acts of god, missing liquid, and bedtime fun, it's time for a mixed grab bags of things that pissed me off today.
it started on my way home from work. there I was, just having left the parking lot, driving down a road woth <b>no other cars</b> around, neither in front nor behind me. there were <b>no people</b> visible on either side of the road. suddenly, I heard a very loud cross between a THUD and a CRACK. I still <b>saw nothing</b>. I immediately pulled into an empty parking lot, and got out to look and see what had happened. the sound had seemed to come from the top of the car, so I looked at the roof. I did not seeing anything. then I noticed it...there were a pair of cracks, about 8 inches each, radiating downward from a point about a half an inch from the top edge of the windshield.
FUCK.
I got back in the car, and since it was on the drive home, stoped by my insurance agent's office. upon consulting with them, I discovered that I would need to choose an auto glass company to take care of it before they could do anything. not knowing of any offhand, I continued on my way home, and pulled out the phone book when I arrived.
<b>is automotive glass repair is one of the biggest scams in the country, or what?</b>
I have full insurance coverage. my deductable is $250. I called a place that looked decent from the ad.
<b><them></b> BlahBlah Auto Glass, how may I help you?
<b><me></b> Yes, I was wanting to find out how much it would cost to get the windshield replaced on my 99 mazda protoge.
<b><them></b> Ok, I'll need to know who your insurance provider is, and the amount of your deductable.
<b><me></b> Err, can you not just quote me a price for the cost of the glass and labor?
<b><them></b> I have to look up the price on my charts.
<b><me></b> Right...the price for a replacement on my car.
<b><them></b> Well, the price depends on your insurance carrier will allow, and what your deductable is...
<b><me></b> So, you're telling me that you find out what the most that my insurance company will accept as a charge is, and then make that the price, instead of simply charging me for parts and labor?
<b><them></b> Sir, if you want a quote, I'll need to know your insurance carrier and deductable.
<b><me></b> <gives him the information>
<b><them></b> We can replace your windshield for a cost of $150 to you.
now, my deductable is $250... but they give a "$100 deductable discount"... how the hell is that working? are they just fucking over the insurance companies like this all the time? NO WONDER MY GODDAMN INSURANCE COSTS KEEP RISING DESPITE MY PERFECT DRIVING RECORD.
so, I decided to put that off until I could call some more places. I went to get a soda from the fridge. I had one can left. I picked it up. it was empty. I looked. it was not opened. it was an empty, never-opened soda can, sitting in the carton. upon closer examination, there was a pinhole in the bottom rim, through which the can must have emptied, long before it made it to me. the bottom rim is not a thin part of the can, how the hell a pinhole formed there is beyond me.
so, later I was sitting on my bed, watching some tv, and realized that I needed to clip my fingernails. I grabbed the clippers from the bedside table, and started absentmindedly clipping my fingernails. a few minutes later, I finished, and realized what I'd done. I'd just clipped my fingernails while sitting in bed. there were now fingernail clippings on my bed.
good job retard.
it started on my way home from work. there I was, just having left the parking lot, driving down a road woth <b>no other cars</b> around, neither in front nor behind me. there were <b>no people</b> visible on either side of the road. suddenly, I heard a very loud cross between a THUD and a CRACK. I still <b>saw nothing</b>. I immediately pulled into an empty parking lot, and got out to look and see what had happened. the sound had seemed to come from the top of the car, so I looked at the roof. I did not seeing anything. then I noticed it...there were a pair of cracks, about 8 inches each, radiating downward from a point about a half an inch from the top edge of the windshield.
FUCK.
I got back in the car, and since it was on the drive home, stoped by my insurance agent's office. upon consulting with them, I discovered that I would need to choose an auto glass company to take care of it before they could do anything. not knowing of any offhand, I continued on my way home, and pulled out the phone book when I arrived.
<b>is automotive glass repair is one of the biggest scams in the country, or what?</b>
I have full insurance coverage. my deductable is $250. I called a place that looked decent from the ad.
<b><them></b> BlahBlah Auto Glass, how may I help you?
<b><me></b> Yes, I was wanting to find out how much it would cost to get the windshield replaced on my 99 mazda protoge.
<b><them></b> Ok, I'll need to know who your insurance provider is, and the amount of your deductable.
<b><me></b> Err, can you not just quote me a price for the cost of the glass and labor?
<b><them></b> I have to look up the price on my charts.
<b><me></b> Right...the price for a replacement on my car.
<b><them></b> Well, the price depends on your insurance carrier will allow, and what your deductable is...
<b><me></b> So, you're telling me that you find out what the most that my insurance company will accept as a charge is, and then make that the price, instead of simply charging me for parts and labor?
<b><them></b> Sir, if you want a quote, I'll need to know your insurance carrier and deductable.
<b><me></b> <gives him the information>
<b><them></b> We can replace your windshield for a cost of $150 to you.
now, my deductable is $250... but they give a "$100 deductable discount"... how the hell is that working? are they just fucking over the insurance companies like this all the time? NO WONDER MY GODDAMN INSURANCE COSTS KEEP RISING DESPITE MY PERFECT DRIVING RECORD.
so, I decided to put that off until I could call some more places. I went to get a soda from the fridge. I had one can left. I picked it up. it was empty. I looked. it was not opened. it was an empty, never-opened soda can, sitting in the carton. upon closer examination, there was a pinhole in the bottom rim, through which the can must have emptied, long before it made it to me. the bottom rim is not a thin part of the can, how the hell a pinhole formed there is beyond me.
so, later I was sitting on my bed, watching some tv, and realized that I needed to clip my fingernails. I grabbed the clippers from the bedside table, and started absentmindedly clipping my fingernails. a few minutes later, I finished, and realized what I'd done. I'd just clipped my fingernails while sitting in bed. there were now fingernail clippings on my bed.
good job retard.
mistressmissy:
wow that is one bad night man. though that reminds me of the story my sister was telling me about her truck today. they had it fixed but when they got it back it was making a whistling sound at the window. so they called and told the girl and she said to come in. she heard the noise and said they'd order a new seal. for about a month jessie called and called seeing if this seal had come in and they just kept blowing her off. so then my brother in law calls and gets pissed at the chick when she says there was no noise it was that he was driving the truck wrong. now what the fuck? so mike asks to talk to a hire up. the vice pres wanted to meet with him. mike goes, vice is no show. mike leaves. vice calls jess and says he just missed mike. so the guy comes to their house and says oh im sorry for the inconvience...i know what the problem is. i could fix it right now if you have a phillips screw driver. mike says no. vice guy doesnt understand. mike says you put me through shit for over a month. i want you to take my truck in, fix it, wash and detail it, i want my gas money back for driving back and forth, and i want your truck to drive to work tomorrow. 
i love my brother in law.
i love my brother in law.
tao1:
heh, rock. way to demand quality service.