Thursday, May 01, 2008

The Truck is FOUND!!!

OK, so we found the truck! Yippee!!! (kind of) So on Saturday Justin found out that they found his truck in a border town called Laredo, it is in the South Western Part of the state, more west than south. The Sheriff he talked to said, it was in ok condition and probably drivable, it was just missing the back seat and the steering column was torn apart. We thought, ok not to bad, we just have to figure out a time and way to get to Laredo and get the truck. So on Tuesday Justin finally talked to the owner of the wrecker company where his truck was being stored. Ohhhhhh the Sheriff was sooooo wrong!!!! Here is the run down on his truck. The two back tires are flat, oh I mean slashed, the whole back seat plus the little storage area under the seats were torn out. The front seats are "not great" according to the man he spoke to, the steering column is not just torn up, but destroyed and they were hot wiring the truck to start it, so wires are everywhere. They had to disengage the drive shaft to tow the truck so the man suggested that Justin has it towed to the final destination for repairs so they can properly engage the drive shaft. Oh what a mess. We are waiting for the insurance company to tell him what they are planning on doing with the truck. If it is going to be claimed as a total loss or if they think that the repairs will be best. Some people are telling us that he can refuse to take the truck since it was stolen and used illegally, but I am not sure what the payout will be if he does that. I just hope that this all works out, for the better and soon! Well, it is time to go play with my Brenna. She is waiting so patiently in the toy room for me. I better go be a good mama and play.

1 comment:

Glo said...

Glad to hear the truck was found,but sounds like there is not much truck left. I'd talk to Insurance before I did anything. There may be a lot more wrong. Hope it all works out.