i'll retort you Well, they found our truck. The guy/gal who took it did a pretty professional job. They took the ignition switch out, but didn't destroy it- just dented it. And then put it back in. Good job! Way to steal a truck. They stole the CD player (just a portable one with an adapter) and ONE speaker. And all of Bill's tools. And the Treepeople CD that was in the CD player. And they left a package of stale Ritz Bitz and an application for food stamps in the truck. You know, everyone in this town that I know that has had their car stolen (quite a few people, considering) have always gotten them back within a few days, relatively unharmed. And I'm wondering if the cops are stealing them, if they have some sort of deal with the towing companies. Because we had to pay $144 to get the car out of tow. Does this seem a little unfair to you? It does to me. (Wait. Who am I talking to?) For one, I think those towing companies have a deal with the County to do the towing, and I think they get paid taxpayer money to do the towing. And then they charge us again for the towing. Maybe I'm wrong here. If anyone is actually reading this thing and knows that I'm wrong, you should tell me because I'm curious. Anyway, I was out in the car with the baby, waiting, when my husband went in to the towing place. But I guess he almost got into a fight with the owner or whoever. Because when the owner told Bill that it was going to be $144, of course Bill said "What the fuck? You only towed it 40 blocks, it was stolen in the first place, you've not even had it 24 hours, and I have to pay $144!!!?!" And you figure by now this guy would be pretty used to hearing something like this, but instead of fostering a working-class bond of empathy: "Yeah, I know, but that's the way it is..." etc., the guy says "If you have a problem, we can always take it outside, buddy." The ultimate in white trash challenges. Bill turned the guy down with a phrase such as "Fuck, I've pulled rats out of my toilet bigger than you," paid the bill and left. Whaddaya gonna do? The more I think about it, the sorrier I am that I missed that little exchange. I've never seen my mostly-mild-mannered husband get all jiggy on anybody. Or whatever. I got a prescription. It doesn't do jack. |