Sitting at the Car Dealer

DSC 0442

Today has already been an eventful day.

I’ve had a nice drive down the hill with the top down. Traffic was as always a bitch mainly because of dumb ass driving. But until I got to the North end of San Bernardino I was having some serious fun.

Then of course there was an accident and the inevitable bullshit of everyone trying to fuck everyone else over just to get one stinking car length ahead.

I let them, I’m over the whole fuck everyone attitude. I used to actively try to prevent the assholes from getting their way, It was a matter of principle. But there are so many who play “Gotta get one car ahead” that It’s just not worth it anymore. I mean really, if it’s that important for you to sit right behind a gravel truck who’s dropping rocks and gravel on the front of your car… More power to you!

I noticed last year that that kind of behavior wasn’t all that common outside California. I don’t know if it was an aberration of the year or if that’s the norm. I’m hoping to take another trip in the near future to test the theory.

I’m sitting at the dealership while they replace some parts due to a recall. The recall isn’t going to cost me but the car seems to have known we were going to the dealership and decided to ask for more service. Fine… Now that it’s paid off I don’t mind spending a little money now and again on it.

It’s just too damn much fun to drive!

We’ve had Alarm follies today too.

The other half somehow managed to trigger a panic alarm. This results in an automatic police response. I wasn’t home at the time and when the alarm company called I couldn’t answer the phone. I tried, but the connection dropped the moment I answered.

I spent some time on the phone with the alarms company’s “Genuine People Personality Computer” God I hate those things! I just needed a person riki tic. Of course the system had to try to help me even after it understood that I needed a human being.

I still don’t know if the police showed up at the house or not. I tried to cancel them but I don’t know if I was successful or not.

Yet another time when I’ll have to ask the partner what happened. I swear I’ll get a call about the least little thing, but the major stuff? No word at all, It’s silent as a tomb.

Oh well…

Once I’m out of the Dealership I’ll read the news. Their WiFI is busted, and for that matter so are their hardlines in their “Customer Business Center”

I suppose I could start hacking… Just don’t know if it’s worth my time.

Who knows, maybe being out of the news cycle for a few more days will be a good thing.

Of course I’d hate to miss the latest scandal!