I Am Relieved
I feel so much better today. Relief and sadness and stress and anger can be combined into one emotion, I am finding. It is a sort of eye stinging lack of stress and a mind numbing necessity to do nothing while NOT crying, most of which I can blame on the people who will NOT fix my car. I no longer have the rental option on my insurance, trying to save a little money every month.
If you are reading this whole thing, thank you, and apologies, in advance.
I have a good friend who is dealing with all the worst symptoms of chemotherapy. He has had a fever for the past two days, and my car has been in the shop since....NOVEMBER 2nd!!!!!!!!! It was a minor repair...VERY minor.
The broken rear windshield wasn't even something that Sullivan Brother's Collision of Plymouth, MAss. had to deal with...another company came in to take care of that. The tiny, tiny dent has been repaired in the rear panel, and the speaker on the rear dash is the ONLY remaining piece to be repaired...and they have bumped my pickup date BACK and BACK and BACK. They just changed the date yet AGAIN from December 2nd to December 6th!!! EXACTLY 10 business days from the day they finally, finally began to work on my car. And if the date is pushed out any more after this, I am going to call the better business bureau.
They are supposed to have my car finished in 7 to 10 business days, they told me, after I filled out an online survey, BUT they have HAD my car for a month now, and didn't start working on it till November 21st!!! They have a website, and they show you your delivery date and photos of the progression of the repair, and it's like a slap in the face every time I look. They haven't called me, or communicated in any OTHER way. My usual shop calls me and updates me...ALL the time. I will never, never go to this place again. The only reason I did was because the rear windshield was smashed, and my usual place said they were booked up for a month!
I REALLY would have liked to be able to bring my sick friend some turkey soup, and Thanksgiving leftovers, but that is not going to happen now, or anytime soon.
I have been feeling sick with stress. HOW am I going to fit all of this food in my freezer? HOW am I going to store or keep the soup I would like to make for him? None of the things I wanted to do for my sick friend are going to happen because of this a-hole Collision place.
My son's birthday? Thank heavens there are email gifts.
I called my friend about a half an hour ago, and he is so ill he plans to call his doctors and tell them he can't handle living by himself between chemo appointments because he can only stand for about three minutes before he is overwhelmed by dizziness. He told me don't even bother bringing him food. He wants nothing to do with food.
He is so ill...and I can't get to him or help him. But at least now I don't have to worry about the turkey, or the other food.
He told me he is not taking calls from his family or from any of his other friends, because he is too weak, and it takes too much energy. I told him I was honored that he would take my call. He told me I SHOULD be honored...(at least he hasn't lost his sense of humor). Then he had a huge coughing fit that sounded like all of his insides were coming up. Afterward I told him I would hang up, because I didn't think talking was good for his cough, and he told me not to call him anymore because he is just too ill to speak. He told me that if he feels well enough, he will call ME.
So that is it. All my responsibilities have been removed...and I can float. And I will float a little bit...and try not to cry for my friend.
If you are reading this whole thing, thank you, and apologies, in advance.
I have a good friend who is dealing with all the worst symptoms of chemotherapy. He has had a fever for the past two days, and my car has been in the shop since....NOVEMBER 2nd!!!!!!!!! It was a minor repair...VERY minor.
The broken rear windshield wasn't even something that Sullivan Brother's Collision of Plymouth, MAss. had to deal with...another company came in to take care of that. The tiny, tiny dent has been repaired in the rear panel, and the speaker on the rear dash is the ONLY remaining piece to be repaired...and they have bumped my pickup date BACK and BACK and BACK. They just changed the date yet AGAIN from December 2nd to December 6th!!! EXACTLY 10 business days from the day they finally, finally began to work on my car. And if the date is pushed out any more after this, I am going to call the better business bureau.
They are supposed to have my car finished in 7 to 10 business days, they told me, after I filled out an online survey, BUT they have HAD my car for a month now, and didn't start working on it till November 21st!!! They have a website, and they show you your delivery date and photos of the progression of the repair, and it's like a slap in the face every time I look. They haven't called me, or communicated in any OTHER way. My usual shop calls me and updates me...ALL the time. I will never, never go to this place again. The only reason I did was because the rear windshield was smashed, and my usual place said they were booked up for a month!
I REALLY would have liked to be able to bring my sick friend some turkey soup, and Thanksgiving leftovers, but that is not going to happen now, or anytime soon.
I have been feeling sick with stress. HOW am I going to fit all of this food in my freezer? HOW am I going to store or keep the soup I would like to make for him? None of the things I wanted to do for my sick friend are going to happen because of this a-hole Collision place.
My son's birthday? Thank heavens there are email gifts.
I called my friend about a half an hour ago, and he is so ill he plans to call his doctors and tell them he can't handle living by himself between chemo appointments because he can only stand for about three minutes before he is overwhelmed by dizziness. He told me don't even bother bringing him food. He wants nothing to do with food.
He is so ill...and I can't get to him or help him. But at least now I don't have to worry about the turkey, or the other food.
He told me he is not taking calls from his family or from any of his other friends, because he is too weak, and it takes too much energy. I told him I was honored that he would take my call. He told me I SHOULD be honored...(at least he hasn't lost his sense of humor). Then he had a huge coughing fit that sounded like all of his insides were coming up. Afterward I told him I would hang up, because I didn't think talking was good for his cough, and he told me not to call him anymore because he is just too ill to speak. He told me that if he feels well enough, he will call ME.
So that is it. All my responsibilities have been removed...and I can float. And I will float a little bit...and try not to cry for my friend.
