I like this girl but she doesn't like me:
9:21PM
monkey: hi
Clownfkr: didn't I diss your ass?
monkey: yep
monkey: pretty bad
Clownfkr: ok just making sure
monkey: crash and burn
Clownfkr: I'm in your neck of the woods now
monkey: are you coming over to kick my ass?
Clownfkr: nah
monkey: ok
9:25PM
monkey: so i guess i can't ask you out for valentine's day
Clownfkr: you could but I won't say yes
9:30PM
monkey: ok :(
monkey: can i take you out to dinner for valentine's day?
Clownfkr: no sorry I have plans
monkey: ok
monkey: do you have a boyfriend?
Clownfkr: nope
9:35PM
monkey: so was it the nose hair talk that messed up my chances?
Clownfkr: yeah that was the nail in the coffin
monkey: damn
9:40PM
monkey: i wish i could take that back
monkey: i really wanted to get to know you and stuff
9:45PM
monkey: i bet you have a lot of guys that want to go out with you
Clownfkr: nope
monkey: i should have thought of that and been on my best behavior
monkey: you know in real life i'm super shy
Clownfkr: are you?
monkey: i can't even fart in front of anyone
Clownfkr: eww
Clownfkr: dude
Clownfkr: see what I mean
monkey: i have to go to the bathroom
Clownfkr: gross
Clownfkr: bye
monkey: what?
monkey: go away
monkey: i'm saying that i'm not gross
monkey: ok
9:50PM
Clownfkr: you have no tact
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9:58 p.m. - 2004-02-09
So after thinking that this dude who was going to fix my car's smog problems was a stand up guy it turns out he is just as much of a fucking crook as everyone else. He fucking thought that I was an idiot or something. He calls today to say that he checked the car top to bottom and everying was great. The engine is fine, the oxygen sensors are fine, but the catalytic converters are clogged. I'm thinking yeah, I want those replaced anyway so go ahead and replace them with some nice Random Tech Catalytic Converters.
Then this asshat tells me that he CAN ONLY replace them with OEM parts from Chevy. He said that one side would be $700 and the other would be $800, not including labor. OH JESUS IT TOOK EVERYING NOT TO REACH THROUGH THE PHONE AND RIP HIS THROAT OUT. I informed him that I knew for a fact that there were a shitload of CARB approved catalytic converters that were a direct fit replacement for my 1994 Corvette. Then he tried to pull some, "this car is OBDII and you have to replace them with OEM," NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT. I let him know that my car was a 1994 OBDI car and Corvettes were not OBDII until 1996 AND even if it was an OBDII car there were a shitload of OBDII CARB approved catalytic converters that not only cost way less than OEM but were also 10 times better and reducing pollution.
He knew he was pretty much up shit creek but like most people he didn't think the right course would be to admit he was trying to swindle me and apologize. He just stated that he wouldn't put anything other than OEM converters on. I let him know that I would call my friend at Superior Chevrolet to get the list price for OEM converters for a 1994 Corvette IF the price was what he quoted me then I would bite the bullet and let him do the work. He hung up the phone. Yeah, OEM converters directly from the chevy dealership don't even cost $800 for both of them. My dad is on his way over there right now to pick up my car.
I called the California Air Resources Board and had a chat with them about this guys shop and what he told me. They said they could give me a list of all the CARB approved catalytic converters that I could have installed on my Corvette by ANY shop. Some people are fucking amazing.
This is the one thing that makes it very annoying to own a Corvette. Every time a shop owner sees you pull in to their driveway the thought of scamming a potential sucker is just too much for them to resist. I guess the typical Corvette owner might not know too much about his/her car and just pay whatever they are told without questioning it. I am not the typical Corvette owner. If I knew how to weld I would be under my car cutting out the old converters and welding in the new ones myself. I turn the fucking wrenches on my car just to avoid even having to argue with assholes like this.
5:15 p.m. - 2004-02-09
Yeah, i dropped off the Corvette this weekend. The dude who is going to work on it said that the dude who did the smog test is an asshat and fails everyone. Apparently he does this so he can make more money off of them the second time they come back after paying for repairs. The crook has a Test Only station so he can't swindle people by selling them repairs that they don't need so he swindles them by making them pay for two tests. Nice way to double your business, huh?
So this dude who is going to work on my car says that my car barely failed and the engine probably wasn't hot enough before the test. That made a lot of sense. I had the car running before the test and brought the temperature up to 230 degrees but that bastard turned the heater on after he took the car from me and let it sit for a while before he tested it. By turning the heater on he dropped the engine's temperature to 185 degrees. Way too cold.
Anyway, the dude is going to check the car out today to make sure there isn't actually something wrong. Even if there isn't I told him to change the catalytic converters and oxygen sensors anyway. He was cool with that.
I drove my mom's toyota camry back home. I'm going to keep this car now. I still haven't sold my VW Golf. If you want to buy it please let me know. It's only $850!!!
6:16 a.m. - 2004-02-09
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