Today was not a very fun day, but it had its up-sides...
First, I woke up and realized I had 5 minutes before I had to leave for work, so I had to get Jesse to wake up (which was no fun) and get out the door.
We stopped at Dunkin Donuts and couldn't afford lattes, so we got regular coffee instead (which shows how tired Jesse was, because he hates regular coffee).
I got to work and ended up training people on using the projector, which I didn't really anticipate. I kinda hate training people when I'm not prepared, but it was fine. Jesse talked to my boss (Tom) about the possibility of him coming in and teaching a rigging workshop, which I think is very cool.
We left my work and realized that the people still hadn't called about my car. We tried to call them, but realized that something must have been going on with T-mobile because neither of our phones would call out for a good hour.
Once we finally got through, they said my car MIGHT be ready at 4. I told Jesse I didn't want to go all the way out to Clearwater for a might, but he said we had to hope for the best, so we went to Countryside Mall. They are tearing that place apart! I couldn't even remember what the floor used to look like and it made me sad.
Just as we were giving up hope and heading back to Tampa, we got a call saying my car was ready, so we went to pick it up. So much for the discounts I was supposed to get, I'm pretty sure I didn't get any, but I was just happy to have my car and didn't care too much.
Now I care! As I was driving, my car started making a little bit of noise. I didn't panic, I decided it was probably just because there were new bearings on it and they had to be broken in. But then I realized it was getting a little louder instead of a little quieter. I, being the diagnoser (is that even a word?) that I am, figured out that my car started shaking if I got above 45 and it started shaking if I got below 20. I have no clue what that means. Also, a car stopped short in front of me and I had to swerve off the road because my car wouldn't stop.
I let Jesse take it to work and he says that he thinks they forgot to bleed the brakes because he tried to stop once and the pedal went straight to the floor and it didn't even slow down. I am not happy with this.
Moral of the story: Find a mechanic you trust and NEVER let them go!!!
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
I just want my car...
I couldn't get an internet connection for more than 5 minutes at a time for some reason yesterday, so I'll post about yesterday and today.
Yesterday morning, Jesse and I woke up early so that he could bring his tire to Tires Plus down the street and get it repaired. We went in and spent an hour and a half there (which I thought was ridiculous), and then they told us that they couldn't repair it because there was fix-a-flat in it, which isn't true because Jesse used to be a genereal service tech and did it all the time. So all they did was put some air in it for him and try to sell him a new tire, which we can't afford.
Jesse decided that he could make it to New Port Richey and drop me off for work and then put air in it and take it to Advantage Tire and Auto (where he used to work) to get it done.
On the way to work, Jesse got a call saying my car may not be done because the wheel bearing welded itself to the axle, so I needed new bearings and axles. I was not pleased with this call.
After my Management Meeting at work (doesn't that make me sound important?), Jesse picked me up and we went to my parent's house to get their Eclipse. It's a very nice alternative to his truck, which cost us over 90 dollars in gas just over the weekend.
I dropped Jesse off at work, went home to do some virtual farming (it's so addicting) and fell asleep while I was trying to sigh onto it. I almost didn't wake up to meet Jesse for his dinner break, but I did and we went to Steak n Shake, which I'm pretty sure is a heart attack in a restaurant. I went back home and slept some more and then went to pick Jesse up at 3am (since we only have one car).
This morning I was all excited when I woke up because I was getting my car back. We went to the Mahaffey Theatre to look at their Grand Ballroom for the wedding, which was really nice, and is in our top four choices, along with The Italian Club, The Lange Farm, and Hunter's Green Country Club
Then, we got a call saying that they had to wait another day to get my axle in. I was NOT happy at all.
I was supposed to have my car back on Monday. It is now Wednesday and they say it MIGHT be done tomorrow. This is coming from a mechanic I'm supposed to trust, I can't imagine if it was a mechanic that I didn't know in any way. It's also costing around $600, which is kind of insane to me, considering we could have bought all the parts for 400 and we're supposed to be getting a deal, but whatever.
Now Jesse is going to have to wake up ridiculously early again to come with me to work so that hopefully we can pick up my car on the way home. I feel so bad because he works til 3am and then has to wake up at 6am to go to work with me.
I can't wait to have my car back!
Yesterday morning, Jesse and I woke up early so that he could bring his tire to Tires Plus down the street and get it repaired. We went in and spent an hour and a half there (which I thought was ridiculous), and then they told us that they couldn't repair it because there was fix-a-flat in it, which isn't true because Jesse used to be a genereal service tech and did it all the time. So all they did was put some air in it for him and try to sell him a new tire, which we can't afford.
Jesse decided that he could make it to New Port Richey and drop me off for work and then put air in it and take it to Advantage Tire and Auto (where he used to work) to get it done.
On the way to work, Jesse got a call saying my car may not be done because the wheel bearing welded itself to the axle, so I needed new bearings and axles. I was not pleased with this call.
After my Management Meeting at work (doesn't that make me sound important?), Jesse picked me up and we went to my parent's house to get their Eclipse. It's a very nice alternative to his truck, which cost us over 90 dollars in gas just over the weekend.
I dropped Jesse off at work, went home to do some virtual farming (it's so addicting) and fell asleep while I was trying to sigh onto it. I almost didn't wake up to meet Jesse for his dinner break, but I did and we went to Steak n Shake, which I'm pretty sure is a heart attack in a restaurant. I went back home and slept some more and then went to pick Jesse up at 3am (since we only have one car).
This morning I was all excited when I woke up because I was getting my car back. We went to the Mahaffey Theatre to look at their Grand Ballroom for the wedding, which was really nice, and is in our top four choices, along with The Italian Club, The Lange Farm, and Hunter's Green Country Club
Then, we got a call saying that they had to wait another day to get my axle in. I was NOT happy at all.
I was supposed to have my car back on Monday. It is now Wednesday and they say it MIGHT be done tomorrow. This is coming from a mechanic I'm supposed to trust, I can't imagine if it was a mechanic that I didn't know in any way. It's also costing around $600, which is kind of insane to me, considering we could have bought all the parts for 400 and we're supposed to be getting a deal, but whatever.
Now Jesse is going to have to wake up ridiculously early again to come with me to work so that hopefully we can pick up my car on the way home. I feel so bad because he works til 3am and then has to wake up at 6am to go to work with me.
I can't wait to have my car back!
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