Car, Sunday, stuff
Jul. 24th, 2005 12:08 pmSo my baby is home. The guy at the garage couldn't find anything wrong with it. There was one thing on one test that sort-of kind-of wasn't at a total 100%, but it wasn't the kind of thing that demanded a repair, just something that wasn't 100%. He recommended that I call the dealer to find out if anybody else has been having a problem with the not 100% thing, but otherwise all he could say is that I should keep driving and hopefully it won't happen again. He also asked that I let him know if I ever find out what, if anything, was wrong with the car because he's dying of curiosity too.
The car needs to go in for a non-urgent recall anyway, so what I'll do is set up an appointment for that and at the same time ask them to check out the whole car just to see if anything's amiss. They may not find anything, but at least this way I'll have the peace of mind of knowing it's been checked twice.
So, my baby back home, I then proceeded to run some errands to help up my preparadness in case this ever happens again. I now have a better emergency kit in my trunk, plus an extra flashlight and a cell phone charger safely stashed in the storage compartment of my armrest.
Buying the cell phone charger was fun. I first went to Radio Shack because there was something else I wanted to buy (more on this later if I end up getting it) and though I'm planning on getting it off the 'net I saw Radio Shack apparently keeps them in stock, so I figured this way I could play with the possible new thing to see if I really wanted it, plus pickup the charger. Two birds/one stone = OTP.
So of course I'm totally ignored until I do my usual move to get attention at Radio Shack, viz. immediately start touching the expensive stuff, and a sales guy materializes to help me. We then have this conversation:
Him: Can I help you?
Me: Yeah, I'm looking for a car charger for my cell phone.
Him: Can I see your phone?
Me: [hands it over]
Him: [looks at me as though I've handed him a diseased puppy] And how is this phone working out for you?
Me: Fine. Why?
Him: [same look] Well it's so old.
Me: [with my sweetest smile] Gosh, isn't it sad how we're so materialistic these days that something is considered completely useless even though it's only two years old?
Him: Oh... er... uh... yeah.
Turns out they had neither the possible new thing nor a car charger for me, so I happily did not spend my money there and hoofed it half a block to the Sprint store where not only did they have the charger they also did not try to upsell me on a phone while I was there. Funny, that.
Errands done for the day I went home to relax with some reading on my porch as well as a nice walk in the comparatively cool weather. Today I shall do some more research on the possible new thing, clean house, possibly visit my brother, possibly do some writing, and definitely do some knitting. So there.
The car needs to go in for a non-urgent recall anyway, so what I'll do is set up an appointment for that and at the same time ask them to check out the whole car just to see if anything's amiss. They may not find anything, but at least this way I'll have the peace of mind of knowing it's been checked twice.
So, my baby back home, I then proceeded to run some errands to help up my preparadness in case this ever happens again. I now have a better emergency kit in my trunk, plus an extra flashlight and a cell phone charger safely stashed in the storage compartment of my armrest.
Buying the cell phone charger was fun. I first went to Radio Shack because there was something else I wanted to buy (more on this later if I end up getting it) and though I'm planning on getting it off the 'net I saw Radio Shack apparently keeps them in stock, so I figured this way I could play with the possible new thing to see if I really wanted it, plus pickup the charger. Two birds/one stone = OTP.
So of course I'm totally ignored until I do my usual move to get attention at Radio Shack, viz. immediately start touching the expensive stuff, and a sales guy materializes to help me. We then have this conversation:
Him: Can I help you?
Me: Yeah, I'm looking for a car charger for my cell phone.
Him: Can I see your phone?
Me: [hands it over]
Him: [looks at me as though I've handed him a diseased puppy] And how is this phone working out for you?
Me: Fine. Why?
Him: [same look] Well it's so old.
Me: [with my sweetest smile] Gosh, isn't it sad how we're so materialistic these days that something is considered completely useless even though it's only two years old?
Him: Oh... er... uh... yeah.
Turns out they had neither the possible new thing nor a car charger for me, so I happily did not spend my money there and hoofed it half a block to the Sprint store where not only did they have the charger they also did not try to upsell me on a phone while I was there. Funny, that.
Errands done for the day I went home to relax with some reading on my porch as well as a nice walk in the comparatively cool weather. Today I shall do some more research on the possible new thing, clean house, possibly visit my brother, possibly do some writing, and definitely do some knitting. So there.