I hope I can save someone someday.
Haven't you already saved ita?
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Aug 18, 2011 3:40:51 pm PDT #21043 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Allyson - Aug 18, 2011 3:47:49 pm PDT #21044 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Jason talked me off the ledge, and explained that I was getting shitty service, and that he'd be SHOCKED to find that GM doesn't have a pedal for a 2004.
§ ita § - Aug 18, 2011 3:49:00 pm PDT #21045 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
She totally saved me. Many times over.
Allyson - Aug 18, 2011 3:52:56 pm PDT #21046 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
MFNlaw, does this sound bananas to you? It's just that I'm dealing with a jerk, right?
Should I call that place in Atlanta tomorrow, have it overnighted to me, and walk into the dealership with it and hand it over to the general manager?
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 18, 2011 3:54:18 pm PDT #21047 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Holy crap, brenda. Um, prepare to drink a lot this evening?
I was going to say this situation sounds like one that No Wine pledge was tailor made for. Loose lips sink birthdays!
Amy - Aug 18, 2011 3:58:39 pm PDT #21048 of 30001
Because books.
It's coming down buckets.
We just had the weirdest storm. Wind, more wind, no power!, lots of lightning, a rainbow!, a few raindrops, more really threatening clouds and lightning, and now it seems to be over.
PECO guy just showed up -- the transformer station is right across the street, so we watched him walk in with his flashlight and essentially flip a switch. Let there be light internet.
Maria - Aug 18, 2011 4:06:27 pm PDT #21049 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
MFNlaw, does this sound bananas to you? It's just that I'm dealing with a jerk, right?
Jason is right on all counts. It is crazy--there are hundreds of thousands of your car on the road, not counting the Pontiac version, which is exactly the same except for the name and badging. If there is a shortage, someone would have made noise about it sooner. The dealership (and the service advisor) are lazy. You need to make sure you ding them on the customer satisfaction survey once it arrives. Bad scores on the survey mean bad things happen to the dealer--potential loss of allocation, loss of preferred funding, etc.
You don't need to worry about selling the car, and if you continue to get the run around, ask for the service manager. If that doesn't get you satisfaction, ask for the regional district manager. Oh, and tweet @chevrolet. Really. It makes things happen very quickly. Let me see what my contact says first before we go to social media escalation. I should have something tomorrow (fingers crossed),
Yes, call Atlanta tomorrow, get the part, and then make the dealership reimburse you for the overnight shipping. If you get it, let me know so I can call off the hounds in Detroit.
Maria - Aug 18, 2011 4:12:47 pm PDT #21050 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
brenda, I do not envy you tonight. Good luck! If it was me, I'd stay quiet to not ruin her birthday. If necessary, you can fudge and say you found out after you had dinner--at least it's the same day, so it's not an outright fudging of days.
Cashmere - Aug 18, 2011 4:33:19 pm PDT #21051 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Do not fuck with buffistas. They will cut you.
Steph L. - Aug 18, 2011 4:37:20 pm PDT #21052 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Do not fuck with buffistas. They will cut you.
And then fix your car.