Thinking in vain...

Monday when I got my car back I was a bit miffed about my door. I know I said I'm coming to terms with what it means to have a recycled door but it's still irritating. The door I received, while nice on the outside, is completely banged and scuffed up on the inside.

So while I was inside my car listening for new bumps or rattles or noises and noticing that the impact of the hit broke my radio display, I tried wiping down the car door... to no avail.

But what did I do after that?

Lock my keys in my car.

Yep.

The only good thing is I have one of the keyless things and my keys WERE NOT in the ignition.

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So it seems I'm not overly sensitive about my door. I've gone and requested several other opinions and the verdict is in - I could definitely break my key off in the door if I'm not careful.

It sticks, horribly, and it's not aligned right. The corner of the driver's door is banging into the back door and nicking paint. Apparently the car door I received was originally red.

So this means giving my car back to the shop... which I'm dreading so I haven't called yet. And yes, I realize I need to do this ASAP.

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I've been trying to pack my lunch, but today I have to go out and get something to eat as our mayonnaise had expired and I didn't notice till after I fixed the tuna fish. Incidentally, it didn't make me sick on Monday, but I've again asked for a vote and it seems I should be safe rather than sorry and not eat it.

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I have no idea what to get my sister for her birthday. Either of them.

Having a week-long vacation in two weeks makes one useless.

In other news, I received a message on my home phone (which I never check) on Friday from Enterprise informing me that Rockingham Group had called them and told them that Friday would be the last day they would pay for the rental car. I needed to return the car by midnight.

Oh hell no.

Of course by the time I get home Rockingham Group is closed as is my State Farm agent's office and the body shop. I called Rockingham Mutual and got some generic claims office, again, and left a message. I then called Enterprise and they told me not to worry about it since my car wasn't done.

So, I called the body shop this morning, they forgot to check the alignment and so my car should be done this afternoon. I called State Farm and my agent assured me that they would extend the rental car since my car isn't ready until this afternoon, but if I had a problem to let her know.

I then called Rockingham Group, got the voice mail of the woman I want to talk to and haven't heard a thing back since. I think this is the worst insurance company I've ever had to deal with, and I don't like dealing with the State Farm claims people. These people are worse. I can't wait for this to be over with.

Update: I FINALLY talked to her and the rental has been extended. Now I'm able to breathe normally again.

I think I need to go back to bed and start this whole week over.

Now I need two new tires. WTF? I just put new tires on my car, well two new tires, in September.

But I had another one replaced after a flat tire about a year ago. This couldn't be patched because it apparently had holes in the whitewall/blackwall - whatever that thing is called. They said it was quite dangerous.

So shouldn't I only need one? No, I need two. One apparently has very little tread and the other one has the thread almost showing. What does that mean? It can't be good. My least favorite thing is taking a car in for regular maintenance (oil change) and getting slapped with all these things wrong. It's only got 40,000 miles.

I looked up the Goodyear Eagle RS-A, which are the tires they've been putting on my car, and apparently it's a crap tire. Several reviews said that they either fell apart or wore worn (despite regular maintenance) after 7,000 - 20,000 miles. I want a different tire. That's ridiculous.

So I looked up tires and found a Bridgestone (Potenza G 009) that is basically the same level tire (high-performance, all-season) but it's got a better rating and it's less expensive. But they can't put that on my car. Only the Goodyear one and something by Uniroyal which I can't even find reviews on. Ford sucks, they are no longer doing my maintenance.

Best part was when I called the other tire stores for pricing and told them what was on my car, they kind of snickered and then agreed with me after I told them about the reviews I'd read.

And question: do I really have to have an alignment if they just did it 7,000 miles ago??????