FIRED
Yes kids, today after showing up for work, I was promptly told I was no longer needed at my job of two years.
I got my last pay check, a hand shake, and then I was off.
Which brings me to the word IRONY...
After taking my car to a nearby Firestone station for an oil change while I was at work - my car would sometimes die after starting up. After it dying so many times, and me being stranded someplace about three times, I took it back to Firestone. They charged me $80 to run a diagnostic on it. After running the diagnostic, they told me they knew exactly what was wrong with it, and charged me close to $300 in repairs and parts. They then said in order for them to guarantee the work, I would have to purchase a $80 car battery from them. I didn't do it (Wal Mart has batteries for just $30!), and therefore never got their "guarantee."
After leaving Firestone, my car promptly broke down again. Nothing had changed. Nothing was fixed. The car did the same thing. Yet Firestone had almost $400 of my money. Me paying that much had basically maxed out my Visa card. I had no more money to get it fixed.
The next day, I went back to Firestone. They ran a diagnostic on the car again, said "nothing was wrong with it" and then refused to fix anything else or give my money back.
About two weeks ago, I got a Platinum Master Card in the mail. With my new found supply of money, I got some parts after my girlfriend's dad took over the job of fixing my car. He knew exactly what was wrong with it (it was an electrical problem).
The part cost around $75. That's it. I paid Firestone close to $400 and they didn't do a damn thing.
So now, my car works. It starts up fine, it runs great, and I haven't had a problem with it since!
Oh yeah, back to the word irony...
I've missed work a lot over the past month because of the car. But now, the first day I went back to work with my car working perfectly - I no longer have a job! The entire time my car was broken I could come in on any day and work - but when I have a guaranteed ride to work now - I have no work to go to. That is irony.
Or is it?