What's wrong with your current car, omnis? Or better about the one you want?
My current vehicle is a 2002. It's got 194,xxx miles on it. The A/C doesn't work, and to fix it they gotta rip out the whole dash, which is a 2 day, 2-person job, estimated $2,000. In the past year, I've had the water pump fail ($500), and the transmission leaking ($1500). I figure, it's about that time when random parts will start to fail. My father, retired mechanic, also mentioned that it will get harder to find parts for it, given it's age. So I've decided to start looking now, before the parts fail, and I have to make a frantic decision, at a time of distress. Because cars never break down when things are calm.
Because my current car is a Prius, there isn't much that gets as good or better mileage, save a plug-in type of car, which I can't do with my HOA. So I'm looking at used Prius. I'm wanting bluetooth, USB jack, and backup camera. Two are CA laws now, the USB, just makes it easier to play tunes.
The car that they sold was a 2008 with full touring package, around 56,xxx miles, for $12,xxx. The one they do have is a 2007 with full touring package, 33,xxx miles, but listed at $17, 988. Which is a couple grand out of my price range. So I'm hoping to be able to haggle them down. Edmunds has the car valued around $12,400. That I could afford.
Sean, I'm just echoing what they said, but seriously, "not feeling welcome" is not a reason to not pay rent; it's a whiny asshole man-child excuse. Bottom line, he didn't pay what he owed you, and even if he was going through a rough patch then, he hasn't made any attempt to make it right. If he was on Judge Judy, she'd whip his butt. And this other guy is just a jerk with no manners. You haven't been forcing your movies into his eye-holes; he could keep his mouth shut and go into his room - just like you've been doing. (You're a better person than me, anyway; I'd be watching the dumbest loudest sci-fi movies I could stomach with the sound turned up, while eating nachos with my mouth open. Being nice to someone who's inadvertently bugging me is one thing; being nice while they're actively insulting me is another.)
omnis, getting a new(er) car now sounds like a solid decision. Wave Edmunds at them and see if it makes them rethink their price.
Ginger, I'm sorry to hear both about the cancer and fucked up insurance. I hope that can be fixed.Connie sorry about the fucked up miscommunication. Hope that is fixed soon. Sean sorry about the fucked up ex roomate. He has not excuse. I'm now wonder if the asshole currently staying chews with his mouth open deliberately to be annoying. And is how escalating cause he could not get a response.
Ginger I hope something can be worked out.
Sean, I'm really sorry you've been stuck with two shitty roommates. If your roommate didn't like the movie that you were watching he should have gone to his room. Seriously he's a short term roommate, it's your place, if he doesn't like it he needs to remove himself. I think I'd be a little tempted to say "I don't mean to be an asshole, but I'm really glad you are leaving" when he finally left. Although that's kind of petty but sometimes I'm petty.
I had a store meeting today, learned some new stuff about the changes. Also was named MCSA employee of the quarter (which is really for the last 5 months), we're being pushed into sales so I thought there would just be sales support and sales but they are still doing things by the division/departments. I don't know if they'll keep doing that since there's only 4 people and the part time people are very part time.
Congrats on Employee of the Quarter+ !! That was quick. Didn't you just start the job around Thanksgiving?
I started in late July/earl August.
I got employee for the quarter at the last quarterly meeting we had. I kind of had it my head I wanted to be named at the next (meaning this meeting) and I got it. Some of the recent changes I think kinda suck, especially in terms of people who lost their jobs in the re-org. But overall I like working there and I'm trying to figure out a way I can move up officially or unofficially by finding ways I can learn stuff/cross train.
Sean: it's not you (tho if you find yourself 4 or 5 disaster roomates down the road, you may want to start looking into more in-depth screening procedures). Roomates don't have to be friends, but everyone does need to be able to live up to basic elements of social contract (paying rent and utilities being clause #1.) Sadly, there are an awful lot of people out there who aren't up to the task of being a responsible human being...and those people tend to find themselves frequently looking for a new place to live, and thus being more densely present in the potential-roomate pool than folks looking to share their living space would like. I keep knocking on wood that I can afford to live alone. Finding someone suitable for home-sharing is really, really challenging.
I am glad it's going so well for you at work, askye.
those people tend to find themselves frequently looking for a new place to live, and thus being more densely present in the potential-roommate pool than folks looking to share their living space would like
That is a brilliant observation.
The car that they sold was a 2008 with full touring package, around 56,xxx miles, for $12,xxx. The one they do have is a 2007 with full touring package, 33,xxx miles, but listed at $17, 988.
That does seem like a rather large jump, for a year older car, even with fewer miles. Is it like, "Toyota Certified" or something that the other one wasn't?
