Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Third Time's the Charm, Right? Right???

Last week was the Trifecta of Awful:  The Jumper, The Dumper, and The Bumper.  I was taking care of the last this morning.  I had gotten rear-ended by a motorcyclist Friday morning, but fortunately no one was hurt.  I did, however, get a good-sized dent in the hatch and lots of scratches in the bumper.  My insurance company has a corporate office and an affiliated repair shop not too far from here, and that's where I headed this morning.

My appointment was scheduled for 7:30.  I remembered this at about 7:05, as I stood in the shower.  I also remembered that I didn't have directions for how to get there.  And that I haven't arranged for Internet in the week since I've been back in my own apartment.  It was already 7:35 by the time I called my mom (Hi, Mom!) to ask her to MapQuest the directions for me.

Because I was already late, of course I got lost.  (Go big or go home, I always say.  And I had a better idea of how to get back on track to where I was going than how to get home again.)  I finally got there at quarter to nine.  Fortunately, people in the insurance industry know that if you're there, you're already having a crap day, and so Insurance Man Jason was really nice about it.  A few minutes later, I had the rental car and was ready to go.

I just needed to get one box leftover from my recent abrupt move out of my car.  Then I ran back in the office and handed over my keys.

Oh, and I needed my lunch, too.  Back to the office I go, re-collect my keys, get the lunch from my car, and hand them back in again.

Crap, what about my phone charger?

Screw it.  Aaaand that's pretty much my new mantra.


(True:  I have help at work again!  I may actually be able to post semi-regularly--woohoo!)

8 comments:

  1. Yeah for help at work. One bright spot, no matter how hard to find? And how is Prada taking the move?

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    1. Pretty well, but then again, I have had the apartment all along. I just wasn't exactly living there. More like running in and grabbing my mail and leaving sort of deal. In any case, it's not a new place to her or me.

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  2. I must have missed something, when'd you move and why? I'm glad no one was hurt in the collision. I hope things improve soon sweetie!

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    1. I moved because my personal life exploded. You really didn't miss anything, because I didn't, and probably won't be blogging about it. I'm sort of envious of how anonymous your blog is, because that means you can talk about anything. I'll email you about it.

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  3. Just found your blog via blogess. I had the exact same week with the bumper and will be taking mine to get fixed soon. Since I just found you will have to backread to find out what the jumper and dumper part are about. But I have had the bad weeks so I hope yours gets better!!

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    1. Ack, I so want to be The Bloggess when I give up on the idea of growing up. :D

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  4. Thank goodness Insurance Man was understanding. After that week, you might have just eviscerated him and eaten his entrails for lunch. No jury of women in the country would convict you.

    I love that you said "Screw it," about the phone charger. That is so something I would do -- after all that, I would have been too mortified to go back in a third time!

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    1. Exactly. "Meh, it can wait" is my other mantra.

      My landlord isn't thrilled about that one, I have to say.

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