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cars are a nuisance
Anyone who has known me for any length of time will know that I both love and dislike my car. It is my baby. I drive it a lot, especially in the summer, and it has served me well. But when something is wrong.... it usually goes Very Wrong. In this case, I probably could have prevented some of this current issue, but alas.. I did not.
Last time I went to get my oil changed, I noticed that my front driver-side tire was really low.. so I asked them to check it. At Midas, I was told that it was leaking air from around the rim and that the treads were worn down a lot anyway so I should replace all 4 tires. This announcement was met with a blank stare of "oh god that's a lot of money". They had refilled the tire and I went off on my merry way, planning to deal with it ~later.
It took about a week for the tire to be noticeably lower after that day. As it started, I was like... damn I need to get that fixed. Except then this week got super busy and I had been planning on taking it in on like Monday afternoon and just... not driving it a lot until then. Until this morning.
This morning I dashed out the door, ready for class... and realized that my previously very-low tire was now full-on flat. Two hours later, I am still sitting in my apartment, so that tells you how THAT story ended.
First there were some phone calls to my parents, which went unanswered. This was mostly bad because my AAA car says it expired in 2010. Then![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tmchiba told me that I could check the status online, so I did. Thankfully, the membership was renewed, so I called them to send a guy out to put the spare on my car. Then I had an awkward conversation with Goodyear. Awkward mostly because I am the most awkward person in the world and have no idea what actually needs to be done.
GY: Hi how can I help you?
Me: So.. I have a flat tire and I... need to get it looked at? Or maybe I need new tires idon'tknow? I just.... need someone to look at my tires?
GY: You know that you can just show up for us to check it?
Me: You can?!
GY: Are you looking for this today?
Me: Um.. yes? I mean, are you really busy today?
GY: Well... we're pretty caught up for today.
Me: Oh! Okay! Thanks so much!
GY: ....
Me: *hangs up and dies*
HOW DO I EVEN EXIST?
But yes, AAA guy has come and gone. (He was not very friendly). My car has the spare. I am eating an omelette in preparation for dealing with Goodyear. I suspect that they are going to tell me I need 4 new tires and right now I am just really glad that I got paid yesterday.
Sigh. The saga... it continues.
Last time I went to get my oil changed, I noticed that my front driver-side tire was really low.. so I asked them to check it. At Midas, I was told that it was leaking air from around the rim and that the treads were worn down a lot anyway so I should replace all 4 tires. This announcement was met with a blank stare of "oh god that's a lot of money". They had refilled the tire and I went off on my merry way, planning to deal with it ~later.
It took about a week for the tire to be noticeably lower after that day. As it started, I was like... damn I need to get that fixed. Except then this week got super busy and I had been planning on taking it in on like Monday afternoon and just... not driving it a lot until then. Until this morning.
This morning I dashed out the door, ready for class... and realized that my previously very-low tire was now full-on flat. Two hours later, I am still sitting in my apartment, so that tells you how THAT story ended.
First there were some phone calls to my parents, which went unanswered. This was mostly bad because my AAA car says it expired in 2010. Then
tmchiba told me that I could check the status online, so I did. Thankfully, the membership was renewed, so I called them to send a guy out to put the spare on my car. Then I had an awkward conversation with Goodyear. Awkward mostly because I am the most awkward person in the world and have no idea what actually needs to be done.GY: Hi how can I help you?
Me: So.. I have a flat tire and I... need to get it looked at? Or maybe I need new tires idon'tknow? I just.... need someone to look at my tires?
GY: You know that you can just show up for us to check it?
Me: You can?!
GY: Are you looking for this today?
Me: Um.. yes? I mean, are you really busy today?
GY: Well... we're pretty caught up for today.
Me: Oh! Okay! Thanks so much!
GY: ....
Me: *hangs up and dies*
HOW DO I EVEN EXIST?
But yes, AAA guy has come and gone. (He was not very friendly). My car has the spare. I am eating an omelette in preparation for dealing with Goodyear. I suspect that they are going to tell me I need 4 new tires and right now I am just really glad that I got paid yesterday.
Sigh. The saga... it continues.