Sitting In Dealership~Rachel Holbert-Jones Blackheart (RavenBlackHeartLLC), Sunset SC

Well, I'm here and I was early which is amazing but I didn't sleep very well last night. I never do when I have to bring my car in to have work done. I already know from the symptoms, what the service advisor said and what I read online that it is most likely the steering rack that is bad. I called the dealership yesterday to find out how long it would take to get the steering assembly and found out they have both the brand new one and the remanufactured one which is lower by $248 which doesn't seem like a lot but when it's nearly $3000 or more, $248 is a savings. It's something. First, they have to diagnose it and it turns out the diagnostic fee is more by $30 than I thought it was. When my ex husband came in, he paid $165 but mine is $195. I guess it's because they're diagnosing something different.

The service advisor came in and told me they got it pulled in and it locked up on her and it locked on me before I get it pulled into a parking spot. She confirmed it would be a two day job minimum which I'm aware of. My companion and I agreed that we would get the remanufactured steering assembly but I will take 3-5 days to get here because it's coming from Detroit while the new one is coming from only four hours away and I would need a rental car for several days and being priced at nearly $70 a day, that would be $340 for five days so it's more cost conscious to get the new one and receive it the very next day. We also agreed that we would stay in the same vehicle but yesterday she said not more than one night. We argued about getting rental car due to the money. But I'm afraid I'll need a rental car. As soon as I got here to the dealership I went on to the Enterprise website and booked a car. I reserved the smallest they have which is a Nissan Versa or similar. We talked about a motel but she said she'd get drunk and like I said in a another post that is not something I can deal with right now. I have other issues going on with work and the constant arguing we've been doing lately and the legal stuff I'm going through it's just not a good thing if I have to deal with the drinking plus the likelihood of getting pulled over and her drunk is a good possibility. That is something else I can't deal with right now. I've dealt with it before. Bailing someone out of jail and a DUI with my ex husband. We argued about me going to stay with a friend. It has just been constant arguing about everything and she blames me for our losing our place to live and it's not my fault.

I could go on for half a day with my complaints and gripes so I'm just going to end for now.

I'm waiting on the service advisor to see what exactly is going on and I'm sure it is a bad steering rack assembly and it will take two days and I'll probably need a rental car. I just need to know how much it's going to cost and I'm going to be completely wiped out as far as my emergency fund goes. I could offset some of it to my credit cards but I'm going to avoid that if I can. I'll probably offset smaller purchases to the credit cards and use my savings for the car depending on how much it is. I may have to use my credit cards to pay for some of the repair. I've already went through my accounts (credit cards mostly but savings too) to see if I will have the money to repair it. That's a stressful thing. And hopefully, we won't have any more repairs for awhile. Just a couple of weeks ago CP's car had to go in to be repaired and hopefully nothing else will go wrong with hers for a long time. Her car has always been a problematic car with a series of issues but she hasn't had an issue for about two years so it was overdue especially being that is a 2006. That is old by all standards.

Okay, I will end for now. I'll come back and post later once this is over or mostly over.

Once my car is done we can leave California and head back to South Carolina.

Until next time……..My story……..UPDATE: I'm moving to a marina on Lake Keowee in Oconee County, only in a smaller boat, a 1981 Yukon Delta 28 that needs a ton of work................I’m Rachel Xie Qi Holbert-Jones Page and this is my story: living in Iva, South Carolina (Anderson County), part time in Hartwell, Georgia on my boyfriend's boat, a 1986 Chris-Craft Catalina 381. I was at the Hartwell Marina which doesn’t allow liveaboards so I left. He purchased a 1996 Holiday Mansion 39 Barracuda, 1977 CHB Trawler 34 (I’m remodeling), 1986 Marine Trader 54 Sunliner that I’m updating, 2018 Sunseeker Manhattan 52, 2001 Nordic Tug 37 and a 1983 Fishcraft 28 (similar to the AdventureCraft 28 I lived on and still call home). I’m also camping at various places, mostly lake campgrounds.****************I still care for my aunt in West Virginia sometimes and hoping not to have to return to Memphis, Tennessee. We are scheduled to move my aunt to Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma but first it’s to Georgia for the winter & Michigan in the summer. I’m still traveling for work and have been to my Uncle’s ranch in Alpine, Texas to oversee it and the cattle he retitled in both of our names, Texas Longhorns, Scottish Highlands, Brangus and show horses. He’s also added Bison and Beefalo to his ranch. **************************** For my work travels my uncle purchased a 1995 Ford E-150 Econoline GT Starquest Campervan. I wasn’t sure about an older van like this but the man that owned it had completely converted it with solar power and electrical, it was a good deal. It only has 112k miles. It only has a sealed portable toilet but it is okay because I prefer a public toilet and only use a camper toilet if I’m dispersed camping, at a Walmart or Cracker Barrel. I prefer rest areas and truck stops. For short trips, I drive a car or SUV. *************************** I have an avid love for photography and capturing the essence of old, abandoned houses, allegedly haunted places, classic, antique vehicles, lakes, rivers, nature, museums, art galleries, antique shops, car shows and historical places. I’m not a ghosthunter or paranormal investigator although I’ve had people request me to lead their groups, I’m a legend hunter. I love scary podcasts and spend more time on YouTube or Audible than Peacock or Tubi. I used to watch TV or movies when I stopped for the night but now I usually go right to sleep when I stop and prefer the podcasts of Darkness Prevails, What Lurks Beneath, Swamp Dweller or Red Owl. I like to listen to scary trucker stories too, occasionally grizzly/polar bear attacks, audiobooks & Dateline Podcasts. I like google scholar, casetext, medium, wordpress, livejournal, blogger, unsplash, pexels, pixabay, pinterest, instagram, facebook, X, tumblr, amazon, eBay, shadowlands (for places that are haunted), reading, greek mythology, animal shows, National Geographic, the metaphysical, food, camping, fitness, weightlifting, nutrition, health, gua sha, face rollers, beauty, fashion, tai chi, yoga, YouTube (listening to van lifers and people living in their vehicles), road tripping, computers, internet and creating videos. I also like long drives & deserted back roads. Work consists of scouting for investment properties and rehabbing/remodeling those properties for my employer. We also remodel old boats and restore classic cars. ******Visit my blogs at https://rachelholbertjonespage.com (Diverse & Wickedly Crazed Diary) that I'm changing to revolve around mostly haunted, abandoned places and occasionally focus on personal posts having to do with my homeless situation; https://xie-qi.blogspot.com (Rachel X's Secret Diary) focused on my homeless situation; https://sassygrrl32x.blogspot.com is social media type posts in a blog format; https://medium.com/@sassygrrl32a is mostly reviews; https://sassygrrl32.livejournal.com is a social media type blog; https://rachelholbertjones10.blogspot.com has some links to YT videos and personal posts; https://rachelholbertjones.wordpress.com is my business blog and https://youtube.com/sassygrrl32 ……………..By Rachel Xie Qi Holbert-Jones Page AKA sassygrrl32 & Haunted Legendhunter & Bourbon Street Blogger **********************************************Alot of people have asked me the story of my homeless situation and I’ve removed it for now and will discuss it in my blog posts. ***********************************#rachelxieqiholbertjonespage #sassygrrl32 #Iva #Keowee #SouthCarolina #Hartwell #Georgia #andersoncounty #Michigan #livinginacar #vanlife #nomadlifestyle #carcamping #roadtripping #boondocking #carlife #livingoffgrid #vandwelling #vanliving #legendhunter #haunted #abandoned #xieqi #sassyaftersixty #deadwomencrossing #oklahoma #westvirginia #memphis #tennessee #bourbonstreetblogger #bepositive #prayer #GodBless #rebranding #westernzhoudynasty #daxie #nanyang #mandarin #xiemei #lowbow #vitallifeforce #flowingvitalenergy #unseenenergy #taichi #davisislandersllc #rizzoreipartners