12-21-2017, 08:18 PM
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OK Here we go for road trip #2!
This is really a continuation of the Thanksgiving run. We were to take Dad's truck home for us to use, which may have been a really expensive mistake. It was sitting a long time and if LKTraz didn't live up off the PaTPK Northeast Extension I would have taken a 3rd on the road and had him take a look at it.
Anyway, due to one problem after another We wound up coming home in the Caddy and leaving the truck at the dealer to let them fix it more. Yes, I know not to use the dealer but EVERY repair and oil change, maintenance etc on the truck was done there by Matt's dad so they knew the truck and we made that decision on this.
Well, close to $3K later (due to it sitting more than a year) I get the call to bring it home. Since I'm in Jersey and Matt does not have any more time off work, I asked the dealer to drop it at the house (dealer service rep at this point took personal responsibility on the truck as a favor) for me and would he please arrange to have Matt's sister meet him there so she can take the key and leave the key on the counter and also since it's a shared driveway to make sure he does not block in the neighbor. So, then I got the idea that since his aunt and uncle live right there around the corner, why not have them do it?
Well that turned into a federal case and how you can make a big deal out of just taking a key and putting it on the counter is beyond me. So I told the dealer to not let anyone touch the truck and I'll be flying in directly to him to take it.
SO I got the truck, surprised a few relatives and I'm home again. They were not happy I showed up unannounced.
Sunrise over the Meadowlands NJ:
The road trip was uneventful but I did stop and stay in the Double Tree just inside Pa because I really hate driving through Pa in the dark. Damn state seems to go on forever!
Well $150/ night I expected something a little better.
Double Tree has the WORST:
TV channel line up
Virtually no WiFi without hassle or paying
Bathroom seems to always be either leaking or "patched up"
Very dusty rooms.
Overpriced cheeseburgers (which had no cheese on it) and very salty fries.
NOISY rooms! There was some kind of motor humming through the night. Good thing I had a couple drinks so I can just crash fast.
Shower water pressure. I've complained of lack of pressure in other hotels but this particular one takes the cake. The water dribbles out and they had a very severe governor on the hot water. So I had a lukewarm shower
The phone did not have a damn wire on it from the headset to the base so I can have room service forcing me to have breakfast downstairs with the grumpy dude from the bar the night before. He must be such a joy to live with.
grumpy dude:
Double Tree does have good:
Cookies
Bloody Mary's
Steel cut oatmeal (freebie breakfast because of the above list)
So because of the terrible crap above, I felt the need to play a few shenanigans.
I've also upped the ante on my graffiti. Thanks Mike Ness for your idea with your song "Prison Bound"
You still can't park on rock faces, off the sides of cliffs or make random U-turns in Pa.
The Rolling Stones are psychic. Satisfaction was on the radio and the line that goes:
And the man comes on the radio telling me more and more
About some useless information supposed to fire my imagination...
And my phone literally rings on the word 'imagination'. It's a spammer named Todd telling me about my credit cards. LOL
So now I'm not so sure about the truck. It's got a LOT of rust underneath and the front end shakes and moans when you start. I wouldn't go faster than 70-75 with it. Doesn't seem to have the power it should for a big V8 either. So for now we're keeping the Caddy rental and on the 2nd it's going over to Bobby and he's going to let us know if it's worth keeping or ditching. If it's worth keeping we need to get under it with a wire brush and clean all that loose shit off it. Then the shocks need replacing and the springs need oiling. The rubber bushings are all shot and need replacing. And this is just what I can see from peeking at it. I need to get under there with a flashlight and see if those repairs that cost a fortune were done right. If they were not, I'm reporting them to Ford corporate.
There's a long list of "repairs" that I think they ripped Dad off for too. I have EVERY repair receipt and I'll be going through those soon. The engine only has 22700.00 miles on it. that's TWENTY TWO THOUSAND, not hundred thousand! All original miles.
I also need it steam cleaned inside. It's kind of stinky in there.
I'm exhausted. Tired of this family backstabbing bullshit and other things. Ugh.
This is really a continuation of the Thanksgiving run. We were to take Dad's truck home for us to use, which may have been a really expensive mistake. It was sitting a long time and if LKTraz didn't live up off the PaTPK Northeast Extension I would have taken a 3rd on the road and had him take a look at it.
Anyway, due to one problem after another We wound up coming home in the Caddy and leaving the truck at the dealer to let them fix it more. Yes, I know not to use the dealer but EVERY repair and oil change, maintenance etc on the truck was done there by Matt's dad so they knew the truck and we made that decision on this.
Well, close to $3K later (due to it sitting more than a year) I get the call to bring it home. Since I'm in Jersey and Matt does not have any more time off work, I asked the dealer to drop it at the house (dealer service rep at this point took personal responsibility on the truck as a favor) for me and would he please arrange to have Matt's sister meet him there so she can take the key and leave the key on the counter and also since it's a shared driveway to make sure he does not block in the neighbor. So, then I got the idea that since his aunt and uncle live right there around the corner, why not have them do it?
Well that turned into a federal case and how you can make a big deal out of just taking a key and putting it on the counter is beyond me. So I told the dealer to not let anyone touch the truck and I'll be flying in directly to him to take it.
SO I got the truck, surprised a few relatives and I'm home again. They were not happy I showed up unannounced.
Sunrise over the Meadowlands NJ:
The road trip was uneventful but I did stop and stay in the Double Tree just inside Pa because I really hate driving through Pa in the dark. Damn state seems to go on forever!
Well $150/ night I expected something a little better.
Double Tree has the WORST:
TV channel line up
Virtually no WiFi without hassle or paying
Bathroom seems to always be either leaking or "patched up"
Very dusty rooms.
Overpriced cheeseburgers (which had no cheese on it) and very salty fries.
NOISY rooms! There was some kind of motor humming through the night. Good thing I had a couple drinks so I can just crash fast.
Shower water pressure. I've complained of lack of pressure in other hotels but this particular one takes the cake. The water dribbles out and they had a very severe governor on the hot water. So I had a lukewarm shower
The phone did not have a damn wire on it from the headset to the base so I can have room service forcing me to have breakfast downstairs with the grumpy dude from the bar the night before. He must be such a joy to live with.
grumpy dude:
Double Tree does have good:
Cookies
Bloody Mary's
Steel cut oatmeal (freebie breakfast because of the above list)
So because of the terrible crap above, I felt the need to play a few shenanigans.
I've also upped the ante on my graffiti. Thanks Mike Ness for your idea with your song "Prison Bound"
You still can't park on rock faces, off the sides of cliffs or make random U-turns in Pa.
The Rolling Stones are psychic. Satisfaction was on the radio and the line that goes:
And the man comes on the radio telling me more and more
About some useless information supposed to fire my imagination...
And my phone literally rings on the word 'imagination'. It's a spammer named Todd telling me about my credit cards. LOL
So now I'm not so sure about the truck. It's got a LOT of rust underneath and the front end shakes and moans when you start. I wouldn't go faster than 70-75 with it. Doesn't seem to have the power it should for a big V8 either. So for now we're keeping the Caddy rental and on the 2nd it's going over to Bobby and he's going to let us know if it's worth keeping or ditching. If it's worth keeping we need to get under it with a wire brush and clean all that loose shit off it. Then the shocks need replacing and the springs need oiling. The rubber bushings are all shot and need replacing. And this is just what I can see from peeking at it. I need to get under there with a flashlight and see if those repairs that cost a fortune were done right. If they were not, I'm reporting them to Ford corporate.
There's a long list of "repairs" that I think they ripped Dad off for too. I have EVERY repair receipt and I'll be going through those soon. The engine only has 22700.00 miles on it. that's TWENTY TWO THOUSAND, not hundred thousand! All original miles.
I also need it steam cleaned inside. It's kind of stinky in there.
I'm exhausted. Tired of this family backstabbing bullshit and other things. Ugh.
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