Hallelujah

I've worked for my current employer for nearly a year now. Specifically, 349 days. In that time, I have run into construction on my commute every single day... that is until today.

No cones. No lane ending signs.

Can I get a Hallelujah?!!!

This has made my day.

Perks of working in the "D"

As I approached my Liberty after work on Friday, I noticed something wasn't quite right. The spare tire that so nicely rests on the back of the vehicle was gone. Nothing. Notta. All that remained were two little bolts on the ground that once held the tire in place.

Someone stole my tire.

It was one of those things, though, that I had to laugh about. They must have really needed it. I was glad they didn't take the whole vehicle.

Thank Goodness for Insurance

A got in a fender bender last week with my Jeep. He was one of eight cars involved after one driver forgot to brake in heavy traffic.

Fortunately, we have car insurance. The whole rear hatch had to be replaced along with a variety of other things. The grand total for new parts and repairs came in just below $4,000.

Life lesson learned.

* As a side note, I would just like to say that I'm going to miss the little red rental car I was driving last week. I really enjoyed it.

Title update

I called the Title place in Ohio yesterday.

The conversation went something like this:

Me: "Hi. We recently moved and can't seem to locate our titles for our vehicles. Can you tell me what I need to do to get new titles sent to us?"
"Friendly" service rep: "Well, what's your name?"
(I told her my name.)
"Friendly" service rep: "Ugh. It's going to take a while.
(Silence. Silence. Silence.)
"Friendly" service rep: "There are too many records to go through."
(Silence.)
Me: "Ok. Soooo, what can we do?"
"Friendly" service rep: "I can find one of the two records. You don't have a title because you're going through a bank, making payments. They took your title."
(Silence.)
Me: "Ok.... Well, before I hang up can I just clarify something with you?"
"Friendly" service rep: "Fine."
Me: "If I were to go to the DMV in our new state without the title, everything would be fine?"
"Friendly" service rep: "No."
Me: "Ok. So what do I need to do?"
"Friendly" service rep: "You need to fill out an application for a new title and send it back to us."
Me: "Ok.... So how would one get this application to fill out?"
"Friendly" service rep: "We'll send it to you."
Me: "Ok... Did you need my address then?"
"Friendly" service rep: "Yeah."
(I proceeded to give my address and then the conversation ended.)

I actually found myself laughing in disbelief at the extent of her unfriendliness.

Some people just shouldn't be working with people.

Relocation woes

I'm still driving around with an Ohio license plate and an Ohio license.

The major holdup? A and I can't seem to find titles to our vehicles.

Thus, a question for my wonderful T-Town friends would be this: Does the DMV in Ohio keep your titles? Or, did we just misplace titles for both of our vehicles?

Any responses would be greatly appreciated!