Alright. I thought this week was going to be super stressful. Thankfully, it has not been too bad. So here is the downlow on what has been going on:
The car started Monday after work and I dropped it off at the dealership. I freaked out a little because just as I was turning on to the road to get to the dealership the gas light lit up. I was scared I would get stranded at the gas station, but I put gas in it and the car started just fine, and I dropped it off at the dealership.
Spoke to the nice lady at the dealership and she said rather than just replacing the alternator, it was better to do a diagnostics test just to make sure it actually is the alternator causing the issue. I asked about having a rental car, since I had no way to get home after dropping the car off, and she said it was still under warranty so the rental car was free. In the end I chose to pay 40 dollars for it for insurance purposes because Enterprise had this stupid at fault rule where even if someone hits you, your insurance has to get involved and cover the damage! How lame is that?! Even if some dumb fuck runs a red light and slams into you, YOU are at fault. Have you seen the way people drive in Cincinnati? No? Well I HAVE! And it’s not pretty sometimes lol. So I paid the 40 bucks so that Enterprise is responsible for the damage, NOT ME!
Went to Kroger after I got my 2013 Ford Fusion rental (very nice car btw), talked to Rachel and found out that she already has an interview for a job here! And guess what?! SHE GOT THE JOB! YAAAY! She has a face to face interview on May 6th and they are very impressed with her expertise. And who wouldn’t be? She is awesome! Super excited for her and excited that she won’t have to spend a month being bored out of her skull looking for a job.
Anyways… after I went shopping, all I could do was basically wait to hear from the dealership. They called me around 10:30 am when I was working so I called them back as soon as I got off a call and they told me it was the battery. Whaaaaat? OK, much better than the alternator, but still. How the fuck did yet another battery die on the car? It makes you wonder. I am thinking it might have been the GPS doing it. When I owned my Kia Forte, the GPS would shut off when the car turned off. On the Mercury, it does not shut off for some very odd reason and I have to force it off. But even then sometimes it turns back on, and it is plugged in to one of the outlets. Could that be draining the battery? Either way, I unplugged it, and am only going to use it if I don’t know where I am going. Which isn’t often. I am going to let Rachel use it all the time since she is new to the area.
So I picked up the car and went straight to Auto Zone and they swapped it out for free because of the warranty. I have a three day weekend, which is awesome, so today is my last day working until Monday morning! I am super psyched. Rachel will be here in two weeks, which I am also super psyched about. I might be updating a little less after she gets here, but I am going to make an effort to update at least once a week.
Schatzi’s vet appointment is Saturday, but I feel like she is doing better. Keeping my fingers crossed her infection business is over and her skin is less irritated. I have been making efforts to clean her off and use the spray they gave me on her paws, stomach, and tail area. She seems a tad more mellow so maybe the meds are working? I really hope so. I will be posting later this week or early next week to let you know how all that went.
Stay awesome, guys! And have a good weekend! 620 followers on Twitter! BAM!
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