Plushie

Picked up my new car. And Toyota gave me a plushie for free. A cute little robot too.

Unexpected Delivery

Got surprised by an unexpected delivery….. of loo roll. TEN packs of NINE loo rolls. Ninety (90) loo rolls. Someone sent that to my unit, and it wasn’t me. It was sold by Amazon, so most likely it was intended for someone else at the storage warehouse. Was on support chat with Amazon this morning…

5G Myths

Really, I’m beginning to wonder if these people are about as intelligent as anti-vaxxers and Flat Earthers….

Car Update

Good news, I have nailed the first choice car I selected. The buy who had reserved it failed finance on the second company, meaning she lost the reservation. And a third buyer wanted to get it, but since I had already put a marker on the car as well, I got there before. Car pick…

Car Update

My finance went through but it turns out the car I had initially had my eye on is still waiting on finance to clear for the other buyer. But the car I have reserved is still mine. I have asked to wait until the buyer’s finance clears or fails on the other car to ultimately…

Car Update

I have reserved a new car for around 15K USD. Let’s see if my credit finance agreement goes through

Pollen

Today seems like a high pollen count. Went out for a walk, came back with itchy, streaming eyes and sneezing….

Car Update

Got an update from my hire car company — they’ve extended my hire by a week, citing “exceptional circumstances” (sure, and not the fact that no-one is hiring cars right now — so much that Hertz is filing for bankruptcy protection) It does mean I have one week to sort out a new car….

Car Update

Finally had some progress on chasing the final cheque for my old car. They say it’s now in the post and I should receive it within the next 48 hours. However it does mean I’m now within the final 7 days of my hire car and they will be contacting me within the next 7…

Car Update

Got a call from one of the showrooms I emailed during lockdown. They are now back at work and are following up on enquiries. They are not the closest, but still pretty close. I’ve scheduled an appointment with them for June to look at some cars and maybe test drive a few. I have a…