I hoped on a plane right back up to Tacoma on Monday ?and well, there?s not much going on. Summer is different up here than during the school year. For one it?s hot and the daylight lasts forever (I wonder what it would be like living in Alaska during the summer). Second, everyone is really laid back which is really, really cool. For once in our demanding school careers, students get a big fat break. So much time and so much fun J.
I?m headed off this weekend to a String Cheese concert west of Portland. Turns out it?s sort of close to Forest Grove where I was a couple of weeks ago. Apparently Horning?s Hideout is this isolated concert center in the middle of the woods. I?ve never been there but it sounds like a lot of fun?camping and stuff.
Looks like the insurance company is going to call my car totaled. I guess its back to AutoTrader.com for me. Props go out to Stroud?s Auto Body repair center in Tacoma, WA. I?m definitely a customer for life. Their service and consumer oriented approach to doing business should be strived for by all auto repair shops. Initial estimates of my car had the repair bill set at $7,900 with almost $3,000 worth of labor. Instead of taking that $3,000 worth of work, they did what was best for me and convinced the insurer to total my car (meaning they made significantly less money). Stroud?s superior service is in sharp contrast to Burns Auto Body and Collision Center which is a company I would NEVER use. They are part of a Direct Referral program with many insurance agencies. In effect they cut corners, saving the insurance companies money and ripping off the consumers. So I think this will be the final chapter of my two week old parked car that was totaled. RIP.