Wow it has been a really been a rough couple of days. It all started last night at around 6:45 when my phone started flashing, which could have meant a few different things. I checked it and it was reminder for my re-audition for chorus, which I completely forgotten about. I quickly put my dinner aside and went to find an audition piece that I could do without much preparation. I headed off downtown and made it with plenty of time to spare to get the paperwork done. The audition was okay, but I had a lot of trouble on one part, which caused my small group score to go down. This caused me to not feel very good on leaving…
My feelings got so much worse when I reached the car. I opened the door to find that the passenger side window had been broken and my bag was moved. Within moments I realized that my Bose speaker and bag were gone, and a few moments later realized my phone was also gone! Talk about kicking you when you’re down! There was glass everywhere so I moved the bits that needed to be moved and got in. I drove right to Toyota from downtown. They were going to have me come back in the morning, but since I don’t have a garage, they thought it would be safer to leave it there. They were also able to give me a ride home.
That night I sent a status update to my networks to report what happened and got many responses with condolences and suggestions. I knew it would be important to suspended my mobile account, but since I didn’t have a phone to call with, I wasn’t sure what to do. I googled free internet calls, and got Skype as the first choice. I had always thought a webcam was necessary, but I had a microphone, so I downloaded it. I used the program to call Verizon and suspend the account. Hopefully in those few hours not much was charged to the phone…
Today, more bad news came. I spent quite a long time on Skype with the insurance company to file the claim. After that, I was able to talk with my friends Denyse and Mike, which was lovely. After that, I walked down to Verizon, which luckily is only 1.5 miles away. I took my leisure getting there and it was very hot, so this was a wise decision. I told them what happened when I got there, and was able to get the same phone, but since I just got mine a few months ago, they had to charge quite a bit for it. Of course, I didn’t have insurance, because who thinks that anything will really happen? I do, now… 🙁 The insurance company called Toyota while we were on the phone, so I talked to them then. They told me that they would take care of the car, and I felt okay.
Later in the morning, Toyota called again to say that they wanted to talk to insurance directly, so I gave him the number and the claim number. Later in the afternoon, Toyota called again to say that while talking to insurance they realized that there was additional damage to the window molding and that I would have to file this with them. I again called insurance and filed another report with them. They told me that they would have to send an agent out to Toyota to assess the damage. This would not be able to be done until Thursday, which is when I will be traveling to San Antonio. After the assessment, they will call me to discuss the options. I’m going away and I still have to deal with this – great… So Friday as I am going around town, I will have the insurance company calling me.
I am so ready for this ordeal to be over. I prayed for the thief last night because this person had to be pretty desperate to have to take someone else’s possessions. I have to think that nothing would have happened if I didn’t leave my phone in the car. It’s a Blackberry Curve, so obviously it’s worth a lot of money, and they took the Bose because they were already in and it was there.
One thing I can be grateful for is that I really don’t need my car this week. I am going to church to work tomorrow, but I asked the cantor for the funeral to pick me up. On Thursday, I have a shuttle picking me up for the airport and dropping me off on Sunday, so it’ll work out. Since I’m home more than anything this summer, it’s an okay thing to happen now. Not that I wanted to be stolen from, but if it had to happen, I’ll be okay.
I’m excited for my trip on Thursday, but also sad that part of this has to follow me. I look forward to exploring the city, meeting my friends and having a great time. When I come back I hope that this will soon be over… Also, I think in some way God might be preparing me for my trip by having it 95 degrees today, which is very close to how it is in TX…
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