Could It Get Any Worse---Of Course It Can

Not to relive the disaster of a TV falling on me last week....

I awoke Monday morning and thought I was finally getting some relief. The wife and I were going to do some last minute gift shopping, revisit the doctor's office for final checkup and perhaps have dinner. Relaxing....

My daughter calls and needs to be picked up from an auto repair shop..no problem since it was on the list of things to do. The problem started when:

I backed my truck up out of the driveway and found that my newly replaced windshield wiper had been busted off and a rear tire had been slashed. Not wanting to be too late in picking up my daughter I moved the truck back to its spot in the driveway and cleared off my wife's Saturn. As I back into the road I realized that the passenger side was sitting rather low, so I got out (yes, still in the road) and found BOTH passenger tires had been slashed. The car limped back into the driveway.

A kind neighbor took me to pick up my daughter (thanks Wally!). When I returned home I walked up to the Redford police station, filed a report and waited (and waited) for a patrol car to come to the house to investigate. Meanwhile I had contacted AAA, who was NO help whatsoever and a tow truck company.

VERY long story short, the damaged tires are under two claims and therefore two separate deductibles (thanks AAA!!!!) and AAA was too busy to handle my request to tow, so $120 out of pocket both vehicles were towed to the same repair shop that my duaghter's car was at.

Today, I have the car back, but the truck tire had to be specially ordered, and will arrive later this week.

Who could have slashed three tires and broken windshield wipers? My neighbor who was pissed because I refuse to let him panhandle, or gain entry into my house. To make it worse he also slashed my other neighbor's tire at the same time. The police, have been useless unless we see him in the act (thanks Redford 911!!!)

Hopefully 2008 will end quickly and 2009 will improve!

Addendum to the last post

Wehehehellllll....Thursday was my last day of school for the calendar year. You might say, "Wait, Friday was supposedly the last day of school." Other than the fact that we had our first snow day on Friday, I had a television fall off of it's wall mount and hit my in the shoulder and arms. I left school early and spent the afternoon in a clinic getting xrays and a HUGE ice pack (I'm still cold from it!).

I'm okay, but it could have been much worse. I'm wondering if I should pursue a law suit against the school?

Let's see, if the district is in the hole financially, and I sue and win, does that mean I get a piece of the hole?

Christmas 2008

Wow, it's hard to believe that Christmas is almost upon us. The year has flown by before my eyes, and before I realize it 2009 will be a reality. Here's my chance to take a look back at the things that have happened this year:

I got a job interview AND an offer, which I turned down.
Michelle bought a house.
Rachel returned home to get back on her feet.
Rhonda has cancer surgery on her nose, and all of the plastic surgery that followed.
Michigan's economy has fallen into the toilet, followed by the rest of the country.
Nick and Crystal are engaged.
Rhonda and I spent Thanksgiving alone, very nice, but different without the kids.
The chins are still alive!
We remodeled the living and dining rooms by painting the floors.
Had to buy a new lawnmower.
Had a new back door installed.
Had some awesome camping trips.
Saw gas hit $4.45 a gallon...later saw it fall to $1.44...all in the same year!
Barkley turned 14 this year.
Seen the stock market totally burst...losing nearly 39% of its value. Hopefully it'll go up soon!

We've been blessed with a loving family and good friends..who could ask for more?!

Merry Christmas!