Wheels

Well, we have wheels again--but not our truck. Claudia in service assured us this morning that our parts were scheduled to come in this afternoon and our truck would be ready. However, this was not to be. Claudia called again this afternoon to report that the truck bringing our parts (and lots of other people's parts) had been involved in an accident. Oh, no!

However, she did say that she had arranged an Avis rental for us and that Avis would pick us up. We had to go out and wait by the gate because we weren't sure if they would arrive before the office closed and Ken didn't want to have to explain to them how to use the call box at the gate. They did show up around 4:00 p.m., in a bright red Camry, and took us back to their office in the Comfort Inn near Spike's Ford. A long delay ensued while we explained that our insurance would not cover us driving an automobile and that we would need both liability and collision and comprehensive insurance on the vehicle. A few phone calls later and a long delay, and we were finally out the door around 5:00 p.m. Of course the first thing we did was go to the grocery store.

So now we have missed three square dances, had to ask our friends for a ride to our dentist appointments, had to reschedule our doctor appointments, and have spent hours on the phone and in waiting rooms, and we still don't have our truck back.

On the other hand, we have much to be thankful for. Our friends Hardy and Judy arrived home safely after their trip to L.A. We have family and friends and health, good food to eat and a warm place to stay and square dancing on the schedule for tomorrow night. Life is good.