Getting2Work

Turned in my finals yesterday and I have time off work till next year so no reason not to write something.  But there won’t be any commuting stories to write because I won’t be doing any daily commuting for the rest of the year.  Yipee!!!!

Well, I got my car back for a week.  Got back into the hang of my own car.  I do like my Civi Hybrid and the auto place really did a good job on my bumper and the trunk.  Looks brand new again!  With daily commutes especially on the freeway, you can’t help but get hit with flying rocks (small ones thank goodness) and your wind shield get some little dings (that is if you are lucky).  The first week of my long commute, I got a pretty big pop on my wind shield.  Let me tell you it was loud.  Scared the crap out of me.  Thought I was shot at.  Driving on the LA freeway, it could happen!  That was when I was driving my stick shift Honda CRV.  I heard that if a rock hit low on the wind shield (i.e. close to the hood), the crack is more likely to spead.  Sure enough that first hit was low and it did spread fast.  Well, I was also pretty paranoid when I first started commuting.  I was freaked out that my whole wind shield would shattered while I am flying down the freeway one morning.  I know I sounded like a pretty uneducated person.  Anyway, I had my wind shield replaced right away.  Not cheap!

My hybrid’s wind shield was not spared of course and I have accummulated 3 chips as of last week.  The weather took a big dive last week.  I know it’s nothing compared to east coast winter but it was pretty cold for sunny So CA!  A couple of mornings when I got out to go to work, there was frost on the wind shield.  The first morning when there was frost, I didn’t notice anything different on the wind shield.  But when I got out from the office to head home, I saw one of the chips had started to spread.  It was of course the one that’s lowest or closest to the hood.  The next morning with the frost again, I noticed the crack had spread a bit more.  Well, this time I think I will wait till it’s really bad before I replace it.  It’s not cheat to replace the wind shield.

Anyway … no work … no commute … time for some serious R-and-R!

So I’ve been driving this rental that the insurance company is paying for a week now.  The car is ok but like any rental, it has this strange smell that is really bothersome.  The interior was not the cleanest either.  Strange how we are ok with our own filth but when it’s someone else’s, it just seems so much more yicky!  Also I swear I got the car with 3/4 tank full.  But I drove one day and the tank was less than 1/4 left.  Also the tires air pressure light was on.  I didn’t even noticed it, but thought I better check.  My hubby checked and filled all the tires up and the light did go off.  If not, I would have taken it back to them and have a different car.

At first I thought it was no big deal and was really thinking of not bringing it in.  Believe it or not for a small thing that I thought it was, it would cost a grant total of $2000.  Beside the bumper, the inner lining of the trunk was bent so that needed replacing as well.

In a way I am glad I did even though it was a pain with the stream of calls back and forth with the insurance companies both mine and the other party’s.  Hate to say that their insurance company was a lot easier to deal with and seemed to be more competent!  I thought it was just a scratch on the bumper and didn’t even noticed that the trunk was actually misaligned.  It is a relieved to know that the car will be in good shape again.

I am suppose to get my car back this coming Friday.  Can’t wait!!!!