YAY! 24 is back :D

Fellow DC blogger Metro Man featured this on his blog today...I couldn't help but spread the humor.

The real fun starts @ 3:03 :D

It only took 2 weeks...

When we last left the saga...I was waiting for the dealer to call on Monday. They of course did not call... I had to call. (They were supposed to get details from the factory on when the part was supposed to ship.) They put me on hold "to call the factory" . They said the part had shipped, but they didn't know where it was or when it would be delivered - guess they don't have tracking numbers in the Auto Parts industry. The service guy said someone would call me tomorrow when they tracked it down. Of course no one called... so I called. The receptionist said that it showed the part would be delivered that afternoon, and work would start later in the day and probably finish Wednesday.

So I called Wednesday around 2pm.... Service guy indicated they had started working on it... and would probably finish in an hour, and he would call me then... YAY! So I left work at 3pm... Got to Odenton shortly after 4pm. Called dealer... said they needed another hour to get everything all buttoned up. I'm getting my hopes up. I ran some errands...5pm comes. Service Guy actually calls me. Problem is fixed....but the Detail crew has gone home for the day (!) I said I will clean the car myself. Service Guy says ... it's really grubby. I say I don't care. He says he doesn't feel good about giving me the car in the condition its in. Fine I say. What time will it be ready tomorrow. 10am is the response.

Thursday arrives. Service Guy calls at 10:30 and states "Car is all ready". I respond great... I'll be there around 1pm.

I rolled up to the dealer shortly after 1pm... my car is parked right out front.
I get it and check windows, and sunroof, and top going down and up. All is working.

Not sure who the detail team is made up of but it looks like my car was driven through a mud puddle and there is a grease smear on the drivers window! Whatever I'll clean it myself.

Next I go in to finish the paperwork. Its not done. They need to contact VW to get some codes (i think this is because all the work was covered under warranty). OMG!!! They had all morning to get this done.... Needless to say I will not be going back to Ourisman VW.

It's now MARF. LOL!

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Coffee may protect against oral cancer!!!

Even I can't believe I finished this one so soon.... but I did have some help with the Holidays :P

I usually go to Starbucks every weekday when I get off the Metro in SW DC, and on weekends if I am out somewhere that there is a Starbucks... like a mall.

So last Wednesday I was off... and since my car was in the shop... I didn't go shopping. Thursday was a Holiday aka recover from New Years Eve. Friday... I got to my Starbucks and they were closed (until 8am - and I never went back).... Saturday and Sunday I didn't go to the mall because my car was still in the shop. Monday and Tuesday... I walked right past the Starbucks... though I think did cast a wistful glance inside :P

6:45am Tomorrow I will be at Starbucks with bells on for my Triple Venti Skim Latte !!!

(Aside - one of the guys I ride the train with asked me this morning... If I had gotten my Starbucks yesterday (we get off at the same metro stop so he usually sees me go in). After I said that I hadn't, he asked me if I was cutting back due to the economy..... I told him no....just something I was doing for myself, and once I got through today, I would be back tomorrow.)

So happy Gossip Girl is back tonight...

Signs flashing at New Carrollton this morning indicate parking will be $4 for the day and Cash Only!

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Thanks to R for letting me swipe this (the answers are mine :P)!


Where did you begin 2008?
Haha… I don’t remember ☺ Oh wait… I was stuck in a horrible work situation.


Were you in school (anytime this year)?
No.

Did you have to go to the hospital?
Nope (But I did almost cut off my finger when slicing bread!)

Did you have any encounters with the police?
Yep! I filed a police report when my Linus and Lucy rug was stolen :P

Where did you go on vacation?
Atlantic City, New Jersey and New York, New York…. And my couch :P

What did you purchase that was over $500?
A Burberry handbag… to celebrate a new job!

Did you know anybody who got married?
No.

Did you know anybody who passed away?
Yes.

Did you move anywhere?
No.

What sporting events did you attend?
One Nats game

What concerts/shows did you go to?
3 - Pearl Jam, one Solo Eddie Vedder; one – NKOTB reunion

Where do you live now?
Odenton, MD

Describe your birthday.
I went to work ☺ Then Happy Hour... which Potluck Bitch invited herself to :P

What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2008?
Finally made the decision to sell my condo. (and then got my refrigerator fixed!)

What has been your favorite moment(s)?
Seeing Pearl Jam in NYC!

What's something you learned about yourself?
I won’t let people walk all over me anymore (at least in relation to my career!)

Any new additions to your family?
No.

What was your best month?
March!

What music will you remember 2008 by?
Britney Spears ! Don’t call it a comeback ;)


Made new friends?
Yes.


Favorite Night out?
Pearl Jam in NYC – night 2

Any regrets?
Nope…


What do you want to change in 2009?
I want to change my address !

Overall, how would you rate this year?
8 – may have been a 9 but the end (Potluck Bitch; Rug theft; and car in shop since day after xmas) brought me down in a big way…

What would you change about 2008?
Nothing… I believe everything happens for a reason…

Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?
Work.

Have any life changes in 2008?
Nope.

Change your hairstyle?
Yes… I went short again!

New BF/GF?
Nope!

Get a new job?
Yes… Started new job in March – major promotion with a hefty raise !

How old did you turn this year?
34.

Do you have a New Year's resolution?
Nope…. I never do well with those…. But I have been doing pretty well with my 101 in 1001 days list!

Do anything embarrassing?
Not that I can remember ;)

Buy anything new from eBay?
Nope.

What was your favorite purchase?
My Burberry Handbag!

Get married or divorced?
Nope

Get arrested?
Not yet :P

Did you watch American Idol?
Nope

Did you get sick this year?
No.

Start a new hobby?
Well… is Facebook a hobby?

Been snowboarding?
Nope

Are you happy to see 2008 go?
If you asked me 2 months ago I would have said no… but after the last 6 weeks.. Yes!

Drank Starbucks in 2008?
Of course…. It’s my first stop when I get off the metro!

What are you wishing for in 2009?
I am able to easily sell my condo… and get into a new home… free of upstairs neighbors and renters :P

Is how you will spend the entire year. Which if its true, does not bode well for my car situation :(

Christmas Night I left my Aunt's (In Bel Air) and went to my car... there was some condensation on the windows, so I lowered them all, and raised them... except the drivers side window did not go back up :( The family pulled on it for a while, but no luck. It was down for the count. I drove to Perry Hall and crashed at my Parents... (couldn't leave my car overnight on my parking lot with a wide open window... what with all the recent crime!).

The next morning I got up at 6am, and drove back to Odenton, with a wide open window, in sub-freezing temps! (This is probably part of the reason I have a head cold :P) Quick shower and off to the dealer... I was there shortly before 8am...First in line!

They got my info, and I headed off to the waiting room with my book. About 2 hours later they came to the conclusion that it was a bad motor (covered by warranty!) but they didn't have the part in stock... and said it would probably be ready Tuesday. So they gave me a rental.... but Enterprise has some wierd "No Fault" clause where my Geico insurance won't cover me if someone else hits me ...And they want to charge me $20 a day for it... I declined becasue I knew it would be at least $100 total and I was only mainly planning to drive to the train station for work.

So I get through the weekend... head back to work... No Word from dealer on Monday. Tuesday arrives... no word by noon (and after some minor drama at work I decided if my car was ready I was going to leave at 1:30 to catch a 2:20 MARC train). So I called... and was on hold for ever (which I took as a bad sign, I figured they forgot to order the part). The service guy finally came back and said the part was not in yet, and they would get back to me.

So Wednesday arrives and I decided I would give them until noon again, because if I didn't get my car back I was going to have to change my plans (to be not going out because I wouldn't take the chance of having the rental get hit with all the New Years crazies on the road). Dealer called around 11:30 - The part had come in ... and they installed it the day before, but now they needed another part (window regulator - this helps the window go up and down). And this part is on Backorder... but they added a red flag for me to its at the top of the list (though I suspect anyone that needs this part is without a driveable car - so not sure of how much it will help). Luckily after I went and canceled my New Year's Eve plans, a good friend said she would pick me up.. YAY!

Friday Arrives... no word from dealer.. So I called at 2pm. Service guy said they needed to call the factory and he would get back to me. So around 5 the dealer calls me back... said the factory didn't really have any info for them... and they needed to call back on Monday (then went on to blame the Holidays for throwing them off).

So now I have no idea when I may get my car back.... and if I had taken the extra insurance coverage I would be at $220 thru this weekend :(