Disaster Weekend
Gotta love those neat stories so how about we talk about the weekend before last... it was a disaster. So I rented a trailer for the truck to move all my stuff to VA but I had a doctors appointment that conflicted with the pickup time so I asked my sis to go get it since it was in the same direction as her horse stables (which she goes to every Friday). Now I made it very clear before that if she ever drives the truck with the trailer that you can't use overdrive & you have to slow down.... anyways, so, its about 6:00pm (Nicki is flying in at about 7:30pm) and I get this phone call from my sis - she says the truck is on fire. Its raining and the truck is on fire?! I know my sis is special when it comes to cars but I think this tops the list! I ask her what went down and she says... "we were driving along the freeway (with 2000lb 6x12ft trailer in tow) and then the truck's rpm's suddendly went really high, like we lost a gear in the transmission, and we could barely push 60mph."
k, so this is when I started to get unhappy. I mean hoooold on here. Barely push 60mph?!!! With a freaking huge trailer in tow?! So, if you remember, I already told her you can't use overdrive. And if you have ever rented a Uhaul trailer there are huge "SPEED LIMIT: 45MPH" postings all over the trailer. Lets do the math - how the hell is she "barely doing 60mph" without overdrive and without speeding?! She can't!!! WTF?! What does this all equal? Well, it comes out to a transmission that was so overheated from driving it in overdrive (yes, this was verified by the mechanics) at such a high speed with such a large item in tow that it turned the tranny fluid into a molasses like consistancy and started smoking (truck on fire). Cost to fix HER fuck up ? About $2000.... and for those of you that think this is a risk you take when someone uses your vehicle I would normally agree... EXCEPT... she did EXACTLY what she was told NOT to do..... this is straight up intentional neglect and complete disregard for someone else's property!
But don't worry... the night doesn't end there. My sis says not to worry cause she will get it towed to her horse stable using my AAA (I added her to my acct). I said, sounds good, maybe we are really lucky and they could help figure out a solution (this was before I knew how screwed up it really was). About an hour later (time is now about 7:00pm) I get a phone call from my sis - except when I answer it wasn't her - it was the bitch lady from the horse stable who immediately starts yelling at me about how dare I tow this truck to her property and that if I don't get it off of it in two hours she will do it for me (aka - police & impound). Now, I am mad. Not only did my sis completely fry my truck but she 1) towed it to a place for the sole sake of getting to her horse without even talking to them to see if it could go there, 2) gave them the impression it was my idea, 3) gave the lady her phone so she could call me without warning, and 4) never defended me or tried to help with the situation SHE created. About 7:30pm I get another call from another bitch lady at the place doing the same thing - telling me how I better get this truck gone now. So, I have to find a way to tow the vehicle the 200ft into the street on public land.... and figure it aout all before nicki gets here. Plus, lets not forget the trailer is still sitting on the side of the road.
Nicki calls me... she's in! At least something good came out of the night! :) We pick up a trailblazer from AVIS (stock hitch, woohoo). The plan is simple... attach ropes to truck, drag to street, then get trailer. And that is what we do. *side note - Robyn actually called and tried to leave the place and go home without doing anything to help!* Last but not least we still have this trailer that we have to return now (which is actually quite difficult since its supposed to be in Virginia). The next morning I finally found a place that would take it back - only a 3 hour roundtrip away. Overall, how does the weekend fare? Well, we lost about a full day of work (which is huge since I am moving & prepping the house for sale) and almost $2000. And do you know that she never once apologized or offered to help out the entire time I have been working on the house. Great sister I have huh.
k, so this is when I started to get unhappy. I mean hoooold on here. Barely push 60mph?!!! With a freaking huge trailer in tow?! So, if you remember, I already told her you can't use overdrive. And if you have ever rented a Uhaul trailer there are huge "SPEED LIMIT: 45MPH" postings all over the trailer. Lets do the math - how the hell is she "barely doing 60mph" without overdrive and without speeding?! She can't!!! WTF?! What does this all equal? Well, it comes out to a transmission that was so overheated from driving it in overdrive (yes, this was verified by the mechanics) at such a high speed with such a large item in tow that it turned the tranny fluid into a molasses like consistancy and started smoking (truck on fire). Cost to fix HER fuck up ? About $2000.... and for those of you that think this is a risk you take when someone uses your vehicle I would normally agree... EXCEPT... she did EXACTLY what she was told NOT to do..... this is straight up intentional neglect and complete disregard for someone else's property!
But don't worry... the night doesn't end there. My sis says not to worry cause she will get it towed to her horse stable using my AAA (I added her to my acct). I said, sounds good, maybe we are really lucky and they could help figure out a solution (this was before I knew how screwed up it really was). About an hour later (time is now about 7:00pm) I get a phone call from my sis - except when I answer it wasn't her - it was the bitch lady from the horse stable who immediately starts yelling at me about how dare I tow this truck to her property and that if I don't get it off of it in two hours she will do it for me (aka - police & impound). Now, I am mad. Not only did my sis completely fry my truck but she 1) towed it to a place for the sole sake of getting to her horse without even talking to them to see if it could go there, 2) gave them the impression it was my idea, 3) gave the lady her phone so she could call me without warning, and 4) never defended me or tried to help with the situation SHE created. About 7:30pm I get another call from another bitch lady at the place doing the same thing - telling me how I better get this truck gone now. So, I have to find a way to tow the vehicle the 200ft into the street on public land.... and figure it aout all before nicki gets here. Plus, lets not forget the trailer is still sitting on the side of the road.
Nicki calls me... she's in! At least something good came out of the night! :) We pick up a trailblazer from AVIS (stock hitch, woohoo). The plan is simple... attach ropes to truck, drag to street, then get trailer. And that is what we do. *side note - Robyn actually called and tried to leave the place and go home without doing anything to help!* Last but not least we still have this trailer that we have to return now (which is actually quite difficult since its supposed to be in Virginia). The next morning I finally found a place that would take it back - only a 3 hour roundtrip away. Overall, how does the weekend fare? Well, we lost about a full day of work (which is huge since I am moving & prepping the house for sale) and almost $2000. And do you know that she never once apologized or offered to help out the entire time I have been working on the house. Great sister I have huh.
posted by Posteritas | Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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