Ok, true story time...
I live in a relatively small town in Wyoming...other than this weekend. It's Rodeo Weekend, so everybody and their mamma and cousin are in town for the festivities. But, I digress...June 26,
On Thursday June 16, I was staying late at work. I was finishing up paperwork so that I could take off Friday and take a trip to visit my mom about 1200 miles away in Missouri. It had been planned for weeks. I was taking my car, my dog, and of course my clothes and stuff. (notice I did not take the DH) The plan was to drive there and trade my 04 Saturn Ion in on a Jeep Pioneer when I got to mom's house. Already had it ALL planned!!! So, I went out to my car at about 7pm to go home and finish packing so that I could leave bright and early in the morning...and...guess what!?! The car wouldn't start. Wouldn't even turn over...power worked, so it didn't need a jump...but just would not start.
So I relented. I called the DH. He came up, looked at it and tried to figure it out... I called the insurance company and explained to them that it was now 7:30 and no dealerships were open to take the car to and there were no Saturn dealerships nearby. In fact, the closest Saturn dealership is 350 miles away in Cheyenne. We decided to have it towed to the GM dealership, since Saturn is a branch of GM. I figured that since this is such a small town, they could look at it and have me on my way the next day.
The tow truck driver was kinda scary. I was sort of glad that the DH was along when he dropped us off at the house.
Bright and early the next morning, I called and talked with the GM dealership. They assured me that they would be more than happy to look at my car...a WEEK from THEN!!! I politely declined and called the Saturn dealership. They could bet me in quicker, but told me about their 0% financing deal and I realized I would be just as smart to buy a new Saturn here and go to mom's from Cheyenne.
So I called my insurance company back and fought with them to get them to cover the tow to Cheyenne. Otherwise it would have cost $3 a mile...for 350 miles! It finally worked. I called Saturn and had the credit and everything preapproved and ready to go. Then all I had to do is wait for the tow truck driver to pick me up...and my dog and my clothes. (But still not the DH)
So I waited and I waited and I waited.
And waited.
Then he got there. It was a young kid. And the above mentioned scary tow truck driver.
I had horror movie flashbacks all the way to Cheyenne.
Because I was so late, Saturn was closed. But they made hotel arrangements and put me up in a hotel for the night. The sales manager guy knew that I was travelling by myself at night and was kinda freaked out, so he called me to check on me...a lot! After the dealership closed, he gave me his cellphone number and kept calling to check on me and had me call him when I got settled at the hotel.
Saturn is good people!
So, I got my VUE and went on to my mom's for a visit. It was awesome!!! With everything going on, I needed some momma time! Yes, I'm almost 38, but we all need our momma's sometimes!!
And my mom is awesome! As I have grown older, she and I are as much friends as mother/daughter.
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