ROUGH...

it's been kind of a rough patch in the road lately. into every life some rain must fall. i've been trying to help my sister; with her transition from moving out of her hi-rise to taking her documentary tour of the US. in the meantime, my house has sprung a sewage leak. lovely. but at least it's outside. then the brakes on my camaro are fixing to go out. i got an estimate at the place where i get my oil changed. it seemed a little high, so i thought i'd get a 2nd opinion. the 2nd place(Just Brakes)'s bid was DOUBLE!!! i showed the tech Kwik Kar's estimate and when he realized he wasn't going to get the brake job (2 front rotors, 2 front pads), he tried to scare and intimidate me into replacing the front calipers; which he said(in a raised voice) i couldn't drive with it that way because it was hazardous. that i could kill myself, him and others on the road. i didn't appreciate the dramatics. my car was still up on the rack and he was acting like he wasn't going to take it down. and he was going to charge the same price for the caliper job($250) that Kwik Kar was going to charge for the whole brake job. oh, hell no! i reminded him what he'd told me over the phone: that the estimate was free and i could have the car taken dwn (off the rack) at any time. i said take it down NOW. so, i don't know what to do. if i had someone to install the parts, i could save a bundle. i called the parts place and the price of the parts are HALF of what the businesses are asking. i know they have to make a profit, but DOUBLE??!! so, i guess i'll have to take it back to Kwik Kar. oh and the straw to break the camel's back? i got one of my credit card bills yesterday. it had a $30 late charge. i'm never late, so i'm like what?? come to find out, i never got last month's bill. and it's been so crazy around here, i didn't even snap until now. so i had to go to the bank today and straighten that out. and the beat goes on...