I decided to open my blogs again because I have to enter in e-mail addresses for those I want to read them. I'm way too lazy to do that. I haven't been writing blogs lately because I just haven't felt like it. I don't know if I'll continue to write one daily or not. It's not like my life changes much.
I still work at Delmart and Radio Shack. Heather started working at Radio Shack last Thu. She has promise. I started wearing the 3X Radio Shack shirt Ieesha gave me a long time ago. It might be smaller than the 2X I usually wear.
Various people have given me rides to and from work in the last week. The usual suspects did this, Nick, Dan, Jose, Kim, and George. Yesterday I called WE Energies because the pilot light to my oven was never lit when the guy lit my stove and furnace. Less than 5 mins. I got off the phone with them and had already scheduled someone to come out here, a WE Energies truck came in the park. I talked to the guy and he relit my oven. He told me he would let them know and not to come out. Today I found a note from a WE Energies guy saying he was here and my oven was lit, so much for good communication within a company.
Today Nick picked me up. I was dropped off at the D.M.V. I went inside and told them why I was there. I filled out all the necessary paperwork. I sat and waited. My number was called and my picture was taken. I paid the $16.00 fee. I told the guy that I'd be back later to register a car. I sat and waited some more. My name was called and my new driver's license was waiting for me on the counter. Nbody handed it to me or anything, it was just sitting there. I took it. I now had a valid driver's license. Nancy came in while I was waiting for Nick. She was trying to get a state ID. She didn't have the fortune I did. Apparently she was adopted and there was some confusion on the two birth certificates she produced. Nick showed up and picked me up. I sat in the rumble seat.
I was dropped off at Walmart. I went inside and broke a C-note at my bank. I walked to Radio Shack. Heather and Tony came outside just at that time to smoke a cigarette. I asked Tony if he could lend me $100.00 because there were some fees I hadn't taken into consideration that I realized I had to pay when I was at the D.M.V. Tony agreed. We went inside Radio Shack so Heather could finish some of her testing. I showed Ken my new license. After Heather was finished with that portion of her testing she, Tony, and I left for a while. We all got in Heather's car but it wouldn't start. We all got in Tony's car. He drove to Walgreen's and withdrew my loan from the A.T.M. inside. Heather and I just waited in the car. He was only gone for about 2 mins. When he returned he lent me the money I had asked for.
We went to Culver's. I ordered a burger. I don't really know what Heather and Tony ordered. We sat in the largest booth in the southwest corner of the place. Tony paid for everyone's food. I was amazed at this especially since he just loaned me some money. He was insistent. We ate our food in the aforementioned booth. The time drew close to where I had to meet Tim, the owner of the car I was going to buy. I left when the time came. Heather and Tony remained at Culver's.
I walked to the car. It's a red 1995 4dr Dodge Neon. There's no radio. There's a hole where the radio should be with wires hanging out. Tim was at the car in his other car. I got in the Neon and drove it around Delavan. The speedometer didn't work. We went into Auto Zone and asked about a sensor that would fix the speedometer. It was about $35.00. I told Tim I would give him $700.00 instead of the $750.00 we agreed upon. I hadn't known the speedometer didn't work when I agreed to that price. He thought that was fair and we settled on $700.00 as the selling price. He originally put a price of $1000.00 O.B.O. on the car. I gave him seven C-notes when we got back in the car at Auto Zone. He said the title was in his other car at Walmart. We drove there. He let the radio that was in the car go with the sale. It's a Jensen and it's just a radio, no CD player or even a cassette player. He signed the title on my car and removed the license plates. Tim asked what he should put as the seling price. He suggested $10.00. I said $500.00. He wrote $500.00 down on the title. That was that. I owned a car. We shook hands and he left. I walked into Wal-Mart and got two copies of the key. I drove to the D.M.V. again to get the car registed.
When I got to the D.M.V. I noticed Tim's name was nowhere on the title. Two women's names were. I also noticed that the listed odometer reading was about 20,000 miles more that the reading on the car. I didn't much care about either. I thought about it but decided not pursue either issue any further. Iwent inside the D.M.V. and waited a few mins. after stating my business there. I went up to the counter and spoke with the same man I had spoken with before before while the fee for my driver's license. I paid all necessary registration fees and taxes. I submitted the old title and was given a new one. I was given new license plates. I didn't choose to get my personalized plates of "NIKKY" which I've had since 1986. They're $15.00 more than standard plates. I might get those later. The man said that the stickers expire on My 17, 2012 instead of May 31,2012 as it had in the past. I'll have to remember that because in all my yeears of driving the registration always had expired at the end of the month. Now they don't. The man with whom I was paying my fees and taxes knew my mother. He started talking about her. I was giving one word answers to his questions. I drove home without putting the new plates on. I didn't have a screwdriver with me.
When I got home I put the new plates on. I put the stickers on. I walked to George's trailer. I asked him if he could give me a ride to work later. He agreed. I asked him this because I didn't know if Iwould have my car insured by the time I started work tonight. Liability insurance is now mandatory in this state. That started on July 1st of last year.
I walked back to my trailer and called Angie. She works at Amirican Family Insurance in Burligton. She said she would need the first two months' payment. I only had the first month's. She tried everything to go around that but she couldn't find any way. I had talked with her yesterday on the phone about getting insurance. Unfortunately I didn't buy any insurance from her. She said she doesn't work on commission so then I didn't feel too bad.
After I got off the phone with Angie I drove to Delavan. I stopped at the first insurance agency I came across, That was Faytle Insurance who also represents American Family. I talked to Fred at firsy but then Matt came in. I went to high school with Matt. Fred started to look up the information that I had given Angie but then Matt took over. Fred is Matt's father. Matt gave me a quote of $79.37/mo. I told him that Angie had given me a quote of $71.37/mo. He recalculated and gave me that quote. He said that the lesser quote was because of extra medical insurance that isn't legally required but is highly recomended. I chose to not take it. He said that I'm only the second person out of all his policies not to take it. Upon choosing to buy the insurance he said he needed the routing and account numbers of my account because that's the only way I could get insurance without having to pay the first two months' fees. I used his landline telephone and called my bank. Mike answered. He gave me the routing number. I had my account number memorized. I wrote both down. The $71.37 fee will now be taken out of my account automatically each month on the 17, provided it doesn't fall on a weekend or holiday. I paid Matt the first month's fee. I'm in a 6 month policy now. He gave me a receipt and an insurance card. I was now fully legal to drive my car.
I went to Citgo and filled up the car with gas. I bought a new car blue tree air freshener. I put the air freshener on my rear view mirror and threw awat the bullshit Tim had hanging. It was some band's air freshener. I drove home. When I got home I walked to George's trailer and told him I didn'y need a ride. I walked to my trailer and shot up. I called Angie but it was too late. She had already closed. I drove to Delmart. I relived Chad. I did all the duties. I drove home. I think I'm going to drive around some more now. I'm pretty happy. I haven't driven since Oct. 2009.
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