So after a month of work and complaining about work through blog I can finally say that the days of 1 car living are officially over. ‘Twas truly a sinister month and I’m glad to see it in the rearview mirror of my new 2007 Pontiac G6. As is the only question you ever ask beyond car details, “how was your sales experience?’ Well to be honest it wasn’t too bad. The only moment that truly became awkward was when the sales person tried to get us into a lease.
I swear to God the sales persons overall disposition changed it appeared that suddenly she became very tired, very ragged very sweaty. I wondered for a moment if I put on the same veneer when I have been trying to land a company initiative with a mark. Even worse suddenly my wife begins to side with the sales person. HA!! So I pull Tif to the side and beg her to follow my every lead from this point forward. I know the game I did sales for almost five years. I know what I want in this deal and I know that no where in that lies a car lease.
At a last attempt the sales person tells me that every time my credit gets checked it drops my credit score 5 points. So now I’m thinking of walking out as under her logic when I bought my home my credit dropped no less than 100 points as I shopped my credit to tons of banks while looking for the best deal. Much to her dismay I keep a pretty healthy tab on my credit score and found no reason to be worried. I called her on the lie thinking it would get me on a faster track to the finance officer.
For her last …Last trick she tried good old fashion guilt. She gets on the phone to “someone” and lets them know that she TRIED to offer us the best deal but we had declined and were requesting that we wanted to go with straight financing. I inform my wife to keep signing the finance papers. Sigh…
Anyways our credit gets run we go in to talk to the finance manager and we have a nice time. Making sure to hit them up for every refreshment offered. New rule: If you don’t walk out of a dealership without having drunk at least two liters of soda you did not spend enough time negotiating!!! Minor rate/bank/down payment negotiation drops the price even more and lo and behold I make it out of there with payments right in my range and a dependable car that the wife can beat up for the next 5 years.
So it is nice to actually feel like you pulled off a win once in a while. My inner cynic still tells me I was duped and I probably was to some extent, they are sales professionals for a reason. But getting that car into my price range regardless of what they made on the deal is still a win.
The battle still continues…
So no rest for the wicked. As we still have a home that needs heat. I dropped forty bucks on a space heater so at least the bedroom holds some comfort. I’m currently still trying to go through the friend of a friend route in the hopes that it’s a minor issue like an igniter or hell maybe a switch that needs to be flipped to the appropriate setting. Just to prove I am a nerd I researched the model online and started reading through the product manual. Unfortunately this only confirmed that I am not mechanically adept. So it looks like we’ll need a technician shortly as I am too much of a paranoid kid to keep using this space heater.
Da Bears!!
Oh I need this day to pass quickly so I can get a comfortable spot on the couch, some hot pizza and maybe a beer or two and watch what should be an absolute massacre tonight on Monday Night Football. I haven’t quite bought into the hype yet as our local radio stations are full of pundits spouting about a perfect season. However I will say that if you have abstained from fully committing to sports team now is your chance. The Bears are that good and the rest of the NFC Central is THAT bad. So playoffs should be locked by weekd 10 or 11. If you don’t want to be counted with the number of those that true fans tend to deplore I would buy your Urlacher jersey now and paint your face in orange and blue before confidently striding into work tomorrow.
News
Is the evening news worth watching to any of you? I know my age demographic seems to prefer there news to come from Comedy Central. Didn’t we have some sort of controversy last week? Man that died quick. Those involved and those who were directly or indirectly burned by recent scandals laid out a blue print for all to see on how to make a touchy situation disappear fast. I see it as this:
1. Acknowledge - (my bad)
2. Action - (the problem has been sent away)
3. Dismiss - (the problem does not exist any more now lets stop discussing)
I’m sure opposite party members would like this little drama to have played out until election date. They just fired their round too quick. Bad timing. Bad everything. Damage is done. Blast pattern had a solid radius but really there should have been greater collateral damage. Did
The Wisdom of Gnarles Barkley
I wouldn’t call it schizophrenia but I’m at least two people a day.
Things to watch while you wait for the next season of The Shield…
There aren’t too many reasons to subscribe to Showtime. In fact the only reason I stumbled upon this show was through complaining about poor service to my provider. Showtime is essentially HBO without the new premiers, relevant movies, relevant series or quality boxing. However I think they have a little gem on their hands with this show called DEXTER. It is the heartwarming tale of a man who works in the forensics department of the
It’s a lot of very dark humor as they make Dextor very likable right off the bat by having him kill a child molestor and murderer. Dextor is a monster in every way. He enjoys being a witness because going to the courthouse gives him new opportunities to find victims. Of course he the total anti hero that a lot of us geeks love. The writing is good with a lot of wink wink nudge nudge jokes thrown in there. Especially when the cops visit new crime scenes and dexter starts ranting about how beautifully done the kill was. Meanwhile all the cops around him give each other sideways glances.
Tons of funny and lots of thought provoking material regarding the idea of truth versus justice. Check out “Dexter” on showtime. But avoid their show “weeds”. Any show that warrants a guest visit from snoop dog means that they are just pretenders.
Links to make you…
Words from a wise man that I respect and work with through one of my favorite hobbies. I agree with him completely on the topic of late night miracle pills. I will however contend that the diet pills offered in a lot of those ads are great sources of energy. And while they will do nothing to help you lose weight they do a LOT to getting your mind lit up and fully aware in a matter of a half an hour. Can’t imagine how people run or work out on that stuff though. 2 pills would make my heart pound out of my chest. Can’t imagine what would have happened if I had been doing anything more than studying.
Final Thoughts
Man God bless ya if you’re still reading through all this….
- Optimism is the hard part. Cynicism is the 8 hours watching tv while eating potato chips.
- The government does not trust you to make decisions for yourself.
- Don’t be afraid just because the TV tells you to.
- Always support your armed service men and women.
- Conan O’brien is till the best late night talk show host.
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