Dan the Car Sales Man: I just need you to answer a few questions to get your financing all worked out.
Me: Okay.
Dan: What's your place of employment?
Me: _____ Church. But are you going to call them?
Dan: Do you really have a job there?
Me: Well, yes and no. The church has offered me the job and I've accepted it, but it still has to be approved by a committee before it's all official. So you can't call the church.
Dan: Okay, that should be fine. The bank just wants to know you have a job. Now do you know approximately how much money you'll be making?
Me: Well, yes. But here's the thing. I'm going to live in a manse, a house owned by the church. And that's part of my compensation. So I won't have to pay rent or a mortgage.
Dan: But do you know what your salary will be?
Me: Take home cash will be $$$.
Whew. I think I thoroughly confused the guy.
July 20, 2008
July 18, 2008
New Car
My car died. She had been a good car. Sally the Saturn had been with me for a little over 6 years when she just refused to start anymore (quad-driver, computer problems and simply old age). Though I bought her used, she got me through my last two years of college and all four years of seminary. And now she's gone on to benefit a charity.
And that means car shopping.
I thought when the time came I would buy another "previously owned" vehicle. But with a job on the horizon and the need to feel secure about my mode of transportation in a state that gets some fierce weather in the winter, I decided to look at some new cars.
I spent some time doing some research and then a day test driving my top choices. And here s/he is:
2008 Chevy Equinox in Silverstone Metallic
I'll pick the car up on Monday! And then the car payments will begin ... but for now I'm excited about a new car!
(Note to car sales people: Talking about how badly you need to use the bathroom to relieve yourself, and in not so polite terms, is not a good way to attract customers. Also, the manager encouraging his employee to blow off the customer wandering around outside so the two of you can go get a good seat at a restaurant in a voice loud enough for other customers to hear is not impressive.)
And that means car shopping.
I thought when the time came I would buy another "previously owned" vehicle. But with a job on the horizon and the need to feel secure about my mode of transportation in a state that gets some fierce weather in the winter, I decided to look at some new cars.
I spent some time doing some research and then a day test driving my top choices. And here s/he is:
2008 Chevy Equinox in Silverstone Metallic
I'll pick the car up on Monday! And then the car payments will begin ... but for now I'm excited about a new car!
(Note to car sales people: Talking about how badly you need to use the bathroom to relieve yourself, and in not so polite terms, is not a good way to attract customers. Also, the manager encouraging his employee to blow off the customer wandering around outside so the two of you can go get a good seat at a restaurant in a voice loud enough for other customers to hear is not impressive.)
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