The day was Tuesday and it started out like every other with us running late to work. Right away I had this feeling in the pit of my stomach that maybe I should have just stayed in bed, but I tried to shrug it off and get on my marry way.
While driving to work I noticed instantly that my truck was making this bad, consistent knocking noise as we drove on the way to work. This pinging noise was very loud and very annoying. My initial though was that my shocks have finally busted and the internal metal was griding on every bump. This reasoning was due to the fact that my ex-mechanic told me the original noise was coming from my shocks and we were good for probably another 6 months if needed.
While making it to work, I told the fiancée that I would call and schedule an appointment that day for a repair of the truck’s shocks. As I was walking into work I realized I still had her cell in my pocket from this A.M. Now freaking out a little bit because knowing the condition of the truck and her not having a phone I begun to get paranoid. Started calling her office at 8:15, no answer, 8:23, no answer, then again at 8:30 no answer. Finally entering freak out mode I called one last time at 8:35 and she just walked in the door. Relieved I asked if the truck made it ok, she said yes but it was smoking. NOT GOOD.
Scheduling an appointment I found out the shocks were only gonna run me under 400 total for the repair. Thank god I can afford that. well I received this phone call at 12:15 from the auto shop with not so good news. They knew for sure it was not my shocks being my front tire was leaning 30 degrees out. FUCK. Right away I knew the bill would increase by at least double. Sitting and freaking out for 2 hours I reciever another call and this time they had the finial estimate and the problem.
When ever you mechanic calls and ask if your sitting down, you know thats not a good sign. I simply replied to him, “Nope, smoking a cig, shoot” . Well the real damage came out, and the cost for repair did too. I only wish it was double. instead it was gonna run me almost $1300 just to make the vehicle drivable again. This does not include the front and back breaks that need to be done as well, but I can do those a whole lot cheaper. Now in official panic mode, as we now have no working car, I live 10 miles from work, and shes 15 miles, no public transportation out my way and no money to pay this repair bill.
Thank goodness we arrived alive from our trip, being how bad the condition of the truck. Thank god for good friends in life who will help you out in a time of need. Without these people I would be up shits creak with no paddle.
Oh and to top off my “great” day, when I arrived home Tuesday night, I arrived with the surprise of being locked out. Since I needed to be inside my house no later then 6pm, I resorted to breaking my back window to enter they house. Lucky enough I have, well now had, extra replacement windows to replace those that I broke.
All in all, never again do I want to hear the phrase
“When it Rains, It Pours”
