The Life of Megan Sue the Flying Witch (Part 7)

Megan, my Scottish Terrier, joined me for our final move to Charleston, SC. It was sure to be an adventure.

Megan was big sister to a menagerie of rescues. She welcomed every new dog or cat I brought home. I rescued two kittens that were born on my back porch. I named them Teddy Bear and Spudnik. I took in a Samoyed rescue that was supposed to be a girl but when I went to get the dog, it was clearly a boy. I named him Billy Goat Bob. His story may come later. I had several birds throughout Megan's life, but Bird, an orange canary, made the move with us. As did Teddy Bear, Spudnik, and Billy Bob.

I hopped in my pick-up truck with all in their respective crates and essentials to get us through until all my belongings arrived four days later. And the journey began. Got on the highway, with a plan in place. Where to stop, let them out, feed and water, gas up and get right back on the road. It was a beautiful sunny day in late July.

My final stop was planned for Columbia, SC. Since I was about an hour and a half from my destination, I decided to stop and fill up the truck. It was hot when I got to Columbia so I left the truck running with the A/C on while I ran inside to use the restroom. I came back out and found I had locked them all inside and my key fob would not work with the engine running and the doors locked. Yes...I panicked. I'm in a strange city and don't know a soul. But the hospitality of the South was alive and well. The clerk called the police. They came, but were unable to break into the car. They suggested a local locksmith. I made that call and waited nervously for their arrival. I must have walked around that truck 500 times to try to burn off the anxiety. Even though I knew the air conditioning was on and the truck was under a canopy at the gas pump, I still worried about my family that was locked inside my truck.

The locksmith showed up, popped the lock, paid $117 to Pop-A-Lock, and we were on our way. We arrived to our destination with temperatures of 104 degrees!