... my BEACH HOUSE bummer!
Beach House (Part 2) was on Sunday ..... and I went ..... and oh how I wish I could turn back the hands of time ......
Cuz I wuzen goin nowhere yuh know ...... at $300 jus tuh walk eeeen de party ...... dat wuzen makin no sense tuh me ...... but ..... chain-up chain meh up ...... yeah ..... cuz there I was ...... Saturday evening ...... coolin it home ...... when cous call tuh find out if ah get any freeness fuh de party ...... cuz she know Ticketmaster does always have some kinda link ...... anyway ..... I tell her ah get SALT ..... and we laugh it off ......
A A ...... while I talkin tuh cous now ..... my phone start tuh beep wit ah incomin call ....... so ah answer de call an' ah tell peeps dat ah go call him back ........ two minutes later now ..... ah call back peeps an' I givin him de joke about cous callin fuh freeness ...... when he drop ah bomb an' say ..... YEAH I HAVE! ..... well wit dah one ...... ah call back cous pronto ...... and de plannin start ....
Now being veteran Beach House peongs ...... we knew fully well ...... dat dis rounds ..... we was tuh leave home early ..... to avoid de 3 hours traffic ...... tuh reach de party early ...... cuz I doh know what it is wit dat party ..... but it always trowin in some outta-de-way place ...... first it started off in Blanchisseuse ..... then it move tuh St. Joseph ...... den it went tuh Couva ...... and now ah see like it trowin in Blanchisseuse again sometimes ...... which is where this one (MAYFAIR) was held ......
Right ..... so with a 2:00 pm start time ..... we organise tuh leave Diego at 1:00 pm ...... and by 1:05 pm .... we was done on de Morne Coco Road .....
De drive was sweet ..... no traffic ..... no hot sun (with pending rain tho) ..... no tantahnah ..... just smooth (albeit winding) sailing ..... in the most beautiful scenery ...... it was so cool and calm ..... dat we start tuh get worried ...... cuz we say like nobody eh goin de party ..... not ah car was on de road!
Anyway ...... after the wonderful journey through the mountains ..... we finally reach de school tuh park ...... cuz yeah ...... fuh dat Blanchisseuse party ..... yuh does have tuh park in de Blanchisseuse School and take de shuttle tuh de party ..... altho many idiots don't abide by that rule ...... and does still go an' park on de little, small-ass, narrow piece ah road near de party ...... but ...... what can I say ...... is Trinidad ..... and that is our mentality ...... rules are mere suggestions ..... and anything goes!
So anyway ...... we reach de school now ...... and de Security stop us tuh say dat is $10 tuh park ...... so I hand him de $10 and I make ah joke askin him if Beach House Party still on today ...... cuz we eh seein no cars blah, blah, Ha, Ha ...... so after de lil small talk now ..... he start tuh direct us on where tuh park ..... and dat we should reverse park etc. ...... so cool ...... we drive off now ...... and we gone down tuh de end of de car park ...... tuh start ah new row (as directed) ...... when CRASH!!!!! ...... DE CAR @#$%&! FALL EEEEN AH DRAIN!!! ...... yes ...... ah drain!!! ...... de cover break ...... and de front left side of de car ...... FALL EEEEN DE @#$%&! DRAIN!!!
Well I wanted tuh dead ...... de four ah we jus sit down in de car in utter astonishment ..... we get dotish ...... cuz yes we see de drain ..... but it was a covered drain ..... it was covered with a metal grill ting ..... so of course nobody eh tinkin that that shit woulda ever happen ..... anyway ...... seconds after de initial shock now ..... I jump out de car (which by the way was my car) like ah mad woman ...... frantic and freakin out ...... de driver still sittin down behind de wheel ..... and fren and cous still sitting down in de back seat ......
Some fellas now ..... who was limin in de car park waitin fuh de shuttle ...... come over one time tuh assess de situation and offer assistance ...... thank God they were there ...... and thank God we knew them too ...... cuz they very willingly came ..... about 6 ah dem ..... all decked off in dey party dan-dan ...... and risked gettin dirty ...... as they literally lifted de damn car out de drain ..... like @#$%^&* HULK ..... by which time ..... de Security had only jus come over tuh see what de commotion was about ...... an' is bess dey did stay in dey lil Guard Booth ..... cuz hear what one ah dem go blurt out ..... IS AH GOOD TING DIS HAPPEN EARLY ...... so is like Thanks tuh me ..... nobody else car woulda crash in de @#$%^&* drain!!!!!!!!! ..... of course I was livid at dat comment ..... and requested my $10 back ..... you know de man really give meh back de $10 cuz he say he was feelin bad at what happen!
Anyway ..... after crew an' crew pull de car out ...... everybody make ah big joke out of it (of course because it didn't effin happen tuh their car!!!!) ...... even I an' all tell dem dat de first rounds in de party on me ..... cuz yuh know what ..... at dat point ..... there was nothing more we could do ..... de car come out de drain ..... we get tuh park it ..... it drive good ..... de damage done do ..... we done up in de bush ..... de party ready tuh start ..... and my new mission was tuh get WASTED!!!!! ...... yep ..... I needed tuh drown my sorrows!!!!
So we jump eeeeen de shuttle ..... wit de same crew an' crew ..... we laugh an' talk shit fuh de whole drive ..... we reach de party ...... we drink ..... I drink de free wine fuh de whole time I was dey ...... all de 'beautiful people' came ..... and they brought some rain ..... ah gape ...... ah dance like ah fool tuh Michael Jackson and some odda serious back in times music ..... ah see real people ah eh see since Carnival ..... ah see real 'outfits' (lawd!) ..... ah make ah setta stupid small talk ...... ah tell EVERYBODY what happen ..... ah even tell one of de organisers dat ah go ..... sue him! ...... an' he laugh an' tell meh he go sen meh ah case ah wine (dat ah cyah see yet!!!!!)
All in all ..... accident aside ...... de party was cool ...... and real hot ...... as in hot like ah blasted sauna ..... so by 7:00 pm ..... I had had enuff ...... enuff sweatin ..... enuff fake kissin ..... enuff of man givin yuh lyrics ....... and enuff drinkin ...... cuz by dat time too ..... de free wine had long done ..... and I was sober again ...... I was ready tuh go home ..... back to my reality ..... which was a damaged car tuh now go an' fix!!!
So yuh see what happen here ...... I was not goin nowhere ..... but den ah get freeness ...... an' ah get jumbie ..... an' ah went de party ..... an now look at what dat cost me!!!!!
On Monday ..... I took the car for a body repair quote ..... and the fix-it man wasn't too concerned ..... cuz he seems to think that the damage is minimal .... so the cost tuh fix would also be minimal ..... altho ..... he did say that he'd only know the true picture when he inspects it thoroughly ..... then on Tuesday ...... I took it to get the underneath checked out ..... and everything's OK ...... shocks, chassis everything like that are all in order ..... the only thing that needs to be repaired are the INNER RACK ENDS ..... that both broke.
I called Toyota today (Wednesday) ..... to source the Inner Rack Ends ..... and they're out of stock ...... with the next shipment arriving in August ..... they did mention however .... that they can attempt to source it in the Caribbean or Japan ..... if I make a downpayment ..... oh did I mention the cost ...... $834.33 (plus VAT) ...... fuh ONE ..... and I need TWO!!!!
Where de arse I findin dat money?!
Yuh know what real piss me off wit dis whole scene tho ...... dat same Trini mentality ..... dat same tough luck mentality ..... that laugh and get kicks vibes wit comments like ...... "is small ting - jus take de car by Fat Joe down de road" ...... NOBODY really gave a flyin @#$%^& about what happened ..... not the Security at the School ..... not the organisers of BEACH HOUSE ..... NOBODY!! ...... my thing is ...... if even nobody eh willin tuh compensate meh ..... which I know cuz nobody offered ..... it woulda still been nice ..... if SOMEBODY had shown some kinda concern and interest ..... cuz what happened was nobody's fault really ...... nobody could have known dat de grill wasn't good ..... but ..... the fact remains ..... that it happened in the car park YOU designated as the safe parking for YOUR party!!!!! ..... and tuh think ..... I know 99% of de Beach House committee members personally!!!! ..... ah bunch of really cool guys ...... who 3 days after de party ..... clearly still countin dey money ..... an' doh have me an' my lil car worry tuh study!
Shit happens I guess!!!
I didn't have the presence of mind to take pics at the time of the accident ..... but on Tuesday when I took the car to get it checked out ..... I noticed that drain ..... which reminded me of the one my car fell into ..... it was just like that ..... with a similar metal grill thing covering it ..... mind you ..... the actual accident drain was much, much deeper ..... and a little wider .....
So other than the inner rack ends breakin ..... that also happened ..... along wit de tyre and de rim gettin well scrape-up!
Saw this on the way up ..... had no idea that Maracas Beach undergoin Redesign and Restoration ..... da'is tuh tell yuh how long I eh go up dey!
PS: UN-effin-BELIEVABLE!!! ..... TSTT just called my landline ..... for the UMPTEENTH time ..... to find out if I want BLINK Entertainment ..... after I have told them ...... said UMPTEEN times ..... dat ah doh want it - take meh name off yuh list!!!
It have any TSTT macos on de scene ........ HELP!!!
Cuz I wuzen goin nowhere yuh know ...... at $300 jus tuh walk eeeen de party ...... dat wuzen makin no sense tuh me ...... but ..... chain-up chain meh up ...... yeah ..... cuz there I was ...... Saturday evening ...... coolin it home ...... when cous call tuh find out if ah get any freeness fuh de party ...... cuz she know Ticketmaster does always have some kinda link ...... anyway ..... I tell her ah get SALT ..... and we laugh it off ......
A A ...... while I talkin tuh cous now ..... my phone start tuh beep wit ah incomin call ....... so ah answer de call an' ah tell peeps dat ah go call him back ........ two minutes later now ..... ah call back peeps an' I givin him de joke about cous callin fuh freeness ...... when he drop ah bomb an' say ..... YEAH I HAVE! ..... well wit dah one ...... ah call back cous pronto ...... and de plannin start ....
Now being veteran Beach House peongs ...... we knew fully well ...... dat dis rounds ..... we was tuh leave home early ..... to avoid de 3 hours traffic ...... tuh reach de party early ...... cuz I doh know what it is wit dat party ..... but it always trowin in some outta-de-way place ...... first it started off in Blanchisseuse ..... then it move tuh St. Joseph ...... den it went tuh Couva ...... and now ah see like it trowin in Blanchisseuse again sometimes ...... which is where this one (MAYFAIR) was held ......
Right ..... so with a 2:00 pm start time ..... we organise tuh leave Diego at 1:00 pm ...... and by 1:05 pm .... we was done on de Morne Coco Road .....
De drive was sweet ..... no traffic ..... no hot sun (with pending rain tho) ..... no tantahnah ..... just smooth (albeit winding) sailing ..... in the most beautiful scenery ...... it was so cool and calm ..... dat we start tuh get worried ...... cuz we say like nobody eh goin de party ..... not ah car was on de road!
Anyway ...... after the wonderful journey through the mountains ..... we finally reach de school tuh park ...... cuz yeah ...... fuh dat Blanchisseuse party ..... yuh does have tuh park in de Blanchisseuse School and take de shuttle tuh de party ..... altho many idiots don't abide by that rule ...... and does still go an' park on de little, small-ass, narrow piece ah road near de party ...... but ...... what can I say ...... is Trinidad ..... and that is our mentality ...... rules are mere suggestions ..... and anything goes!
So anyway ...... we reach de school now ...... and de Security stop us tuh say dat is $10 tuh park ...... so I hand him de $10 and I make ah joke askin him if Beach House Party still on today ...... cuz we eh seein no cars blah, blah, Ha, Ha ...... so after de lil small talk now ..... he start tuh direct us on where tuh park ..... and dat we should reverse park etc. ...... so cool ...... we drive off now ...... and we gone down tuh de end of de car park ...... tuh start ah new row (as directed) ...... when CRASH!!!!! ...... DE CAR @#$%&! FALL EEEEN AH DRAIN!!! ...... yes ...... ah drain!!! ...... de cover break ...... and de front left side of de car ...... FALL EEEEN DE @#$%&! DRAIN!!!
Well I wanted tuh dead ...... de four ah we jus sit down in de car in utter astonishment ..... we get dotish ...... cuz yes we see de drain ..... but it was a covered drain ..... it was covered with a metal grill ting ..... so of course nobody eh tinkin that that shit woulda ever happen ..... anyway ...... seconds after de initial shock now ..... I jump out de car (which by the way was my car) like ah mad woman ...... frantic and freakin out ...... de driver still sittin down behind de wheel ..... and fren and cous still sitting down in de back seat ......
Some fellas now ..... who was limin in de car park waitin fuh de shuttle ...... come over one time tuh assess de situation and offer assistance ...... thank God they were there ...... and thank God we knew them too ...... cuz they very willingly came ..... about 6 ah dem ..... all decked off in dey party dan-dan ...... and risked gettin dirty ...... as they literally lifted de damn car out de drain ..... like @#$%^&* HULK ..... by which time ..... de Security had only jus come over tuh see what de commotion was about ...... an' is bess dey did stay in dey lil Guard Booth ..... cuz hear what one ah dem go blurt out ..... IS AH GOOD TING DIS HAPPEN EARLY ...... so is like Thanks tuh me ..... nobody else car woulda crash in de @#$%^&* drain!!!!!!!!! ..... of course I was livid at dat comment ..... and requested my $10 back ..... you know de man really give meh back de $10 cuz he say he was feelin bad at what happen!
Anyway ..... after crew an' crew pull de car out ...... everybody make ah big joke out of it (of course because it didn't effin happen tuh their car!!!!) ...... even I an' all tell dem dat de first rounds in de party on me ..... cuz yuh know what ..... at dat point ..... there was nothing more we could do ..... de car come out de drain ..... we get tuh park it ..... it drive good ..... de damage done do ..... we done up in de bush ..... de party ready tuh start ..... and my new mission was tuh get WASTED!!!!! ...... yep ..... I needed tuh drown my sorrows!!!!
So we jump eeeeen de shuttle ..... wit de same crew an' crew ..... we laugh an' talk shit fuh de whole drive ..... we reach de party ...... we drink ..... I drink de free wine fuh de whole time I was dey ...... all de 'beautiful people' came ..... and they brought some rain ..... ah gape ...... ah dance like ah fool tuh Michael Jackson and some odda serious back in times music ..... ah see real people ah eh see since Carnival ..... ah see real 'outfits' (lawd!) ..... ah make ah setta stupid small talk ...... ah tell EVERYBODY what happen ..... ah even tell one of de organisers dat ah go ..... sue him! ...... an' he laugh an' tell meh he go sen meh ah case ah wine (dat ah cyah see yet!!!!!)
All in all ..... accident aside ...... de party was cool ...... and real hot ...... as in hot like ah blasted sauna ..... so by 7:00 pm ..... I had had enuff ...... enuff sweatin ..... enuff fake kissin ..... enuff of man givin yuh lyrics ....... and enuff drinkin ...... cuz by dat time too ..... de free wine had long done ..... and I was sober again ...... I was ready tuh go home ..... back to my reality ..... which was a damaged car tuh now go an' fix!!!
So yuh see what happen here ...... I was not goin nowhere ..... but den ah get freeness ...... an' ah get jumbie ..... an' ah went de party ..... an now look at what dat cost me!!!!!
On Monday ..... I took the car for a body repair quote ..... and the fix-it man wasn't too concerned ..... cuz he seems to think that the damage is minimal .... so the cost tuh fix would also be minimal ..... altho ..... he did say that he'd only know the true picture when he inspects it thoroughly ..... then on Tuesday ...... I took it to get the underneath checked out ..... and everything's OK ...... shocks, chassis everything like that are all in order ..... the only thing that needs to be repaired are the INNER RACK ENDS ..... that both broke.
I called Toyota today (Wednesday) ..... to source the Inner Rack Ends ..... and they're out of stock ...... with the next shipment arriving in August ..... they did mention however .... that they can attempt to source it in the Caribbean or Japan ..... if I make a downpayment ..... oh did I mention the cost ...... $834.33 (plus VAT) ...... fuh ONE ..... and I need TWO!!!!
Where de arse I findin dat money?!
Yuh know what real piss me off wit dis whole scene tho ...... dat same Trini mentality ..... dat same tough luck mentality ..... that laugh and get kicks vibes wit comments like ...... "is small ting - jus take de car by Fat Joe down de road" ...... NOBODY really gave a flyin @#$%^& about what happened ..... not the Security at the School ..... not the organisers of BEACH HOUSE ..... NOBODY!! ...... my thing is ...... if even nobody eh willin tuh compensate meh ..... which I know cuz nobody offered ..... it woulda still been nice ..... if SOMEBODY had shown some kinda concern and interest ..... cuz what happened was nobody's fault really ...... nobody could have known dat de grill wasn't good ..... but ..... the fact remains ..... that it happened in the car park YOU designated as the safe parking for YOUR party!!!!! ..... and tuh think ..... I know 99% of de Beach House committee members personally!!!! ..... ah bunch of really cool guys ...... who 3 days after de party ..... clearly still countin dey money ..... an' doh have me an' my lil car worry tuh study!
Shit happens I guess!!!
I didn't have the presence of mind to take pics at the time of the accident ..... but on Tuesday when I took the car to get it checked out ..... I noticed that drain ..... which reminded me of the one my car fell into ..... it was just like that ..... with a similar metal grill thing covering it ..... mind you ..... the actual accident drain was much, much deeper ..... and a little wider .....
So other than the inner rack ends breakin ..... that also happened ..... along wit de tyre and de rim gettin well scrape-up!
Saw this on the way up ..... had no idea that Maracas Beach undergoin Redesign and Restoration ..... da'is tuh tell yuh how long I eh go up dey!
PS: UN-effin-BELIEVABLE!!! ..... TSTT just called my landline ..... for the UMPTEENTH time ..... to find out if I want BLINK Entertainment ..... after I have told them ...... said UMPTEEN times ..... dat ah doh want it - take meh name off yuh list!!!
It have any TSTT macos on de scene ........ HELP!!!
Ah have tuh say dis AGAIN! Yuh need ah bush bart. Remember dis tho, NOTHING in life is free.
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"NOTHING in life is free"
..... fuh real!!!!
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I was supposed to go to Beach House myself, but I know after freeness is penis. So I kept my tail home. Well I laugh for so, up until the damn car fall in the drain. I was kinda waiting for you to say you were joking. That is no laughing matter at all because my car stalled on the Beetham this morning , luckily it started back. So I know all too well about having a car that is not working properly. I hope those ends not too important to the actual functioning of the car. Other than full up super, I am clueless. I really hope you get it fixed within a reasonable time.
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"after freeness is penis"
oh my gosh Trinidad Lover ...... LOL .... ah love it!! ..... and no gyul ..... was no joke ..... actually ..... when it happened ..... I swear de whole left side of de car MASH UP ...... fuss de crash was loud ......
The mechanic advised that I could use the car with the broken 'ends' ..... but not fuh much longer ..... maybe just a couple weeks ......
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scene, yuh check de bamboo for dem parts?
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..... dat didn't even enter my head ..... cuz I only ever buy original Toyota parts .....
however ...... if push come tuh shove ...... ah might very well have tuh go there!
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And no pics ah de beach for such as me in cold countries? Fie!
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Sorry bout the car... hmmm, can't help you much, unless you want me bring the part when I am coming... (^_^)
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Jumbie boy ..... thanks fuh offerin .... gonna try tuh source de part outside fuh real ..... cuz my parents comin tuh TnT same time as you ....
.... an' I doh go out wit my camera ..... I mean I always have it with me ..... but I doh go in de party wit it ..... when I goin party ..... my hands does be swingin .... I doh even walk with money! ..... de only ting I does have in my hand ...... is car keys ...... and dat does trow in somebody handbag ..... or somebody pocket .....
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It's a funny story but it sound's like you all are lucky that you did not get hurt.Aren't those drain grid's supposed to be secured so that a car can safely roll over it? If so, send the bill for the car repair to the PNM.
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Yeah girl .... lucky fuh us ..... was only de car dat get hurt .... and yeah ..... yuh suppose tuh be able tuh drive on dem ting ..... but like dah one dry rot!!!
LOL ..... ah wish ah could really send de bill tuh de PNM ...... or anybody else fuh dat matter ..... I jus want tuh send de bill ...... far away!
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sorry bout ur car scene! And check the bamboo or someone who could source the part for you its much cheaper~
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Thanks Likkle Birdie ..... tryin tuh find it (originals) abroad .....
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If yuh driving a Peugeot, yuh go BAWL! 'Cause dem parts ain't cheap!
Anyway, that is why I only go out to cinema an' small lime, and depending on who will be at the party I will go. Most times I am on my own beat...with my sister and grandparents.
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"If yuh driving a Peugeot, yuh go BAWL! 'Cause dem parts ain't cheap! "
Ditto fuh de TOYOTA dat I drive!
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i'll continue to live my life vicariously through you... its cheaper this way...
glad aint anything physical happened to you..
but TOYOTA running a lil parlour or wah.. no parts till August... now self i eh wah nuttin by them...
and yeah Maracas gonna get all fancy with boardwalk an _ish...
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oh gosh bandi .... yuh make meh laugh wit dat 'livin vicariously through me cuz it cheaper' comment
.... de Maracas plan sounds really nice ..... maybe I'll go check it out some time ..... and take some pics fuh Jumbie
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yeah da chair rental thing is something i have a problem with... they utilizing beach space... been happening at least a year now...
lemme know when yuh headin... need to make a drive and pay meh $10 to park... dem eh have any metal covers tho...
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u know i was supposed to go dat fete on freeness too. fren wanted me to drive because she didnt want to. on sunday, i went gym, come home, eat, scratch my arse and then watch d weather. after multiple text messages and phone calls...i decide i not going. i hear d fete was cool but d weather was rainy and humid. anyway, d moral of this story is....if yuh mind against going somewhere then is better u dont go because some s*it will always happen that will make u regret going. karma is a b....
btw...u know everybody on that committee. i would have sent them d bill. they would think i on kicks but i would be serious...lol.
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yuh right yes ..... ah shoulda really jus keep meh arse home ..... cuz between you an' me ..... yuh eh miss nuttin! ..... and yes .... the weather was awful ...... cuz when it wasn't rainin ...... it was hot no ass ..... an' I had orn next tuh nutting!!
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i always go by that motto..it has not made me the most well-liked person in my group of friends but c'est la vie eh.
Hope you get your parts soon...
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Scene, as my grandmother would say "Like crapaud shit on you?!"
This string of bad luck you're experiencing just not right man! You need to find a good obeahman and take a bush bath, oui.
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not crapaud nah ...... corbeaux!!!
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shells ..... as yuh mention de 'parts' ..... ah now remember dat ah never post de update tuh dis story ..... cuz as it turns out ..... I did not need to replace the parts .....
De Monday after de party ..... I took the car to a big reputable car place in town ..... but dey was so ram that I decided tuh take it back de Tuesday ..... so Tuesday now ..... after about 3 hours (of waiting tuh have de car checked) ..... I was eventually told dat de tings break .... and dat dey need tuh be replaced .... and dat everything else OK!
Right ..... so I go on a mad search for the parts ...... all while having an uneasy feeling ..... so I decide to get a second opinion ...... and I take the car to TOYOTA (on May 24 - Elections Day) .....
Now ah was breaks-in Toyota fuh two reasons ...... 1 - dey too far ..... 2 - dey too damn expensive ......
So I take the car to Toyota ..... and lo an behold ..... de ting eh break at all .... it jus bend ..... and Toyota fix it ...... so crick crack ..... I didn't need tuh replace nuttin ..... de man in Toyota say dat if de tings had BREAK ..... is no way I woulda be able tuh drive de car ....
So yuh see me ..... altho ah tired get lambaste on dis here blog ...... fuh takin meh car tuh expensive-ass Toyota ...... I tink that after this experience ..... I'm gonna continue tuh take my car tuh Toyota ...... cuz clearly they know best how tuh deal with their cars!
All I need tuh do now ..... is straighten de fender!
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