At the bell, Sushi, A 5th wheel, Tinted, No effort

A good portion of the day Friday was spent being very frustrated at Tesla’s inability to get all of the numbers right for the deal. Although I got the official trade number late Thursday the loan was never updated to show the trade and the payoff for the trade in it so I was at a standstill.

Once again I tried calling and responding to the text message thread associated with the sale, as you are supposed to and got no response. Finally around 1:30 I got a call from one of the advisors at the Fort Myers location. He said he submitted a request to the finance department to update the terms Thursday night but nothing had been done yet. He knew I had an appointment to pick up the car at 3. He said he would resubmit the request. I took the leap of faith and headed up there on the 45 minute drive, figuring one way or another it would work out.

I walk in the showroom and quickly find the guy I talked to on the phone, a nice young kid in his 20s. I told him that the Tesla app showed no change in the finance status. My advisor was frustrated, he said in the past something like this would have been corrected in 15-30 minutes. He said the layoffs that Tesla has implemented has made requests like these take much longer. Pretty much every aspect of Tesla appears to be short staffed as a result. Amani said in this location all the managers were laid off in addition to a number of other advisors that run the showroom. He said the entire sales operation now was handled by only three people which seems insane as the parking lot was stuffed with hundreds of Teslas. My frustration now softened, realizing just how shitty of a situation the workforce cuts has put their staff in.

Amani sent more messages to three people in the finance department asking for assistance. I asked him about simply calling someone to get it fixed. Nope, that’s not an option, they have no ability to call the finance department, which seems insane. He apologized and just asked that I take a seat and chill. I had nowhere else to go so I took seat.

They did have a Cybertruck in the showroom that I got to check out. It was cool being up close to one but it did not make me feel badly for not buying one. For the kind of things I need a truck for my Tacoma is just better suited to my needs, and it’s paid off. The Cybertruck is incredibly long, it would never fit in my garage unless I removed everything else in it.

So after I was sitting there for maybe 45 minutes a message popped up on my phone that there was an update to my sale. Finally someone had fixed the numbers. After I went in and confirmed my acceptance we were finally able to proceed with the delivery. Amani directed me to my new blue Model Y Performance and I was on my way, roughly 90 minutes later than expected.

I really liked the blue color in person, the car looked great. The drive home was fun. A few times I stabbed the pedal a little bit to get a feel for the power. It felt like someone shot you off with a rubber band as the car just wanted to leap forward, it felt scary fast. I didn’t get home till close to 5:30. By the time I walked and fed Elsa it was closer to 6. I decided to run over to Bruninas for dinner where I got to talk to Meaghan once again.

Saturday morning I met my friend Sue to play pickleball at East Naples. It was a very sweaty but enjoyable session. During the afternoon I handled a number of small tasks around the house. One of those tasks was taking a short nap if I am being honest, I just felt wiped. On Saturday night I decided to go somewhere I had not been to for a long time, Stix, the sushi place very close to my house.

Stix was a favorite place that I went to regularly with my ex. Since we split in December I have only been there once, taking Dawn when she visited. I decided to sit at the bar, the first time I did so there. They had live music playing with a handful of older couples dancing which was cute to watch. The bar area was not very full but eventually two women came to sit there, one seat away from me. I later found out they were sisters.

The one woman was a tall blonde that still had a good body despite her being older. If I had to guess the first number in her age probably started with a 6. I could tell that 20 years ago she was probably very hot but even now, she wasn’t bad. I talked a bit with them off and on. When it came time to pay I finally got to use the gift certificate I was given as a Christmas gift by you know who, however my tab only used about half of it. I handed it over to the ladies, telling them they should use the remainder to help pay for their bill. The blonde was surprised by my offer but was appreciative. I told them I did not want to keep the gift certificate but of course did not tell them why. I may have been able to explore things further with the blonde but did not feel motivated to do so. If I was just looking to score that could have been a missed opportunity but I really am not wired that way.

Sunday morning I played pickleball again. I played a couple hours with Sue and then played another hour and a half with another guy that I know. Once again it was brutally hot and humid. I refilled my large water jug twice, just trying to stay ahead of the hydration curve. I had no spot of clothing on my body that was dry by the end of the session.

During the afternoon I worked on getting some stuff done to the new car. I moved everything over from the old car including the aftermarket rubber protection I received from Lasfit which protects the floor, kick panels and the back of the rear seats. I also installed the Lasfit mudguards that had been sitting in a box since Christmas. Sunday evening I decided to grab dinner at Tacos and Tequilla. They had a two for one special on house margaritas so I indulged myself. Just to be safe I let the car drive me home via FSD.

I also produced a video on Sunday talking about my purchase of the new car.

My day off on Monday was productive. I called the place that has done the window tinting on all of my Teslas to see if I could get my car in. They said they had one appointment left later in the afternoon so I took it. I dropped the car off early however, throwing my Veteran Patton in the trunk and riding it back home. After I got home I went to the campus gym to get a chest workout in as well as head up to Bonita for some more errands. I also had my house cleaners visit yesterday so I wanted to stay out of the place while they performed their magic.

During the afternoon my new wheel arrived, a Begode Master. This is a wheel that has been out for awhile but this was the 4th version of it where they have improved a number of things from the original. It was a real good deal by today’s standards. I only unboxed it and added air to the tire and shock. I will get out on a test ride this week for sure.

I rode my Patton back to the window tint place late in the afternoon. I had to hustle. I only got a call saying it was done at 4:30. They closed at 5PM. I threw on my gear and hauled ass on the wheel, averaging speeds of 30+ mph for most of the ride. I made it to the shop with exactly four minutes to spare. The matching tint looked great although it cost $100 more than my last Y cost in 2021. Inflation is everywhere you look.

Last night I decided to do a live stream talking about both my Tesla and Begode master purchases. It went for about three hours which was long enough considering I had to work the next day.

I have had a situation that has been frustrating me with someone I used to be close with. I have helped this person out in multiple ways, repeatedly. However it seems like it has become more and more a one way street where I am doing the reaching out, trying to be a good friend while this other person is unable to even exhibit common courtesy in return at times. It pisses me off and I am at the point where I would prefer to just eject this person from my life than deal with the lack of reciprocation. It saddens me because there was a time where I felt that this person would never act in such a manner but yet again, my naive faith in people proves to be misplaced. I simply refuse to waste my time anymore on people that don’t return the effort.