Anachronism
anachronism (uh-NAK-ruh-niz-uhm) noun
1. The error of placing a person, object, custom, or event in the wrong
historical period.
2. A person, thing, or practice that does not belong in a time period.
[From French anachronisme, from Latin anachronismus, from Greek anakhronismos,
from ana-, (backwards) + khronos (time).]
I know I missed my update window on Tuesday. I got out of class really early and decided to leave campus. So, while I would have normally been sitting in the lab with nothing to do except update my blog I was driving my roomate around to get some blood work done. She apperently let something sneak up and bite her, and I though James had all of his shots. Anyways, I guess she will find out soon what the hell is wrong with her and perhaps they will fix her. Well below is my post that I should have wrote yesterday.
Stupid people..
We all know and love them right!!!
My story begins like this, it was a bright and sunny morning. The crusties were thick in my eyes since I only had about four hours of sleep. The alarm sounds and I spring from my bed. The day before I had placed a call to the local Dodge dealership where I purchased my truck very recently. I was to have a trailer kit installed as part of my purchase and it had yet to be scheduled. I spoke with the sales manager who called parts and the service departments to make sure that everything would run smoothly when I brought my truck in. I made my way out the door that morning expecting to only be at the dealership for a couple of hours I mean how long could it possibly take. I arrived at about 0845, a full fifteen minutes before my "appointment". I walked in handed the guy (Brian) my keys and told him that I was there to get a trailer hitch installed. Now perhaps this was my fault I will get back to this in a few minutes. I also had a complaint about the way it was detailed... IT WASN'T. So all of this was to be done on my truck. I walk into the waiting room and settle in for my 2-3 hour stay. A little after 11 they come tell me that my truck is done and tell me how much it is going to cost. I look at Brian and tell him I have already paid for it. He gives me a puzzled look and says "you have?". I tell him the story and that it was part of the purchase. He then looks back at me with the same puzzled look and tells me "I don't know anything about that". I tell him that we should go find David (sales manager I talked to). He agrees and off we go. David tells the kid what to do.. Brian looks at me and says that he will go take care of the paperwork and come get me in just a minute. I sit back down after standing for a solid 15 minutes, expecting him to come get me. He finally reappears and hands me the keys, he walks out to the truck to see if the detail was done to my satisfaction. I open the door and promply tell him that it looks the same damn way it was when I gave him the keys this morning and pointed out the trouble spots. He takes the keys again and I retire to the comfort of the waiting room. Brian appears again this time after noon, tells me the truck is done again and I am relieved. I had several things on my agenda to do before I went to work at three. I got in and it looked much better. The probablly only cleaned the spots I pointed out.. but atleast they cleaned them and not me. I get in the truck crank it and am about to pull out when I think about the hitch. How could they screw that up I think to myself. The hitch looks great... but there is no freaking wiring harness to hook trailer lights to!!!! Oh I am livid at this point. I walk back into the office and throw my keys at the guy. He looks back at me with that same puzzled look I had become familiar with already. "What is wrong?" I explain the lack of wires that should be visible from the rear of my vehicle. At this point the service manager chimes in. "I thought it was strange to be getting a hitch and not a harness too." I glare and he tells Brian to get my truck back on the rack. Once again I retire to the lovely waiting room. Almost two hours latter that have finished my truck.. really finished this time. The manager brings me the keys and I ask "You guys are faster with oil changes right.. cause I bought the maintainance". He assures me that they are and he asked Brian if that was correct and to come check with me while the truck was still on the rack. I glare again and get in the truck and drive off. By now it is 2:15 I am going to be late for work, I haven't had lunch and I didn't get any of my errons done. It was not a good day!! I was in a really really crappy mood all day!
That was my rant.. now I have to get ready for my evening. It is ladies night... ladies beware!
- Larry
1. The error of placing a person, object, custom, or event in the wrong
historical period.
2. A person, thing, or practice that does not belong in a time period.
[From French anachronisme, from Latin anachronismus, from Greek anakhronismos,
from ana-, (backwards) + khronos (time).]
I know I missed my update window on Tuesday. I got out of class really early and decided to leave campus. So, while I would have normally been sitting in the lab with nothing to do except update my blog I was driving my roomate around to get some blood work done. She apperently let something sneak up and bite her, and I though James had all of his shots. Anyways, I guess she will find out soon what the hell is wrong with her and perhaps they will fix her. Well below is my post that I should have wrote yesterday.
Stupid people..
We all know and love them right!!!
My story begins like this, it was a bright and sunny morning. The crusties were thick in my eyes since I only had about four hours of sleep. The alarm sounds and I spring from my bed. The day before I had placed a call to the local Dodge dealership where I purchased my truck very recently. I was to have a trailer kit installed as part of my purchase and it had yet to be scheduled. I spoke with the sales manager who called parts and the service departments to make sure that everything would run smoothly when I brought my truck in. I made my way out the door that morning expecting to only be at the dealership for a couple of hours I mean how long could it possibly take. I arrived at about 0845, a full fifteen minutes before my "appointment". I walked in handed the guy (Brian) my keys and told him that I was there to get a trailer hitch installed. Now perhaps this was my fault I will get back to this in a few minutes. I also had a complaint about the way it was detailed... IT WASN'T. So all of this was to be done on my truck. I walk into the waiting room and settle in for my 2-3 hour stay. A little after 11 they come tell me that my truck is done and tell me how much it is going to cost. I look at Brian and tell him I have already paid for it. He gives me a puzzled look and says "you have?". I tell him the story and that it was part of the purchase. He then looks back at me with the same puzzled look and tells me "I don't know anything about that". I tell him that we should go find David (sales manager I talked to). He agrees and off we go. David tells the kid what to do.. Brian looks at me and says that he will go take care of the paperwork and come get me in just a minute. I sit back down after standing for a solid 15 minutes, expecting him to come get me. He finally reappears and hands me the keys, he walks out to the truck to see if the detail was done to my satisfaction. I open the door and promply tell him that it looks the same damn way it was when I gave him the keys this morning and pointed out the trouble spots. He takes the keys again and I retire to the comfort of the waiting room. Brian appears again this time after noon, tells me the truck is done again and I am relieved. I had several things on my agenda to do before I went to work at three. I got in and it looked much better. The probablly only cleaned the spots I pointed out.. but atleast they cleaned them and not me. I get in the truck crank it and am about to pull out when I think about the hitch. How could they screw that up I think to myself. The hitch looks great... but there is no freaking wiring harness to hook trailer lights to!!!! Oh I am livid at this point. I walk back into the office and throw my keys at the guy. He looks back at me with that same puzzled look I had become familiar with already. "What is wrong?" I explain the lack of wires that should be visible from the rear of my vehicle. At this point the service manager chimes in. "I thought it was strange to be getting a hitch and not a harness too." I glare and he tells Brian to get my truck back on the rack. Once again I retire to the lovely waiting room. Almost two hours latter that have finished my truck.. really finished this time. The manager brings me the keys and I ask "You guys are faster with oil changes right.. cause I bought the maintainance". He assures me that they are and he asked Brian if that was correct and to come check with me while the truck was still on the rack. I glare again and get in the truck and drive off. By now it is 2:15 I am going to be late for work, I haven't had lunch and I didn't get any of my errons done. It was not a good day!! I was in a really really crappy mood all day!
That was my rant.. now I have to get ready for my evening. It is ladies night... ladies beware!
- Larry
| 22:09 
And oh the ladies... :) You know I thought he had his shots too! trickery and tom foolery!
It sucks that you wasted your whole day, I would say you should have got a saturn, but that V-8 Dodge Dakota is one fine assed truck. No wonder the ladies were calling, that and your perfect personality!
Posted by
shes_a_sprite |
February 03, 2006 1:23 PM
BTW, where can you "afford" all these new vehicles on a student salary? And why the hells are you not writing about how you did the hitch yourself you manly man. HA!
ta-ta
ghdossa
Posted by
Anonymous |
March 08, 2006 4:26 PM