Well, so I found some time to resolve Woe #1. I headed down to NTB (National Tire and Battery) and told them of my “story”. Well, the store manager wasn’t around… well, pooooop to ya too! 
So I came back around 2 pm Saturday…
He was finally in. After the story being retold, the store manager wanted to re-check the alignment. So I let him. He said that nothing has changed since they had a shot at it. He then thought that Ash really didn’t do an alignment! 
The nerve! He thought that maybe Ash just switched out the tires and only did a rotation. So I let him do his theory too. After switching out the tires, I drove him around for a test drive. To his surprise, the car was still aligned properly!
When we returned, he gave me two choices. Refund the $50 that I paid Ash for the alignment and keep the three year warranty or get my $140 back and lose the warranty. Which do you like I chose? You bet ya! 