I (heart) USAA.

Yesterday, I set up towing et al. on my auto insurance and while they weren't able to push it through to activite it yesterday (woe), it has started this morning. The man was very pleasant, and rather amused when he found out I wasn't stuck in the middle of nowhere but comfortably at home mucking about on my computer.

It could take up to two hours but they'll call me with an estimated time when they schedule me in. The person is going to attempt to put my tire on and if that fails (because of the, you know, broken metal piece) he's going to tow it. And I don't pay a cent for the help or the towing. Whee!

Okay, I pay $1 a month for it but you know, I think I'll take that over gobs of money without this coverage.

USAA has never, ever done badly by me. I've had the coverage for nearly two years now and I've taken out a regular loan through them. When my policy went up, not because of me but because the rating on the car changed, the guy at USAA spent several hours tracking down the reason why and explained it to me.

Each year, if USAA makes money, they send out a dividen check to all USAA insurance holders, pretty much making their company our company.

I would really, really suggest that if you are military/parents were military/grandparents (I think grandparents will work) that you look into this company. They only serve military or families of military, and God, the government has been bending over backwards for years trying to get them, and they are so very worth it.

...I think I'll play WoW!

ETA: 45 minutes

Car Update

Well, the guys got here and they popped off my tire and put on the spare in less than three minutes. I was in awe. With the prospect of not having to have my car towed, I decided to take it to the dealership. I tend to prefer them over regular garages, mainly because I can almost always get SOME kind of discount out of them.

Got it to Stafford, found out it was going to be later in the afternoon before they could have it done. Well, there went any places to actually, you know, work today. The nice gentlemen at the dealership decided that it would be a shame for a young woman like me to get squished into a thousand squishy things while crossing Rt. 610, so they drove me over to the shopping complex.

Got the call after I discovered the bookstore and nearly had a freaking heart attack. Both back tires needed to be replaced and with the oil change (really, the 45,000 mile whatever) it was going to be $230. After discussing it with the guy, it was decided that I can wait on the back tire that didn't deflate until next week, when I get paid.

This dropped it down to $149. Still ow but nearly $100 cheaper makes me happy.

So, yeah, am going to cancel trip to Gettysburg. *shrug* As much as I want to go, finances dictate that I can't. I'm disappointed but not too much. It's amazing what perspective can get you.

It could have been MUCH worse, something I couldn't afford. But because I had been saving up, the emergancy was more than taken care of. Live tends to throw curve balls, I'm just glad I'm getting in the habit of being able to actually hit them out of the park when I need to.