since he was 9 so he made a mild request if we could get tix he would love it (sidenote my Dad NEVER asks for anything)- Well Chris somehow got us 4 seats close to center (sold out game) - I arranged for sitters for the all day event. ( we had 2 sitters -one happened to be an emergency room nurse yet I still wrote down hospital numbers/poison control and asked for update texts through out the day).

So we headed off bright and early- the sun is shining (British rarity), we are listening to music, and enjoying the drive , we stop and get some coffee after 2 hrs 15 min of the drive (important fact for later in the story). We get back on the Motorway at 1:15 pm and we hit a standstill of traffic- we laugh about- then 1/2 hours passes and we see 5 ambulances, 3 helicopters, 4 firetrucks pass on the shoulder of the road. Now everyone is turning off the cars and getting out to see what's going on. We wait another hour - no cars moving all directions of the motorway are closed. BBC online says the accident is very severe- reports say we will be here until 7pm ( kickoff is 5pm)- me and my water drinking habit send me into the woods to relive my college tailgate days when the port o john lines were long. Obviously concerned about the folks in the accident but we realize we will miss the game and we had planned such a fun day ( my poor dad is in his red Man U shirt- talking to other fans on the motorway).

I of course break first and start complaining - (I think I mentioned what if I didn't get that dumb cappuccino about a zillion times) Chris/ my parents remained positive until 4pm (yep that's 3 hours) and then we all started losing it. Have to hand it to the British- no one swore or complained excessively- some people took out books , others organized things in their trunks, some played cards, or stared at their blackberries. My dad and I decide to walk further down to see if we can see anything- we walk about 1/4 mile and we hear the news that the truck that had flipped over had been cleared ( no info on injuries) and the road will be open. It is 4:40- and we need to get to the game. So long story short- we made it in the stadium (with 77. 000 fans )- we were late but we brought them good luck when we arrived Man U was 0-2; by the end of the game the score was 5-2!!! Pictures were taken, beer was consumed, Man U scarves, hoodies, shirts, were purchased! Moral of the story- I thought we had planned the day perfectly- nothing went according to plan but it ended perfectly!