What a lousy day

[jbolt]

At 8:30 this morning the debris removal contractor on one of my jobs backed his dump truck into my truck. :{ The flat bed struck my left rear just below my camer shell destroying the tail light abd body around it. I went and got some estimates and the whole quarter panel is going to have to be replaced. 5-10 days to do the work. I'm leaving next Friday for 10 days in snow country and I need a 4wd. Their insurance company is giving me a hard time about supplying a 4wd rental vehicle. :-{}



At noon after running around getting estimates and fighting with his insurance company I headed for one of my other jobs. Half way there I ran over somthing on the freeway and had a blowout. :{ Good news is my spare had air in it. Bad news is the tire was desroyed. 4 new tires and $700 later I'm back on the road.



Now 4pm and time to go home I get back on the freeway and my steering has LOTS of play The forward ball joint on the 3 MONTH OLD! idler arm is coming apart! #@$%!



I'm going to go hide under the covers now. :{ :{ :{

 

[mudcat]

Some days it just doesn't pay to get outa bed. Hope your luck turns soon.

 

["Mad Max"]

damn that sucks dude - hey, beer's in da frig and it's way icy cold - come on over and have one on me. I can guarantee that won't be a bad event...

- S

 

[Philip]

JB sounds like you should have stayed home sick today. I hope this doesn't become habit forming.

 

[DBogo]

damn that sucks

 

[BushWakr - RIP]

Geezzzz JB... you finally drop in here and all this happens... I. . we feel the pain bud. . hang in. .

Ok guys, lets put in a good word with the patron saint of acceleration for one of our own here... .

Let us know if you need help digging up some resources JB. . we'll all pitch in.



pb...

 

[JLEONARD]

That sucks west coast. :{

You can come borrow my truck... . but it's 2wd. And a long drive away.

East coast

 

[Grey Wolf]

It sounds like you need to buy Mr. Murphy a one way bus ticket to Mexico

 

[Greenleaf]

Hey West!



I know what your dealing with. I had a real bad feeling that somebody just booted Mr. Murphy a good one and he was headed my way. Had this voice you know. So up goes my rig for the winter albeit a bit early this year.



Dam deer around here are picking on us again and in a bad way. The roads are strewn with carcass and I'll bet the body shops are booked solid for the next two months!!



Sorry to hear about the insurance co. woes too. Sure don't make any of this easier do they.



GL

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

Your loyalty, perseverance, and tenacity are not in question, but can you say "2005 time"

 

[Forrest Nearing]

man do I know that feeling... sucks when a day/week of work COSTS you money!!



my favorite was when I was backing up a ramp w/ my door open looking over my RIGHT shoulder and didn't see the HUGE stack of 16 foot long pallates stacked 10ft high that were on my LEFT getting the door closed was a bit of a challenge that was not a happy wednesday at work.



Forrest

 

[AlK]

Sorry to hear about the bad luck with your truck. However, on the bright side all bad things come in three's. You have had your three.

---

Al

 

[DieselTweaker]

Greenleaf,



Don't you just love rut season

 

[Greenleaf]

Partsman,



When you driving up so's I can look over your truck, eh!!??



GL

 

[DieselTweaker]

GL,



Not sure I have some family up north around akron, heck you should have came down tonight for our meet and greet hand a nice little turn out, your more that welcome to look over my truck .

 

[jbolt]

Hey guys thanks for the words of encouragement. Today was much better. No one hit me. Oo.



JD- having your 10 year old truck bent up is bad enough. I can't imagine how sick I'd feel if it was new! I may have a 2007 orr 2008 in my future, just depends on how much I can get for my first born.



ECJ- I appreciate the offer but I have WAY too much experience driving snow covered logging roads with a 2wd.



BW- your too kind. No worries I'm covered. Thanks



Green- so what do you drive durring the winter? You got some kind of Mad Max post apocolyptic bonzi rig? or maybe a Ford :-laf

 

[tugboatphil]

jbolt,



Went to your gallery. That's a sweet rig, best of luck getting her fixed up right.



Your twins gallery is a work of art!!! Anyone who hasn't seen this, go there imediately!! I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy!!!

 

[drives mopars]

i have a 93 that will be for sale

oh its got a 97 storm block and a piers p7100 ect ect



and was 100 foot pounds ahead of the rest at a tdr dyno meet



oh its got a 4500 and a new ltd slip rear



not for the normal 93 wanta be

 

[y-knot]

In a odd way you are lucky, you were not hurt when the tire blew out and you were not on a large construction site were the general contractor always states in fine print that neither he or any of their sub contractors are responsible for damage to personnel property. And anyone parking their truck, car or anything else, does so at their own risk.

 

[Bluebird]

Man, sorry to hear about the disasters, our trucks are really tough BEASTS! But, if you could look at things in prosective: No one got hurt, you can get the highest estimates to milk the contracting company, get your rig fixed-up real nice, and maybe cover the cost of the tires or some other upgrades with the extra ca$h. Just trying to promote the positive, things will work out! Patrick.