Snarky Tom's Rants, Raves and Ruminations

He stood outside the restaurant. Away from the window. Far from the door. He knew the emotion he was feeling was hate. He knew he had to do something. Those bitches must pay , he thought. He walked back to his 2006 Chevy Express Cargo Van. Slinking toward his home on wheels, a plan began to formulate in his mind. He knew what he would do. Killing them would be too good for them , he thought. I'll get them where they live. Their money and happiness. Thirty years ago... Those damn ugly, horrible bitchy girls, thought Tolly. I don't need them. I don't want them. As Tolly reached the end of the park, a man stood near a windowless Chevy van. He looked up at the man that stood by the van. Tolly thought he recognized him. "Dad!" He exclaimed. Tolly Sr. left his wife and son several years ago. Tolly hadn't seen his dad in three years. "What are you doing here?" Tolly wiped his eyes embarrassed of his tears. "What do you say there, boy?...

Hopefully, the title caught your eye. I don't want to say that all insurance companies are out there to scam you out of your money, but I find insurance company reasoning puzzling. In March, I leased a new car, a 2015 Ford Fusion Titanium Energi Hybrid in a bright ruby red. It's a plug-in hybrid. It came with all the "bells and whistles". I got rid of the Jeep Wrangler. Sorry Jeepster, but 13 miles per gallon is just unacceptable. This lack of economical gas mileage "drove" me to do it. Though I've been receiving amazing gas mileage with the Fusion (averaging between 80 and 100+ miles per gallon), I have not saved in all aspects of this new economical and automotive endeavor. In the 1,300 miles the first month and half I've owned this vehicle I've only gassed up twice. First after I put on about 500 miles and then again about 800 miles later. My electric bill has not increased noticeably. From this POV, I feel I have saved enough to make up f...