Has this ever happened to you?

I carpool with my hubby and three days a week he works an hour later. I amuse myself in the car with knitting or reading. As it happens yesterday I was intense on finishing this sock so I could wear them today. Darn if I didn't break the needle of these DPN's.

I bought the needles last summer to knit my first pair of socks on. Admittedly I'm not completely distraught as I really wanted new ones and now I can get them.

I tried knitting with them and it's working so far. I had already turned the heel and am in the home stretch at least.