Inspection Day...
I realize that it has been a week since my last post, but I needed to take another break from transmission land. It was consuming me... It was all I could think about... After another much needed hiatus, I am returning to face my next obstacle: Car Inspection.
This experience has not started off smoothly either. My inspection officially expired last month. Because of the whole transmission ordeal... I was left damn near penniless, but I needed to prepare myself for what new repairs may be in my future.
So... I took my shit box to the garage across the street... Let me take a step back. I use Geico for auto insurance... they're OK I guess... I send them money every month, they take the money every month, and that's as far as our relationship has gone so far. The only problem I have had with them is the lack of ID cards. I really didn't think it was a problem because I could get online and have them faxed to me. As it turns out, that is NOT a legal document for the garage across the street. Something tells me that it would be good enough if I were to get pulled over, but it's not good enough for Monro.
I was told to have the document faxed from Geico to a notary... get it notarized... then they would accept it. Well, that was going to be too much hassle for me. So instead, I got a co-worker to notarize it for me. She used to be a Notary Public. The only problem there is the "used to be" part. It had expired in January. Now, I don't think what I did in this next part was illegal. I do actually have car insurance... and the document I presented was not forged in any way. So, I asked her if she would pretend it was January and notarize it... well... she did.
The garage accepted the paperwork and as of one hour ago, my car is no longer sitting outside waiting for it time to shine. Hopefully everything goes well... More to follow...
This experience has not started off smoothly either. My inspection officially expired last month. Because of the whole transmission ordeal... I was left damn near penniless, but I needed to prepare myself for what new repairs may be in my future.
So... I took my shit box to the garage across the street... Let me take a step back. I use Geico for auto insurance... they're OK I guess... I send them money every month, they take the money every month, and that's as far as our relationship has gone so far. The only problem I have had with them is the lack of ID cards. I really didn't think it was a problem because I could get online and have them faxed to me. As it turns out, that is NOT a legal document for the garage across the street. Something tells me that it would be good enough if I were to get pulled over, but it's not good enough for Monro.
I was told to have the document faxed from Geico to a notary... get it notarized... then they would accept it. Well, that was going to be too much hassle for me. So instead, I got a co-worker to notarize it for me. She used to be a Notary Public. The only problem there is the "used to be" part. It had expired in January. Now, I don't think what I did in this next part was illegal. I do actually have car insurance... and the document I presented was not forged in any way. So, I asked her if she would pretend it was January and notarize it... well... she did.
The garage accepted the paperwork and as of one hour ago, my car is no longer sitting outside waiting for it time to shine. Hopefully everything goes well... More to follow...
