Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Frustrated
Remember I said I was getting a company car? I'm pretty excited and all. Excited and frustrated. I don't like being jerked around. The associates at Champion Chrysler/Jeep are a load of bumpkins. My car was shipped on the 16th and was supposed to arrive in 7-10 days. Then they said 10-15 days. After 15 days they said it would arrive on October 3rd. On October 3rd they said it would arrive on October 4th. Upon arrival, I was told, the car would go through a check list that took about 30 minutes. Yes, they said, of course I could pick it up that day. No problem. I was very excited to be picking up my car today. I had everything I needed...scratch that. I had everything they said I needed when I talked to them yesterday.
Why the rush, you ask? Why do I have to have this car RIGHT NOW? Because. Because that's what I was guaranteed for one thing. But the important thing is that I have the car before I return to Fort Riley tomorrow. It is a lonely two and a half hours through Kansas to Fort Riley. Last weekend my car broke down on the highway. The car doctors said there was nothing wrong. Right. Then why did we lose power? WHY? I don't exactly feel comfortable driving through the lonely plains with no cell phone service waiting for my car to break down. That's why I waited for my new car to go back there. Scratch that. I waited until I was told I would have my new car to go back there.
Now? I'm driving to Fort Riley in my sick car tomorrow. And the next day. I can pick up my new car on Thursday. It may be too late. I will have been hit by a semi while hopelessly stranded on I-70 because the people at Champion Chrysler/Jeep are a bunch of big fat liars.
Remember I said I was getting a company car? I'm pretty excited and all. Excited and frustrated. I don't like being jerked around. The associates at Champion Chrysler/Jeep are a load of bumpkins. My car was shipped on the 16th and was supposed to arrive in 7-10 days. Then they said 10-15 days. After 15 days they said it would arrive on October 3rd. On October 3rd they said it would arrive on October 4th. Upon arrival, I was told, the car would go through a check list that took about 30 minutes. Yes, they said, of course I could pick it up that day. No problem. I was very excited to be picking up my car today. I had everything I needed...scratch that. I had everything they said I needed when I talked to them yesterday.
Why the rush, you ask? Why do I have to have this car RIGHT NOW? Because. Because that's what I was guaranteed for one thing. But the important thing is that I have the car before I return to Fort Riley tomorrow. It is a lonely two and a half hours through Kansas to Fort Riley. Last weekend my car broke down on the highway. The car doctors said there was nothing wrong. Right. Then why did we lose power? WHY? I don't exactly feel comfortable driving through the lonely plains with no cell phone service waiting for my car to break down. That's why I waited for my new car to go back there. Scratch that. I waited until I was told I would have my new car to go back there.
Now? I'm driving to Fort Riley in my sick car tomorrow. And the next day. I can pick up my new car on Thursday. It may be too late. I will have been hit by a semi while hopelessly stranded on I-70 because the people at Champion Chrysler/Jeep are a bunch of big fat liars.
