Unlikely retreat

I am blogging in a place where I would have never imagined. A car mechanic's waiting room. I am writing from the AAA Automark where I am currently having my car serviced.
I can't believe it.
I know I don't get out much and I know there are places where you can bring your own computer and use WiFi and all that, but I am pleasantly surprised. I knew when I came here to wait for the mechanics to look over the Jeep to make sure all is well for my trip tomorrow that I might enjoy some kind of peace. But the kind I imagined was simply sitting in a chair, free from my children, listening to phones ring and beep, television watching on a TV with one fuzzy channel, and possibly people watching. That's what waiting for my car used to entail, before Tommy that is.
But here, you can watch television while drinking your hot tea or coffee or chilled water. (I chose tea. It is after noon after all.) There are multiple flavors of creamers for coffee so I seriously considered it.
If I wish I can even hitch a ride with their DRIVER who will take me to a nearby location to help with my errands or to simply occupy my time and he will wait for me to shop or I can call him to come and fetch me at my leisure.
Unreal.
I am not a fan of errands in my own car much less with a stranger so I passed on that option.
I can watch television on a very clear television which happens to be on the channel I would be watching this time of day, I like the ABC soaps minus General Hospital. I can't buy into it, it's over the top even for me.
The chairs are as I would have imagined. There are no la-z-boys around here, that might promote napping and they probably frown upon that. There was a woman already watching TV so I kept walking in search of an antisocial activity such as this. Writing to myself on my blog that probably nobody reads is just fine and dandy by me.
It is an unlikely place to find rest or tranquility. But I can do that here if I try and if I am not irritated in the least.
The real reason why all this works for me today is that Tori is teething so my night was rough and my headache is screaming. But being here in my nook calms me and gives me reason to think without having to be truly sensible and I don't need to listen intently or direct anything for the time being.
I need that.