ticklingfeet4fu said:
I wonder why we were not called???
😕 I mean we were waiting and worried about her well-being and I now found out at 1:00am when the party ends??? I think this is quite strange. Everyone was worried about her. This is a fantastic way to find out, don't you think???
Considering that I am not in the best of moods... I probably should wait to post this, but since I have been stewing over this for more than a day... and considering the frustration and expense this mishap has wracked up... I don’t see my mood improving anytime soon.
I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon along the side of the road after my car quit. The distributor module finally gave up the ghost and chose to do this on the north side of Toledo.
A couple of good samaritans stopped and offered their assistance and their advice, but this proved to be pretty useless. I called my friends in Michigan but they weren’t home. I finally called Shooter who agreed to come up and bring his tool box. He also said he would post on the MTP thread to let folks know I had broken down. It looks, by the time of his post, like he did that just after he got off the phone with me.
It was my full intention to try to get the car running and to continue on my way. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case. We tried until well past dark to get the car to run but nothing worked. I called a tow truck and had the car pulled back to Bowling Green. In my frustration and haste, I left my packed bag in the trunk thinking that I wouldn’t need it overnight and that I would try to make the trip again this morning. Big mistake. It had my phone charger in it.
This afternoon, I walked into Bowling Green to the garage that had towed my car. Of course... the wind picked up... then it started hailing... God I hate this state! When I finally got to the garage, my car hadn’t even been looked at yet. By the time they finally got around to it it was not only too late to head out, but I had used my available gas and food funds on the tow truck... and part of the mechanic’s bill. And was not in the best of moods.
Now... as far as notifying anyone at the MTP is concerned... I assumed that Shooter’s post should and would have been enough. I was too concerned about my car, my position along side of the road and trying to get mobile again... since this was supposed to be a two day event... and because folks
HAD been notified via the forums... my absence at the first evening’s event should not have been a big deal. It is not my fault, nor is it Shooter’s fault that folks there were so damned concerned that no one checked the thread until
THREE HOURS AFTER the party was due to be over. When I didn’t show up today... that should have been a damned good indication that my situation had not improved.
My first priority was to myself, my comfort, my safety and my vehicle... that no one there was notified
personally was not my concern.
Last time I checked...
I’m the one who bought a costume that is totally worthless at this point...
I’m the one who sat along side of the road for hours trying to get my car to cooperate and allow me to continue on my trip...
I’m the one who left the bag with my charger in the car and couldn’t call the garage to find out if my car was ready which resulted in that 4 mile walk in the fucking wind and hail just to have them tell me that it would be a few hours yet ‘til they could get to it...
I’m the one who has the bills and expenses from this unfortunate and unexpected happening...
I’m the one who missed out on an outing and a gathering that I have been looking forward to for over 6 months... so pardon the hell out of me if I caused you folks any concern by not
personally calling you and telling you that I had broken down. Calling anyone at the MTP would not have helped my situation therefore was not high on my list of things I needed to worry about. I guess I'm just used to my friends realizing that I'm an adult, a grown, resourceful and intelligent woman and that I'm capable of taking care of myself.
If my bad luck caused anyone undue concern, then I suppose an apology is expected to be given. Consider that done here.
And... for the record... this is the first time I have ever had to apologize for having to go through so much shit.
so hopefully plenty of not too shy ladies attending who are 'lers as well as 'lees
