You know what's really awesome? When you've been packing your house and preparing for a cross country move with an infant and preschooler, then two days before the move, you get another bout of strep throat but can't rest or do anything about it because there's just too much to do.
And then the night before the first leg of the trip, a 12 hour car ride with said infant and 3 year old and two cats, you spend two hours at your brother's having dinner and saying goodbye and you come outside with two tired kids past their bedtime, ready to go home, and your car is gone. Because it turns out the HOA starts towing guests at 8 pm, not 11 pm like your brother said. Then you get to spend an hour driving aroundl the sketchy part of town trying to find the tow place because no one seems to have your car, then when you find it, it's empty and the guy will "be right there" and doesn't show up til almost midnight and baby is crying her head off and 3 year old hasn't gone potty for hours because you thought you were going right home and then the tow guy tries to rip you off and charge an illegally high sum.
Yeah. Totally awesome.
This move is not getting off to a good start. Here's to hoping tomorrow is better than the past week has been.
Post by ChillyMcFreeze on Jul 10, 2012 8:44:38 GMT -5
I would have sat myself down with the kids at my brother's house and sent HIM out to find the car. That sucks, ttt. I hope the rest of the move is a lot smoother!
I'm interested in this HOA thing. Did they change the regulations or was your brother just wrong? Were there any signs anywhere so you could check on what your brother said? I can't believe they're allowed to tow people in this instance.
I know it doesn't matter anymore since you're moving, but I'd be threatening them to try and get the money back.
Just think, the move will definitely get better from here on out!
There are no signs about the time, only "unauthorized vehicles will be towed." which, you would think that if you're the guest of a resident, you'd be authorized right? No.
My guess is that they changed the time and sent out an email or flyer, my brother saw it and just forgot about it until this happened. He was SO unhelpful. He didn't say a word te whole time except, "well I thought it was 11." not "oh jeez I'm so sorry" not "please let me at least pay the towing fee" not "I'm going to file a claim with the HOA" nothing. Just rolled his eyes and acted like I was being so ridiculous and immature when I said I hoped the people on his HOA got syphilis and gonorrhea and then fell into a vat of boiling oil. Which OK wasn't my most mature moment ever but I was sick, exhausted, sitting in a sketchy lot by a train track at midnight with a screaming baby and tired 3 year old the night before a huge trip.
And he didn't even bother to call this morning to make sure everything was OK, do we need any help with the move, sorry about last night. Nothing.