My apartment had gotten messy while my roommate was out of town, so I needed to clean it up before he returned. But when I got home, the power was out. I’d remembered to pay the phone bill, but I’d forgotten about the electric bill. Without power, I couldn’t check the utility’s web site to find out how much I owed, but I expected it to be a few hundred dollars, which I didn’t have. I asked a friend living in the same apartment complex if I could borrow the money to get the electricity turned back on, but he didn’t have it either.
I went to the utility’s office, and found out that I only owed $17, but that there was a $39 fee to reinstate service. I was able to borrow that much.
I wanted to clean the apartment that night, but I couldn’t because a bunch of people came over for a party. Small fires kept breaking out for no apparent reason. I was able to get them extinguished before much damage was done, but I didn’t enjoy the party since I had to constantly watch for these fires.
The next day I couldn’t do the cleaning because I had to go to calculus class. The instructor could tell that I wasn’t well-prepared, and asked me to work a problem. I got the wrong answer because I forgot to use the chain rule.