Really?

So wouldn't ya know that I left the movie, "He's Just Not That Into You"

(which is a whooole nother post) with the girls and as I walked through the parking lot and I glanced down to the bumper of my car to notice AGAIN the paint peeling all of the bumper!! DAMN IT!!! what the hell, seriously!! When it rains it pours!! I just don't understand why an accident that happened almost 2 years ago is still haunting me!

If you don't remember, I have gotten this bumper fixed 3 times!! Remember the Power of The Blog?

But anyway, Brian tells me not to worry about it and that it shouldn't bother me because it's not may car and that I only lease it! But who wants to drive around like that, right? I mean I know I don't own the car and have to give it back - but that could potentially be a problem for me. When they come to inspect the car they'll notcied it and charge me for it and I'll loss money or I'm going to have to pay to get it fixed AGAIN and still lose money. So bascially it's a lose lose situation.. I'm just sooo frustrated because it's pain in the the rear end..

This is my theory! My theory is that they used a refurbished bumper and the paint is just not taking to the bumper! I mean the bumper itself looks great but ya think after 3 times it would be ok.. But no! I mean i guess if that's the case I'll drive around with it like this until it's time to bring the trade the car in for a new one!

Grr..... it's always something! I can't catch a break!!

Off To AC

I am off to AC for the night with Brian and our friends Erika & Steve.. I am sooo excited.. We are staying overnight at Tropicana Hotel & Casino.. We have tickets to see The Dark Knight in IMAX!! (I hear it was even better in IMAX, YAY!!) And then we have 8:30 dinner reservations, followed by a night a drinking, laughs, gambling, and plain old fun with good friends!

In the morning we are going to get roomservice breakfast and head home because Monday finds me back at work... Eeckkk....

This really is my last weekend of complete freedom.. I can't believe that a new school year is here - I soooo thought I'd be in a different situation!! Hopefully some time soon!!

Wish me luck - maybe i'll hit it big on the slots and can take the year off to find a new job - lol -YEAH RIGHT!!! I'm not that lucky...

The POWER of the Blog!

Do any of you really know and understand the "power of the blog?"

If not, let me explain it to you! Or at least explain to you the "power of my blog", LOL!!

Remember my post entitled "Accidents Suck?"

Well, shortly after writing that post I received the following email:

Good morning Dana, I was directed to one of your postings that concerned your difficulty in having your vehicle repaired correctly after an accident. I read your entry and I am very sorry to hear that you have been through so much when this should have been fairly simple. I am unable to locate your claim with the little information gleaned from your BLOG. I am responsible for the Northeast Region, including New Jersey for GEICO and I would be more than happy to assist you in resolving your complaint with the repair of your vehicle. Please respond to this email with your claim number and phone number or feel free to call me and I will get to work on this immediately for you. I am at my office this week. Again, I am sorry that you have experienced difficulty with the repair and I look forward to working with you to resolve this.

And with that I responded:

Thanks for contacting me..... I'm not sure there is anything you'll be able to do for me.. I spoke to a girl at Geico and she told me they couldn't help me because I didn't use a Geico autobody shop! I told her it was funny, because when I got into the accident no one from Geico EVER told me that I need to use a certain shop or I wouldn't be covered if something like this had happened.. Truthfully I wish someone had told me that, because that probably would have turned me away from the particualr shop I used... What a frustrating situation... I appreciate you cotacting me though and looking to help.. How did you get directed to my Blog and post?

It turns out that one of the Senior officers saw it and referred my post to someone who could help me!

And after going back and forth for 2 more emails:

Would you believe that at this moment - I have just picked up my car from being fixed at the Body Shop!?! GEICO really came through and they were SOOO nice and amazing through this whole process... At 1st I was frustrated with the whole situation, but they really did an amazing job to help me out!

Geico even went as far as contacting the Auto Body Shop themselves (I didn't even know they were going to do that) and spoke directly to the owner.. And this Auto Body shop is no "Mom & Pop Shop" it's a big establishment!

Then the owner personally contacted me to rectify the situation! When speaking to the owner directly he did try to inform me that the peeling and chipping was due to rocks hitting my car.. I would have believed him if this hadn't already happened a time before.. He tried to say that since my car is low to the ground i could have hit/banged into something and flying rocks did the damage.. I personally think he was just trying to cover his own ass! I mean there wasn't one chip anywhere else on my car except the spots that had been fixed twice by the auto body shop! And the spots that were nevery fixed in the 1st place(like the hood of the car - but whatever)

Anyway, what was awesome about Geico was, that they even went as far as telling me that they would have one of the reps inspect my car before I picked it up in order to make sure it was fixed correctly this time!!

Isn't that amazing - I so loooove Geico for that!

Before I was thinking about switching insurance companies - NOW - I don't think i'll ever switch!! They did great by me and I recommend them to all of my friends & Family! Check out Geico - they truly do stand by their customers! And this sets them apart from the others!!

And again, never underestimate the power of your blog!!

Here are some pictures of the what my car looked like after the accident:

And here are some pictures of what my car looks like after they fixed it a 3rd and hopefully the last time!

THANKS AGAIN GEICO

Accidents Suck

Pardon the Rant & Rave:

So, I'm having a bit of a problem!

Back in October, Brian and I got into a car accident (with my brand new car). Thankfully no one was hurt, except for my baby(i'm talking about car, lol)!

We were driving down a pretty busy road on a Friday evening.. It happened to be raining! We were heading straight, going through a light and then all of a sudden, BAM!! A work van turning left smashed right into us! It happened it slow motion, I saw it coming, I screamed, thankfully Brian turned the car to avoid a head-on collision! Unfortunately the whole front fender, side view mirror, and door were smashed...

I cried, not because I was hurt, because the car I jut bought was ripped apart - I know I'm a bit of a Drama Queen - but still! It was my brand new car, the brand new car that I worked very hard to get! It was my 1st brand new car! Do you get the point, LOL!?!

So anyway, I brought the car to a well known auto body that Brian's parents had used on their Lexus! They did great work for them so it wasn't a question of where I wanted the work done... Well, I was WRONG!

It turned out that the Auto Body Shop had my car for 4 weeks... For 4 weeks it was like pulling teeth to get someone on the phone or to get someone to call me back and let me know what was going on! Finally, I get the car back.. I picked it up late one afternoon in November(ya know, when the sun goes down early, one of those nights). Well, because it was later in the day Brian and I didn't notice that they did a horrible job!! There was over-spray all over the front bumper of my car! But I didn't freak ot because

Brian said it was an easy fix and that he'd fix it..

So, 2 months go by(now is the end of December) and would you believe that all of the paint of the front of my car starts to peel off.. I freaked out and called the auto body shop.. I explained what happened about the paint and the over spray and they told me to bring the car in. So I did....... And they fixed the front(not the over spray though). So again I let it go!

Until...... A few days ago, would you believe that once again the paint is beginning to chip!?! I mean really what does it take to get it right? It really shouldn't be too hard.. They got paid - just fix my car right?...

So, my week has consisted of talking back and forth with the auto body shop and my insurance agency(GEICO)! When I called GEICO and told them the problems I had they said it wasn't their problem. They told me I had to work it out with the body shop on my own.. And believe me - that pissed me off to no end!

So now I'm waiting to hear back from the body shop! It's just crazy that a car accident that happened 9 months ago is still haunting me! Grr...

It's always something, isn't it?