Saturday, January 28, 2006

Wax On, Wax Off...

I got my car back today. Hooray! I've been driving a rental since Monday, when mine went it for repairs. The rental was a 2006 Dodge Stratus, which was fun to drive at first, since it's not that often I get to drive a new car. But even though my car eats gas, and is not new, I missed it. Especially the heated mirrors...It's a real pain to scrape ice off mirrors. It smells like paint, though, so even though it's January the car is now sitting in the driveway with all the windows open. Always good to give the neighbors something new to wonder about!

When he handed me the keys, the guy at the body shop said "Now be sure you don't wax it for at least two months." Um, thanks for the advice, but, uh, the last time it was waxed was, um, before I bought it. So I don't think that will be a problem.

Oh, and my pet peeve of the day? Gas stations with broken credit card machines. Seriously, if you want my business, you need to fix your equipment, because I'd rather drive to another station than go inside. Yes, I'm that lazy.

My second pet peeve of the day? Gas staions right up the street from those with broken credit card machines, that are closed at 8:04am on a Saturday. 8:04am! Even my bank is open by then!

Third pet peeve of the day? Rental cars that are given to you with 7/8 of a tank of gas. You have to return it with the same amount, or they charge you some ridiculous amount per gallon for whatever you're short. So you have to wait until you're almost there to fill up. What if the only gas stations near the return location are owned by jerks who sleep late and don't fix broken machinery?

Posted by The Gradual Gardener :: 1:29 PM :: 3 Comments:

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