10 mile-Hail and Farewell

We've been having a lot of rain lately. This morning it looked like there would be a break in the storm. That was all I needed. I was out there one hour after I woke up. The problem was that I slept in. I didn't get out until almost 10 and I had my sights set on a third gate.
I wondered if the weather would hold out until I got back. It almost did. Not one drop until I was well into the 8th mile. Then the sky darkened and the temperature dropped. I could actually see my breath. All of a sudden I was being pounded by small clumps of ice. The ice turned into large fat puddles of H2O. I looked straight ahead knowing that it was only a matter of time before my ride shows up.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before my white trooper came into view. MB had told me before I left that if it started raining hard, he would come looking for me. By this time, I only had a mile left to go! I didn't want to stop. If fact I was rather enjoying the rain. Blue skies were ahead. I ran on and MB turned the car around. He pulled up along side me and rolled down the window.
Now it is important for me to say that I really appreciated MB's intentions of taking care of me. He's always worrying about me. However, I am a very stubborn girl.
This is what I said, "I'm okay, I'm good. I only got a mile left...I can do it!"
He offered to take the ipod.
Damn, I hate when he's right. I should have handed it to him. Instead, I replied, "No, it'll be fine."
Now my beloved ipod mini is not working.
Just before the rain quit, the volume began going up and down on it's own. Soon the click wheel wouldn't allow any volume control at all. I can't go back to the menu and my attempts to reset failed.
It didn't rain for very long. Just long to screw up my ipod. I'm upset- but it's not the end of the world. I'll call the number and hopefully it won't cost to much to have it fixed.
Well, there goes the fifty bucks I got for Christmas!