I didn't forget you.

     The weather here has been dreadfull.  Have hardly been on the computer at all but let's continue eh?

     The salesmanager came in and sat across from me.  He wanted this car off the lot.
"What do I have to do to get you in this car?  It's been a slow month.  On a nice day after there rain there's no one here.  Let's make this happen."

     I smiled, "Just meet my price.  I already told the salesman it's a great car, but no where near my price.  What can you do?"

"12,000 firm" he said without blinking.

"10,500 is as high as I'm willing to go."

A sigh, natural no, but it was working.  "Look," he said, "if you go through our financing I can go to $11, 500 but that is it.  It's the price."  He passed some numbers over a piece of paper.  It all seemed fine.  I was sold.

"Done, I just have to do 2 things."  That was true.  What was also true is that I should have had him sign the paper he offered me.

     I told them I had no deposit to leave at 7:30 at night.  I needed to call my insurance company to see what my insurance rates would go to.  I also wanted to contact my mechanic and get his opinion on this car. 
"If every thing is a go I'll call tomorrow and give my Amex number for the deposit.  If I loose it by then, no hard feelings at all.  I'll just keep trying.

     We were all pleased and agreed to the aforementioned.  I went  home and told the inmates.  My sister was excited for me.  I down played it and said nothing was official until I got my calls in the morning.

     At work  I called my garage first thing.  They open at 7:30, I called at 8:30, to give them time to get settled.  They liked the car, said it was a good one and I was happy.  Around 10 I called my insurance agency.  They're a local office, I speak to them quite often and like them.

     When I told them of the car they crunched the numbers, my insurance would only go up $10 a month.  That's with everything.  You have to get all the bells and whistles when you buy a car on a loan. I called the dealer ship, left my deposit and I bought a car.  I was to pick it up that weekend.  Memorial Day weekend.  I was excited.  I only told my manager.

thunder, the story will be continued.

Monday descends into Tuesday an news

     Unfortunately I was about 15 miles away when I remembered I'd not paid for the smoke.  But my body screamed L-U-N-C-H!  I've no clue what I ate, no the cigar wasn't that strong, it's just that it was 2 weeks ago now.  Anyway.  It was late in the afternoon, knew I had to cook dinner.  Did dishes, watched peoples court.  Really an uneventfull end to an otherwise uneventfull day.  Promised myself I'd go back to the lounge to pay for the smoke on Tuesday.

     I'd checked in with me contact at the Toyota dealership.  Said something about Tuesday.  Enter Tuesday.

     Well being Tuesday, early, all my errands done, I was entitled to a reward.  Breakfast out.  (wait you can't remember lunch from a weeks ago but remember breakfast?  wtf?)  Yeah, deal with it.

     It is one of my very favorite places.  They used to be in a little trailer across from their current location.  Now they're a booming business.  Breakfast is never cheap, but will fill you for the day.  And their coffee is simply awesome.  I got a little table on the covered out side area.  I was the only customer, it was awesome.  I went with a short stack of pancakes that were simply awesome.  They had mango, and I grabbed a side of sausage.  And was cheaper because of asking for a short stack.

    I have never been able to eat 3 pancakes.  Years ago I realized I could order 2, they usally call it a short stack.  This works in many places.  A decent place, non chain, will sometimes adjust the price as well.  Just thought I'd throw that out there in case anyone was interested.

     After a luxurious breakfast and 3 cups of coffee.  That doesn't include the 2 from home. I decided I deserved the beach and a decadent morning cigar.  Of course I obliged.  My car shrugged, or should I say shivered.  It was giving me little signs that it was ready to be put out to pasture shall we say.

     I enjoyed my smoke, it was near 11 so I made my way Eastward to the lounge.  Upon walking in I was greeted by the same friendly person. 

"It occured to me that I forgot to pay yesterday." I openly admitted.

"Don't worry I covered it for you." he said.

     Then a polite bickering about him taking the minimum of $10.  He reletned and said not a dollar more.  Sat and chatted for awhile.  Told him I was going to see a car and such.  After about an hour I bid him good day.  It was to beautiful not to be doing something outside.

     "Unknown number?" I looked at my phone perplexed.  Played message.  From the salesman.  We'd play phone tag for the remainder of the day.  The upshot being me agreeing to see the car after 6 tonight.  Really annoyed me that all day I had to check my phone.  For whatever reason Unknown Number never rang and just went straight to voice mail.  Infuriating actually.

     Next  Entry.  Meet the car.