Canadian Buffoon's Solo Disney Vacation - Update 07/08! pp99 - Here today gone tomorrow

[pkondz]

I'll take it when I can get it!

Glad to be of service.

Oy.

OMG, I have such a headache. I was so excited to think you'd figured it out in a voila kind of deal. But thank you.....

Yeah. Definitely not a "voila kind of deal".
More like a "voila a pain in the butt kind of deal".

F.I.N.E means:
Fu**ed up
Insane
Neurotic
Emotional

Now I remember!
I knew that I'd seen that somewhere before!

Thanks Carrie.

Anything else you need to know?

Airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.

 

[pkondz]

So here's my day.

But first…

The Contest

So the correct answer to the quiz question would be:
The underside of the bed in ASMu.

10 points for dawnbu40!

And 2 points for afwdwfan for figuring out the bonus question.
What does RNRC have in common with the Mr. DeMille line?
RNRC is at the end of Sunset Blvd and the DeMille line is at the end of the
movie “Sunset Boulevard”.

And since I'm in a giving mood again, I've decided to award points as follows:
afwdwfan 1 point for the awesome insult.
shan23877 1 point each for the wallet quip and the alternate reason to the bonus question
Sandy Mouse 1 point for perseverance and 1 point for making me literally LOL.
“Deduct! Deduct!”
Self_resqing_princz 1 point for most creative guess to the quiz question.
Scoobymoons 1 point for tweaking Peter Pan’s Flight.
lisaviolet 1 point for coming to my rescue. (You squisha his face.)

Contest points so far

dawnbu40 13 points
Laura74 11 points
shan23877 11 points
afwdwfan 10 points
MAGICFOR2 10 points
orangecats2 8 points
Sandy Mouse 7 points
Rgirl 6 points
Scoobymoons 5 points
ddstratton 4 points
dgthree 4 points
Tracy161 4 points
courtneybelle 3 points
ForeverDance 3 points
KatMark 3 points
mmeb144 3 points
Thumper_Man 3 points
lisaviolet 1 point
Self_resqing_princz 1 point


So here's my day.


But first... some background.


We had two cars.
One was still working quite well, but it was getting old
and it was time for a new one.
Rather than trade the old one in,
we reasoned that it would make a good starter car for Elle.
And we were right.

So we have three cars.

Last summer, Elle's car was hit in the parking lot by... well who knows.
In this day and age, if you hit someone's car and damage it,
the best thing to do is quickly look around and see if anyone saw you,
then make a quick getaway.

Please don't ask me what happened to morals or a sense of decency.


We make the appointment for the insurance adjuster to see the car.
This will take a few weeks.
Eventually we see the adjuster who tells us we can now get our car fixed.

We bring it to the autobody shop.
I don't name the autobody shop because I'll probably get sued for defamation.
They tell me that it should be ready the following week.

The following week I'm told the car is ready!
Come on down and pick it up!
Yay!
Ruby and I go down.
The car hasn't been touched yet.
I ask why I was told it was done.

We go back home.

The following week I'm told the car is ready!
Come on down and pick it up!
Yay!
Ruby and I go down.
This time, some of the work has actually been done.
But not all of it.
I ask why I was told it was done.


A few more weeks go by.
Supposedly the car is done.
We go down and miracles of miracles... it's done.
$500 later (our insurance deductible) we take it home.


A few days later, I am driving to work.
The road here is three lanes wide.
I am in the far left lane,
following another car travelling at the speed limit of 80km (50mph).
There is a car completely stopped in the middle lane.
As the car in front of me passes him,
the stopped car decides that this would be a good time to get into my lane.
I have two choices.
Stay in my lane, slam on the brakes and ram into him,
probably killing him and grievously damaging both cars.
Or swerving into his vacated middle lane.
I choose the latter.
Unfortunately, occupying the middle lane is a previously hidden
(by the idiot who's trying to die) stalled car.
I am forced to swerve again.
The road is a bit icy.
Just icy enough that swerving twice puts me on a collision course with a street light.
I swerve away from the post which puts the car into a spin.
I mostly manage to control the car,
but wind up facing backwards and sliding up onto the divider.

I've managed to bend a tie rod... or worse.
But nobody died, so I guess that's a plus.
No one stops (of course), especially not the &$%*# who caused the accident.
(See above re: morals and decency)


We make the appointment for the insurance adjuster to see the car.
This will take a few weeks.
Eventually we see the adjuster who tells us we can now get our car fixed.
I am also told that the accident is my fault,
so not only do I get to pay the $500 deductible,
but my licence will have demerits which means it will cost me more as well.

I learn a valuable lesson.
Our insurance dictates that in a similar situation,
it is preferable to plow into the car that cuts you off rather than avoid it.
Yes you will probably kill the other driver, but you have an airbag and should survive.
That way, the other driver will be at fault for cutting you off and it will save you money.

At least that's what I get from the insurance's logic.


We bring it to the autobody shop.
Yes the same one.
I decide that while they are incredibly inept at customer service,
they excel at bodywork.
And isn't that what you really want?
Nevertheless, I don't name the autobody shop because I'll probably get sued for defamation.
They tell me that it should be ready the following week.

The following week I'm told the car is ready!
Come on down and pick it up!
Yay!
Ruby and I go down.
The car hasn't been touched yet.
I ask why I was told it was done.

We go back home.

The following week I'm told the car is ready!
Come on down and pick it up!
Yay!
Ruby and I go down.
This time, some of the work has actually been done.
I ask why I was told it was done.


A few more weeks go by.
Supposedly the car is done.
We go down and no... not quite done.
They forgot to replace a part.
We go back home, again.

A few more weeks go by.
Miracle of miracles... it's done.

But it's also sat for so long in -35 weather that the battery is just about dead.
It does eventually start and I drive off.

A day or so after this, someone rams into Elle's car, damaging it quite a bit.
This time we are lucky.
The offending party must have been seen by someone,
or perhaps this is one of three people on the planet with a conscience.
Either way, he comes to the door and tells us what happens.
Hooray! We won't have to pay for repairs this time!

We make the appointment for the insurance adjuster to see the car.
This will take a few weeks.
Eventually we see the adjuster who tells us we can now get our car fixed.
We bring it to the autobody shop.
I don't name the autobody shop because I'll probably get sued for defamation.
(Yes. I know. I'm stupid.)
They tell me that it should be ready the following week.

The following week, I call them to ask how things are going.
I'm told that they can't start repairs
because they have to get final approval from the insurance company.
(Depending on if they found extra damage, the car might have been written off.
There wasn't and it wasn't.)
Unfortunately they haven't heard back from the insurance company yet.
I call the insurance agent who is puzzled
because he's heard nothing from the autobody shop.
He promises to call the autobody shop and tell them to start fixing the car.
Five minues later, the autobody shop phones me
to tell me that they will start fixing the car.
Aren't they great?

The following week I'm told the car is ready!
Come on down and pick it up!
Yay!
Ruby and I go down.
The car hasn't been touched yet.
I ask why I was told it was done.

We go back home.

The following week I'm told the car is ready!
Come on down and pick it up!
Yay!
Ruby and I go down.
This time, some of the work has actually been done.
I ask why I was told it was done.


A few more weeks go by.
Supposedly the car is done.
We go down and there's still a bit that hasn't. been. finished.
I lose it.
Really it's quite remarkable that I haven't lost it earlier.
I'm told that they thought that
"the guy who was going to fix it would be in by now, but he's not."

Terrific. When will this mysterious person be in?
Maybe today, but maybe not until tomorrow.

Awesome.
I tell him to finish the job, bring the car and the paperwork to my house tomorrow.
He agrees. (Really, how could he not?)
And miracles of miracles... next day the car shows up at my house. Fixed.


We've now been one car short pretty much continuously from August through January.

But we're not quite done yet.


While Elle's car was in the garage, she borrowed my MIL's car for a few days.

Shortly after, Elle calls us from her school.
"The car won't start!"
Luckily, a friend of the family is in the area and gives her a boost.
Apparently, MIL has had her car boosted two times recently.
Wish she had told us that beforehand.
But Elle tells me that she may have left her lights on all day while she was in school.
"May have" being a euphemism for "did".
I'll have to get her a new battery if this one doesn't charge up.

A day or two later, she's about to head out somewhere.... and her car's dead.
I head out to the store and get a new battery.
Problem solved.

All car problems done!!!

Wellll......



So here's my day.

I started with a dentist appointment first thing this morning.
Which sucks even more than a dentist appointment normally does,
because I have to work an evening shift from 3pm - 11pm.
So no resting/sleeping in before my shift.
I'm going in to get a crown.
Which turns out to be disappointing on many levels.

First... it hurts!
Oh, the needle in the face and the drilling and scraping and general mayhem
are terrific of course.
But when I was told I was getting a crown,
I really thought people would start calling me "Your Majesty".
Which, of course I so richly deserve.

Apparently it's a different kind of crown.

Dang.


After the dentist, I brought my car in for an oil change.
The grease monkey tells me that my battery is pretty weak.
Yeah, I know. The autobody had it sitting for a month in the cold.
But it's still starting the car, so.... no rush to change it.
"Oh, by the way, there was some corrosion on the terminals so I cleaned it off a bit."
Okay. Whatever.
Oil changed (no I don't want the coolant flush, no I don't want the transmission serviced,
no I don't want you to change the cabin air filter), I head home.

While the drilling expedition was no picnic,
when the anesthetic wore off.... I was a tad sore.
Nothing that some Tylenol didn't help, but still.
All in all, I'd rather be in Disney, you know?

I then got ready to go to work.
I had to leave early since I had a few errands I needed to run.
Funny how the word "run" can be used to indicate nothing of the sort... or so I thought.


First stop... the pet store to pick up some Vitamin C for Kay's pig (as in Guinea).
I drive the six kilometers (3.7 miles), park, grab the pills, pay, pop back into the car and...
Nothing.
Car is dead, dead, dead.
Was it something to do with the corrosion cleaning?
Did that loosen or weaken the connection enough that the battery didn't charge?
Dunno.
I just knew it was kaput.

I consider my options.
I could call for a boost,
but that could take a few hours of waiting...
plus I'd still need a new battery.
Hmmm... Elle just happened to be on spring break this week.
But she had to get up early to renew her first aid certificate.
And she rode in with Ruby to do it.
So her car's sitting all by its lonesome...
About three and a half miles away.

I can call a cab to take me home, grab her car, buy a new battery...
Uh... ah ha! Install the battery, leave her car at the pet store.
When Ruby and Elle head home, Ruby could swing by and get Elle to drive her car home.

Except calling a cab might take as long as the tow truck.
Plus I'm cheap.
I'm already going to be out the cost of the battery.
Plus I'm not decrepit.
At least not completely.
I can walk it!
But I have to walk quickly!
Plus, calling for a boost and/or calling a cab would save me…
Oh probably only fifteen minutes, tops.

I already know I'll be late for work... but I don't want to be too late.
I call my boss and explain my situation and tell him I'll be about an hour late.

I set off. But not before realising that I couldn't lock the car.
Usually I just push the button on the car door or on the fob and lock all locks at once.
But the battery is so dead that I physically have to push the locks closed.
Except for the hatchback.
The one with the broken key lock.
Which will have to stay unlocked.
Okay, criminals. Don’t steal my car. I’m having a bad day.
Okay?

About 45 minutes later, I arrive home.
Exhausted.
And my feet hurt.
These new runners I bought for Disney.... suck.
They weren't too bad while I was there,
but they've been getting progressively worse as the weeks march on.


I grab some tools and the keys to Elle's car and head back out to the store.
I try to buy a battery.
Here's how the conversation goes.
Me: "Hi! I need a battery for my car!"
Clerk: "Sure! Here are your options. This one has a four year warranty, this one has three, this one..."
Nosy Clerk: "You're doing it wrong! You can't tell him that! You have to tell him the whole warranty."
We both look at the new guy with puzzled looks.
Nosy Clerk: "You have to tell him it's a ten year warranty. Full warranty for the first four years then it's pro-rated after that."
He goes on at length how he's always telling the other clerks that they have to do this.

I get the impression that he was probably kicked a lot when he was in school.

I interrupt. "I'll take the first one."
Nosy goes away and Clerk gives me the paperwork with the battery.
He points out that the battery has a warranty for four years
which covers total replacement plus one free boost anywhere in North America,
and a full ten year warranty that's pro-rated after the first four years.

Or in other words, he would've said exactly what Nosy wanted to say, just better.

Battery in tow, I head out to my dead car.
Hey! It's still there!
I was a little worried since I had to leave it with the hatch unlocked.
But then again.... who's going to steal it?
Or better question; how would they steal it? It's dead.

Heh. Actually, I kind of wish someone had tried to steal it.
Crook: "All right! The hatch is unlocked. I'll just crawl in and hot wire this puppy!"
"What the...? Why can't I start it? I'm a failure! I'll never try to steal another car again!"


Within a few minutes, I've gotten the old battery swapped out for the new one.
Moment of truth.
<Vroom!>
Yes! <fist pump>

I zoom off to work.
I arrive about an hour late.


I'm exhausted.
Basically running home combined with the stress of the car and my sore face
(forgot about the dentist didja?)
has me worn out.
Oh, well. Only seven more hours to go until quitting time.


Around six I go for my supper break.
When I return, I'm told that L_____ has phoned in sick for the midnight shift.
I have two choices.
I can 1.) volunteer to stay for a sixteen hour shift.... while I'm completely beat. Or;
2.) be forced to stay because someone has to and the only other person here has already worked a double shift.

I magnanimously volunteer to stay for the midnight shift.

So that's where I am right now.
With sore feet below and a sore face above.
7am can't come soon enough.


New chapter coming soon!
Since Carrie gave me the idea...
Bonus points for naming the next park I visit plus first three rides.
(Considering what you know, you've got a 50/50 shot at the right park)

Link to next post! - Save dessert for last.​

 

[mmeb144]

I wish I had my computer. Quoting from an IPad is hard.

I'm guessing MK, 7DMT, BTMR, Splash.

 

[pkondz]

I wish I had my computer. Quoting from an IPad is hard.

I'm guessing MK, 7DMT, BTMR, Splash.

Hey Marie, take another look at the real world post.
I edited to add in the contest at the beginning of the post.

Plus your guess has been noted, too.

 

[Scoobymoons]

Perhaps, but it was high time for me to get my ash out to the bus stop.
So there's that.

Scoobymoons 1 point for tweaking Peter Pan’s Flight.

So that's where I am right now.
With sore feet below and a sore face above.
7am can't come soon enough.

I don't even know what to say to that post.....maybe buy a bike.....????

Hope things improve though

Ok guesses for the competition:
Park: Epcot
Rides: Soarin, Spaceship Earth, Test Track

 

[pkondz]

I don't even know what to say to that post.....maybe buy a bike.....????

Done. I own a Harley, but the roads are still too wet + sandy (from winter sanding) to take it out.

Hope things improve though

The way I'm feeling right now... they could hardly get worse!

Ok guesses for the competition:
Park: Epcot
Rides: Soarin, Spaceship Earth, Test Track

Noted!

 

[ForeverDance]

Wow. Just wow!
That is some incredible luck you have. I was going to suggest maybe public transit but then I remembered you said the transit there was horrible so maybe not. Though if you balance out the amount of time waiting for buses against the amount of time you spent waiting for your vehicles to be fixed and the time wasted driving down there... then maybe it works out.

I'm going with Magic Kingdom for your next day. I'll take BTMRR, 7DMT, Under the Sea (just to throw in something completely off the wall). Was going to include Splash in there but figured you'd get there early and maybe wouldn't want to get wet yet.

 

[dgthree]

I set it up so that the very first thing I do when I come here is go to my watched threads.

You won't believe how happy it makes me when I see that I've got new posts on my TR.

Just wanted to give you a wee burst of happy this morning. =)

 

[shan23877]

I'm baaaaccckkkk! Thanks for the bonus points! Still ahead of Andy! Woo Hoo!

Oh Ponzi. That just stinks! Maybe you should just start sashaying everywhere. And now my whole world view is thrown off. I've always thought that Canadians were the kind and decent ones! Good to know that I should not take my car to *unnamed shop* for repairs.

I have 3 crowns and have been disappointed every time. No tiaras, just pain.

Okay, here's my guess: MK-7DMT, Space, and BTMRR 'cause you like 'em fast

 

[dgthree]

F.I.N.E means:
Fu**ed up
Insane
Neurotic
Emotional

Anything else you need to know?

I thought it was Insecure...

Either one works, though. =)

 

[ddstratton]

Wow - what a string of car problems!! Yikes.

My guesses -- Magic Kingdom, with the rides being 7DMT, BTMRR and Space Mountain -- lots of coasters.

 

[afwdwfan]

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Last summer, Elle's car was hit in the parking lot by... well who knows.
In this day and age, if you hit someone's car and damage it,
the best thing to do is quickly look around and see if anyone saw you,
then make a quick getaway.

A few years ago I went to watch a Colts game. I came out afterwards and my nice, shiny, bright blue truck had a red streak across the right front corner, where someone driving a the little frickin' Pontiac next to me couldn't figure out how to turn out of a parking space. If only I'd have thought to get that license plate number on the way into the stadium.

I ask why I was told it was done.

Ok... considering how many times this question was asked, I've got to know... What was the answer?

I hate body shops. And admittedly, a lot of it is out of their hands. When you tear into a car like that you're going to find little things here and there that you might not expect and that might mean waiting a little bit longer for parts. And then there's the insurance company interjecting themselves too. But it gets so frustrating!

I've managed to bend a tie rod... or worse.
But nobody died, so I guess that's a plus.
No one stops (of course), especially not the &$%*# who caused the accident.
(See above re: morals and decency)

Well, Nice use of evasive action.

I guess.

Eventually we see the adjuster who tells us we can now get our car fixed.
I am also told that the accident is my fault,
so not only do I get to pay the $500 deductible,
but my licence will have demerits which means it will cost me more as well.

I learn a valuable lesson.
Our insurance dictates that in a similar situation,
it is preferable to plow into the car that cuts you off rather than avoid it.
Yes you will probably kill the other driver, but you have an airbag and should survive.
That way, the other driver will be at fault for cutting you off and it will save you money.

At least that's what I get from the insurance's logic.

Sad, but true.

I drove a dump truck as a summer job when I was in college. One of the first things I was told was to make sure that due diligence is exercised each morning with an inspection of the truck and keeping up with maintenance.

And then I was told, no matter what happens, don't swerve. True story.

We bring it to the autobody shop.
Yes the same one.

Eh, a body shop is a body shop...

I decide that while they are incredibly inept at customer service,
they excel at bodywork.
And isn't that what you really want?

But it's also sat for so long in -35 weather that the battery is just about dead.
It does eventually start and I drive off.

Well, at least you got it back...

A day or so after this, someone rams into Elle's car, damaging it quite a bit.

Either way, he comes to the door and tells us what happens.
Hooray! We won't have to pay for repairs this time!

I don't name the autobody shop because I'll probably get sued for defamation.
(Yes. I know. I'm stupid.)

Third time's a charm, huh?

Five minues later, the autobody shop phones me
to tell me that they will start fixing the car.
Aren't they great?

See, their customer service is already improving!

A few more weeks go by.
Supposedly the car is done.
We go down and there's still a bit that hasn't. been. finished.
I lose it.

Really? It took you that long????

By the time you were dealing with the second car, I was already starting to think about a certain scene from The Mask.

Really it's quite remarkable that I haven't lost it earlier.
I'm told that they thought that
"the guy who was going to fix it would be in by now, but he's not."

Then when they told you it was done... it technically wasn't done, was it??????

While Elle's car was in the garage, she borrowed my MIL's car for a few days.

Uh oh.

Apparently, MIL has had her car boosted two times recently.
Wish she had told us that beforehand.

Whew, I really expected something much worse than a battery.

But Elle tells me that she may have left her lights on all day while she was in school.
"May have" being a euphemism for "did".

I head out to the store and get a new battery.
Problem solved.

All car problems done!!!

Woohoo!!! About time!

I'm going in to get a crown.
Which turns out to be disappointing on many levels.

You mean there's a level where that isn't disappointing?

All in all, I'd rather be in Disney, you know?

Well, duh!!!!

Car is dead, dead, dead.

And she rode in with Ruby to do it.
So her car's sitting all by its lonesome...
About three and a half miles away.

Okay, criminals. Don’t steal my car. I’m having a bad day.
Okay?

They'd have to work awful hard to steal it even if they wanted to.

I get the impression that he was probably kicked a lot when he was in school.

I'd have wanted to kick him then...

Or in other words, he would've said exactly what Nosy wanted to say, just better.

Or better question; how would they steal it? It's dead.

See what I mean?

I have two choices.
I can 1.) volunteer to stay for a sixteen hour shift.... while I'm completely beat. Or;
2.) be forced to stay because someone has to and the only other person here has already worked a double shift.

I magnanimously volunteer to stay for the midnight shift.

Well, um... how about number 3?

So that's where I am right now.
With sore feet below and a sore face above.
7am can't come soon enough.

Brutal. Hope you survived and got to sleep in today.

And for the contest, I'll go with the consensus and say MK.

But I don't want to be like everyone else, so I'll re-order the attractions to be BTMRR, Space, 7DMT

 

[lisaviolet]

F.I.N.E means:
Fu**ed up
Insane
Neurotic
Emotional

Anything else you need to know?

So maybe you had the conversation with Carrie?
I'm very surprised that you didn't use it against me, laughing - loudly.

But Elle tells me that she may have left her lights on all day while she was in school.
"May have" being a euphemism for "did".

Perfection.

First... it hurts!

Baby.

The dentist I went to in my youth didn't believe in freezing for anything. Nada. Zilch. Just drill straight in. My mother thought it was normal. I've decided to forgive her. May he have his due.

Basically running home combined with the stress of the car and my sore face
(forgot about the dentist didja?)

Yes, and I thought "oh boy I've read too quickly. Did he fall on the ice, it is Winnipeg. Santa lives there, doesn't he?

Around six I go for my supper break.

Supper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love supper.

You have a Harley. You lucky little _____.

And I'll go with MK. Haunted Mansion, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Space Mountain.

 

[orangecats2]

I thought it was Insecure...

Either one works, though. =)

You are correct.....I have been humbled. Now give me more points!!! Sixth place is not good!

So was that all the same car that kept needing to be fixed? I think I'd have thrown in the towel long before you.

Yeah, I don't even want to talk about the dentist. Next time you see me I may have all new teeth. As in fake ones!

 

[lisaviolet]

lisaviolet 1 point

Hey! What the heck did I get a point for? I'm afraid to ask.

 

[pkondz]

That is some incredible luck you have.

Ugh. It was awful.

<crunch> Oh, no. Gotta get the car fixed.
Fixed! Yay!
<crunch> Argh. Gotta get the car fixed.
Fixed! Yay!
<crunch> Aaaaaarrrggghhhh!!!!
Gotta get the car fixed.
Fixed! Yay!

I was going to suggest maybe public transit but then I remembered you said the transit there was horrible so maybe not.

It probably would've taken much longer.
But even if it hadn't... I had zero change on me, so it wasn't even an option.

Though if you balance out the amount of time waiting for buses against the amount of time you spent waiting for your vehicles to be fixed and the time wasted driving down there... then maybe it works out.

Maybe..... maybe.

I'm going with Magic Kingdom for your next day. I'll take BTMRR, 7DMT, Under the Sea (just to throw in something completely off the wall).

And because I like off the wall... I'm going to give you a chance to pick something else.
Under the Sea was down for rehab while I was there.

Was going to include Splash in there but figured you'd get there early and maybe wouldn't want to get wet yet.

Interesting deduction.... but were you right??

Just wanted to give you a wee burst of happy this morning. =)

You have no idea.
I got home from my midnight shift.
I was just getting ready to close my eyes when...
"I'm just going to check on my TR. Maybe, just maybe someone's replied."

And there you were.

I went to sleep with a smile on my lips.

I'm baaaaccckkkk!

Heyyy!!!! How was it?? Please tell me that you're going to post something about it on your TR?
If not, at least throw a quick synopsis here.
Please? Pretty please?

Thanks for the bonus points! Still ahead of Andy! Woo Hoo!

Oh Ponzi. That just stinks!

Oh, I know. I <shudder> know.

Maybe you should just start sashaying everywhere.

I would, but.... my work is about 16 miles away.
I can do it... but it takes forever.

And now my whole world view is thrown off. I've always thought that Canadians were the kind and decent ones!

Usually yes... but here I think it was more of an incompetence thing than anything.

I have 3 crowns and have been disappointed every time. No tiaras, just pain.

I know, right?
Talk about totally unfair.

Okay, here's my guess: MK-7DMT, Space, and BTMRR 'cause you like 'em fast

Got it... and I like the way you're thinking.
We'll see if you're right.

Wow - what a string of car problems!! Yikes.

It was not a fun five months.

My guesses -- Magic Kingdom, with the rides being 7DMT, BTMRR and Space Mountain -- lots of coasters.

You people know me too well.
But well enough????

 

[courtneybelle]

Yesssss! Rock 'n' Roller Coaster is one of my absolute favorites! I'll definitely be looking to the sides the next time I ride it.

I feel the same way about TOT. I KNOW it's a great ride with so many amazing details...but that drop gets me every time. So scary!

YES I got some points! I know things!

Tigger looks great! I love the Animation Academy, it's the only time I have any chance of artistic ability.

Very glad no one got hurt in your series of auto-related tragedies...but sheesh is there only one auto body shop in Canada?

Alright here are my guesses:
Magic Kingdom: 7 Dwarfs Mine Train, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain

 

[pkondz]

A few years ago I went to watch a Colts game. I came out afterwards and my nice, shiny, bright blue truck had a red streak across the right front corner, where someone driving a the little frickin' Pontiac next to me couldn't figure out how to turn out of a parking space. If only I'd have thought to get that license plate number on the way into the stadium.

I don't know if it would matter even if you did get the plate number.
"Yes I'd like to report a hit and run."
"Yessir. Did you get a plate number?"
"Yes I did, it's _______."
"And you witnessed the incident?"
"Well, no. But a red car was parked beside me earlier and now I have red streak on my truck."
"Have a nice day, sir."

Ok... considering how many times this question was asked, I've got to know... What was the answer?

It varied.
Once it was "Who called you?"
Me: "Female voice."
"Joanne? Did you call this customer?"
Joanne: "I thought it was done. The paperwork was sitting on the desk."

Another time it was half done. So I guess that was close enough for them?

Another time they forgot to change one part that was only scratched... but was covered (and paid for) by insurance.

And the time where "the guy wasn't in yet."

I hate body shops. And admittedly, a lot of it is out of their hands. When you tear into a car like that you're going to find little things here and there that you might not expect and that might mean waiting a little bit longer for parts. And then there's the insurance company interjecting themselves too. But it gets so frustrating!

I really don't mind waiting for them to do their job.
And I don't mind if they find more stuff and it takes longer.

But don't make me come down there for no reason.

Yes. It ticked me off.

Well, Nice use of evasive action.

I guess.

It was really quite remarkable up to the point where I crashed.

And then I was told, no matter what happens, don't swerve. True story.

I know they tell you that for wildlife.
Don't swerve to avoid a squirrel for instance.
You'll save a rodent's life and cost your own.

Then again, if it's a moose, swerve.
Otherwise that thing's coming through the windshield.

Third time's a charm, huh?

By the time you were dealing with the second car, I was already starting to think about a certain scene from The Mask.

That would be a fairly accurate portrait of what I wanted to do.

Then when they told you it was done... it technically wasn't done, was it??????

No. It technically wasn't.
Neither was the time when I went to pick up the car and the bug deflector hadn't been replaced.
(The part that was covered by insurance I mentioned earlier.)
They ordered a new one got it in then called me to tell me the car was ready.

I got there and they still hadn't replaced it.
I got another apology (that makes apology #342) and was asked if I could wait 10 minutes while they put it on.

I told them they had five minutes.

Luckily, it was done in 5.

Whew, I really expected something much worse than a battery.

Me too! I kept saying over and over "Just no damage. Just no damage. Just no damage."
every time she had the car out somewhere.

You mean there's a level where that isn't disappointing?

Yes! When you get your coronation.

This wasn't one of those times.

They'd have to work awful hard to steal it even if they wanted to.

I'd have wanted to kick him then...

I did cut him off mid-spiel by asking for the first battery.

Well, um... how about number 3?

Unfortunately, someone has to be there.
I suppose if there's absolutely no way anyone could be there life would go on.
Yes there'd be delays and traffic would have to be rerouted, but it would go on.

Brutal. Hope you survived and got to sleep in today.

Not much. There never is.
Midnights suck.

And for the contest, I'll go with the consensus and say MK.

But I don't want to be like everyone else, so I'll re-order the attractions to be BTMRR, Space, 7DMT

Ooooh, you rebel you.

 

[pkondz]

So maybe you had the conversation with Carrie?

Maybe. I know it was posted somewhere, somewhen by someone.

I'm very surprised that you didn't use it against me, laughing - loudly.

You know me. I would never do something like that....

Baby.

This surprises you?
I'm a man ya know.
We're all babies.

The dentist I went to in my youth didn't believe in freezing for anything. Nada. Zilch. Just drill straight in. My mother thought it was normal. I've decided to forgive her. May he have his due.

Good Lord!
Was this dentist employed during WWII by the Gestapo by any chance?
Ever seen the movie Marathon Man?

<shudder>

Yes, and I thought "oh boy I've read too quickly. Did he fall on the ice, it is Winnipeg.

A distinct possibility.

Santa lives there, doesn't he?

Nah. It's too cold for Santa.

You have a Harley. You lucky little _____.

And I'll go with MK. Haunted Mansion, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Space Mountain.

Got it.

You are correct.....I have been humbled. Now give me more points!!! Sixth place is not good!

Sure. No problem. All you had to do was ask.

(note: that only works once!)

So was that all the same car that kept needing to be fixed? I think I'd have thrown in the towel long before you.

No. Same car first time and third time.

Yeah, I don't even want to talk about the dentist. Next time you see me I may have all new teeth. As in fake ones!

Yikes! That can't be fun.

Hey! What the heck did I get a point for? I'm afraid to ask.

For coming to my rescue... "I squisha his face."

Yesssss! Rock 'n' Roller Coaster is one of my absolute favorites! I'll definitely be looking to the sides the next time I ride it.

Do! I think this is one of those hidden secrets that nobody seems to know about.

I feel the same way about TOT. I KNOW it's a great ride with so many amazing details...but that drop gets me every time. So scary!

I'm not scared, per se. I just don't enjoy it.
But I'll still do it because the rest of the ride is awesome.

YES I got some points! I know things!

You do! You really do!
Disney should hire you or something.

Tigger looks great! I love the Animation Academy, it's the only time I have any chance of artistic ability.

I like to think I have inartistic disabilities.

Very glad no one got hurt in your series of auto-related tragedies...but sheesh is there only one auto body shop in Canada?

Yes. We're a small (population wise) country. There's only one.

Alright here are my guesses:
Magic Kingdom: 7 Dwarfs Mine Train, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain

Got 'em!

 

[Sandy Mouse]

Such horrible luck with your cars and repairs! I will be back to comment, later, but for now my guesses (like almost everyone else):you're going to the Magic Kingdom and riding BTMRR (of course), 7DMT, Space Mtn. And only 7DMT by fastpass+.