$@!&&y a$$ weekend!!

Category: Pinkies LIfe | Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 4:27 pm

OK I know Im not suppose to curse on here but theres no other way to decribe it but as sh***y!

My little sister and I came to Panama City,Fl for the wedding of her best friend. Well, coming into Panama City is a small town called Freeport. It has one redlight. As we were crossing this intersection at the redlight, a truck ran the redlight and cut us off, then slammed on brakes. Dianne was driving my truck and like any of us , she yelled at him. He looks in the rear veiw mirror and flips us off. So we flip him off back. The one finger saluate.

He then sped up. Dianne just kept driving and we picked up our joking where we had left off. Then out of the blue this jackass slows down and when we are about 4 feet behind him, he slams on brakes. Thinking it was just traffic going into the beaches, we thought nothing of it. But as soon as we started driving again and hit about 55mph, he slammed on brakes again and Dianne had to use both feet on the brakes and jerks the wheel to a very hard left. Thankfully there was a turnning lane there or we would have been in oncoming traffic. This time we are yelling at this fool. So what does he do? HE does that again. This time we were so close to his bumper that when Dianne jerks to the left, I could have touched his bumper. And this time there was no turning lane. We ended up in on coming traffic. By this time , me and Dianne were pretty scared. We both grab our cellphones and call 911. I gave them him tag number, make and model of the truck. We followed him for a while but when he turned into a shopping center, we kept going. We had been up since 3 am and it was about noon. We want to just get to moms house.

Well, as we are entering P.C. ,we noticed my truck isnt actting right. So we get to moms and I park it the rest of the weekend. We were busy with the wedding so my dad looked at it for me on Sun. We were suppose to leave Sunday night. He said that I should take it in just for a check up just in , just in case.

Well, 8 months ago, I had a whole new braking system put in costing me over $3,200. Thinking I took it to Firestone to do all that and since it was still under warranty, I took it to Firestone. They said that both rotors were warped , my calipter was locked up and my hose were clogged. They also said I needed a front end alignment and two new front tires. And that they could rotate them to the back because their were balding. Mind you my tires are brand new. I got five new tires in Jan. They also said I had a seal leaking in the back. And the grand total for all this? $1,250.!!!!!

Well, hubby called and told me that I had all this done at Goodyear. Ok no biggie. I get the truck and take it across the street to Goodyear. Yes they are across the street from each other.

Well, since I didnt have the paperwork on the work done on the truck (at home in LA)they call the Goodyear in Jacksonville and got them to send the paperwork over. My braking system had a 12,000 mile warranty on it. And guess what those jackasses over in Jacksonville, didnt do? They didnt write my mileage down!!!!! But thankfully, the paper work they faxed over, showed that they had screwed up my mileage from the first time I brought it in.It states I put over 90,000 miles on my truck in 3 monthes!!!! So Ill find out today if the home office will still honor my warranty. If not, it all comes to just over $800.

Also, I had Firestone give me a detailed print out of all the work that needed to be done. Well, I gave it to Goodyear. The guy took me out to my truck and showed me everything thing. I had no leaking seal on the rear of my truck (cost $179.) , My tires were a little worn from the hard braking but not bald by any means (cost $130. for two tires but this Goodyear doesnt carry my tires so I would have had to pay for four new tires, cost ,just over $400.)

I also found out that the Goodyear in Jacksonville, is a indepentant dealer and he ripped me off! I paid for 2...count them....one......two......calipters but they only replaced one....thats not TWO! (cost around $140.)And the one calipter that wasnt replaced then, is the one that locked up when Diannes braking warped the rotors.

Just for those that dont know this, rotors (located behind the front tires and just behind the brakepads)are made to take the heat of hard braking, but arent meant to take the heat of hard braking and jerking hard left three times in a very short period(matter of seconds). It causes the rotors to warp, which in turned causes the calipters (located just to the left on the brakepads)to freeze and the hoses to clog which leads to brake failure.

So, its Tuesday and we are still here in Panama City, Fl.

Im going to have to hire a lawyer and get a court order to get the 911 tape. Im going to take that jackass to court. HE WILL!!! PAY FOR THE WORK DONE ON MY TRUCK!

As I said, its been a sh***y weekend.

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jubabe296 wrote on Tue May 23, 2006 4:54 pm:

Oh Denee that is a horrible experience!! I'm soooo glad he didn't seriously hurt ya'll.What a phsyco!!! I'm sorry about the truck and all the damage the idiot caused!!
I would take his butt to court too!!Good luck with everything and we will all be thinking of you!! BTW I was wondering where you were I haven't seen you on the Stew lately!Good to have you back!!!

Gardenstew wrote on Tue May 23, 2006 5:01 pm:

What a jerk Pinkie, you guys are very lucky not to have been hurt. Some people have no thought about other people's lives. Do you think if you had crashed he would have called 911? No way! He would have been off like a speeding bullet.

I really do hope the cops track him down and I'm sure you will get reimbursed for the damages. Way to go Denee!

I had noticed you adsent on Stew as well, now we know why. Keep us updated won't you?

// Frank

P.S Sorry about the edits but you know... ;)

eileen wrote on Tue May 23, 2006 10:41 pm:

For goodness sake what do these guys get out of behaving the way they do!!! He could have caused a pile up and been resposible for serious injuries and/or deaths!!! Take him all the way Denee. It shouldn't be hard for the police to track him down if you gave them his registration number. You should ask your lawyer to add on extra charges for the trauma he put you and your sister through too. Please keep us updated.

Pinkiered wrote on Wed May 24, 2006 3:42 pm:

Thanks everyone. Im home now. I just crawled out of bed. I got in around 230am.

Im going to talk to Rob about all this. I want to take this guy to court and make him pay!

My truck is running like a dream now! They were about to get the warranty honored. The home office will bill the yahoos over in Jacksonville, the cost of the repairs. Total cost was $594.73. Big diff from Firestones quote....jerks.

But yeah we are home safe and sound now.

PS... I can respect the edits, Gardenstew Master! :) I was venting and I have a potty mouth. ;)

tweetykiss wrote on Thu May 25, 2006 12:54 am:

I will say this...your truck can be replaced but your and your sister's lives can't be replaced...I am just glad that you two are still alive since this f**l didn't care if he killed you and I don't think he is even concerned with a lawsuit...I wish you all the luck... :)