Running around
Mar. 28th, 2002 07:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
robotech_masterIt's been a day of annoying runaround all around, it has.
After I left the folks' place, I headed back up to Springfield, arriving at about 3:00 the franchise of my retail chain positioned in the southwest of town--it's the only one that has an auto center, and thus the place I headed to get the work done, employee that I am and all. When I got there, the guy behind the counter said they were two hours behind schedule, meaning they wouldn't get to it 'til an hour after they stopped doing them. He suggested I take the car across the street to the auto dealership/repair shop, and have them do it.
When I got there, the guy took one look at the car and told me straightaway to save my money, because there was no way they'd pass it with the broken out left front turn signal lens. So I went up to the junkyard in the northwest part of town to get one. When I got there, the junkyard guy took one look at the car and told me there was no way that the turn signal lens could be installed, as bent as the front bumper and plate were. So I'd need to get a replacement front end--to the tune of $150--and then find someone to install it.
I don't know where I'm going to get that kind of money; I've already just borrowed another $100 from my parents, and my budget is about at its limit. But the car's registration expires in just a couple of days, and I need that vehicle for transportation to and from work. Darnit, I need a job. :/
Anyway, after that I went down to my own franchise store, in the far southeast of town. (Yes, that's right. I went from northwest to southeast. I pretty much circled the city. Well, half the city, at least.) I didn't want to, but I had to pick up and deposit my paycheck so that the check I mailed for insurance the other day wouldn't bounce. And tomorrow I pay my rent, leaving me with just over $100 in the account--and that's including the money my parents loaned me. Two more weeks to the next paycheck...
After that, I headed back to the southwest of town, to visit a used bookstore and see about trading some things in. I picked up David Weber's The Armageddon Inheritance, a sequel to a book I'd quite enjoyed earlier, and am now reading it. Later tonight, I need to get around to doing my taxes. (Thank goodness--or at least Gnutella--for TurboTax, and its electronic filing!)
Then work tomorrow...off Saturday...work Sunday...and Monday through Thursday for jobhunting. I'm going to set to it with a vengeance this time--with a new slim & trim resume following the advice of the lady at Career Services. I'm going to try the hospitals in town, for one thing--I have a pseudo-uncle who works in computers at one of them; maybe he can help me out. We'll see.
After I left the folks' place, I headed back up to Springfield, arriving at about 3:00 the franchise of my retail chain positioned in the southwest of town--it's the only one that has an auto center, and thus the place I headed to get the work done, employee that I am and all. When I got there, the guy behind the counter said they were two hours behind schedule, meaning they wouldn't get to it 'til an hour after they stopped doing them. He suggested I take the car across the street to the auto dealership/repair shop, and have them do it.
When I got there, the guy took one look at the car and told me straightaway to save my money, because there was no way they'd pass it with the broken out left front turn signal lens. So I went up to the junkyard in the northwest part of town to get one. When I got there, the junkyard guy took one look at the car and told me there was no way that the turn signal lens could be installed, as bent as the front bumper and plate were. So I'd need to get a replacement front end--to the tune of $150--and then find someone to install it.
I don't know where I'm going to get that kind of money; I've already just borrowed another $100 from my parents, and my budget is about at its limit. But the car's registration expires in just a couple of days, and I need that vehicle for transportation to and from work. Darnit, I need a job. :/
Anyway, after that I went down to my own franchise store, in the far southeast of town. (Yes, that's right. I went from northwest to southeast. I pretty much circled the city. Well, half the city, at least.) I didn't want to, but I had to pick up and deposit my paycheck so that the check I mailed for insurance the other day wouldn't bounce. And tomorrow I pay my rent, leaving me with just over $100 in the account--and that's including the money my parents loaned me. Two more weeks to the next paycheck...
After that, I headed back to the southwest of town, to visit a used bookstore and see about trading some things in. I picked up David Weber's The Armageddon Inheritance, a sequel to a book I'd quite enjoyed earlier, and am now reading it. Later tonight, I need to get around to doing my taxes. (Thank goodness--or at least Gnutella--for TurboTax, and its electronic filing!)
Then work tomorrow...off Saturday...work Sunday...and Monday through Thursday for jobhunting. I'm going to set to it with a vengeance this time--with a new slim & trim resume following the advice of the lady at Career Services. I'm going to try the hospitals in town, for one thing--I have a pseudo-uncle who works in computers at one of them; maybe he can help me out. We'll see.
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Date: 2002-03-28 07:11 pm (UTC)some states have it so that if the cost of the repairs to make your car acceptable to pass inspection exceed $150, you get an exempt sticker. Good old American Loopholes.
check it out, it might save you some $$$
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Date: 2002-03-29 08:43 am (UTC)http://ups.iiserve.com/Opps.html