MACS wrote:Glad that turned out in your favor, Danm. I sometimes ponder the worst in situations like that, too... best to not worry too much and deal with any adversity if and when it actually happens.
You were expecting calamity and it wasn't so bad.
The daily voicemails at 2-3pm when I am dead asleep did not help either. I even left my phone ringer on starting Thursday but slept through the calls.
I was told the car would be reported stolen if not returned. When I actually spoke to someone they said they would send a tow truck over and get the car then send me the bill. I said do what you need to do, I just want this to be done. Everyone I spoke to about the fvckup acted like this never happens.
I was fully expecting to see a bill for $1200-2k roll in since it was a full week before it got closed out. Sure, that's not going to ruin me, but a surprise bill like that stings hard.
After I spoke to the manager a week later he said because I'd opened an incident report they couldn't close out my rental until he spoke with me, and the other phone calls were just procedure and not even generated from his location. But internally it was already closed out and the car rented back out even before it was due back. And that I was one of four people who did the same thing last week. That really lifted the weight off my shoulders. True or not, at least he said it's not uncommon. The person at thrifty had said it happens a few times a year. But I'd believe it happpening a few times a week because of how that whole area is designed. All the buildlings are identical, the only difference is signage.
If I could go back and fvck up again, I would have gone back to Thrifty on the shuttle and told them what happened and had them tell me this happens, we called alamo, they'll get the car you're good to go just like I did. But then back at the airport I should've walked to the Alamo shuttle and rode back to talk to someone there. I had time.
That was an insane level of stress for a week over nothing in the end.
