[Poor-sche Lover]

So, this is the first time posting in OT, but I don't feel like there is enough Porsche content to warrant the "technical" forum. I just need to b***ch to the masses.

I'm getting married exactly one month from today, and I couldn't be happier about that. However, those of you who have gotten married know the amount of stress that comes with the planning of it. Now, trust me, my fiancee is NOT a bride-zilla by ANY means, but there is so much minutia that it has put me a bit on edge. So, there's that.....

On a related note, I have been trying to find a way to afford the perfect honeymoon for my fiancee, but the cost is definitely an issue. I do not regularly have the disposable income that a lot of Porsche owners do. I am budgeted down to the last dime. I thought that I had developed a plan that would work. I had planned to trade my '88 for an '85. The price difference between the two would pay for the honeymoon, but I would still get to have a 911 as my wedding getaway car. My appeal is in the model, not the actual vehicle. Unfortunately, on 8/31, on my way to trade cars, I got in a wreck, resulting in about $6k worth of front-end damage.

While I was obviously upset about not being able to trade cars and pay for a honeymoon, I had a glimmer of hope in that I thought I could replace some of the parts myself, thereby saving some money so I could pay for the honeymoon that way. I am now in the process of removing parts (which is NOT going well), sourcing parts (which is NOT going well), and having my body man fix all the dents (which would be going well if he had the parts I can't get). All that, and I need to have it done by the wedding day.

Next, the used truck that we had bought for her landscaping business decided it needed to go haywire. We had to take it to a dealer to replace/re-code a new computer to the tune of $700 (that we don't have).

Finally, I spent last weekend at her house. When we got back to my house, we found that the hot water heater had blown a leak, and was seeping water under the laminate floor in the kitchen. So, I go to buy a new hot water heater, and the salesman doesn't hear me say "gas", and I don't realize that I got "electric" until I get back home. Then, we find out that my house has no attic access so we have to spend an hour blindly trying to get the vent to escape through the top of the roof. Anyway, we call the insurance agent. He is going to send an adjuster out, but in the meantime, they will contact a clean-up crew to clean up the water damage. Apparently the laminate was installed over moldy berber carpet, which was installed over asbestos tiles. Now, my kitchen is quarantined, and my refrigerator is in my living room.

All of this crap in the span of three weeks is SERIOUSLY getting to me. I have had to file a claim with every insurance company I have within the past year. That can't be good. I just want to be married, and not have to worry about my car, or my vacation time, or what color the beads should be at the wedding, or if my house is safe to live in. I'm just pissed. Sorry for the rant. I feel marginally better.