I'm sort of kidding, but not really. Around 1 a.m. Larry called me to say that he'd hit a deer on Hwy 81 and the car had died. The front end is pretty smashed and the insurance company may "total" the car. If so, he wants to get a diesel, which he can switch to biodiesel - he's talked about this for ages b/c he has a ready source of used cooking oil at his very own restaurant. I hope it works out, both b/c it would save money, and b/c he would get such a kick out of having a car "powered by TRH"!
ADDENDUM
The adjuster called and they're going to fix it - all $6000 worth. Larry's not sorry, he said he wasn't really up for car shopping right now. And the insurance company is paying for a rental while the work is done.
ADDENDUM 10/10/08
A couple have months have gone by and the car has been nothing but trouble. The repair shop is no longer on USAA's approved vendor list and the insurance company is now TOTALLING the car and giving Larry $11K for it. He's stuck paying for the last week of the rental car though, because we used up our allotment of that benefit. He's looking at the Marano and CR-V.
2 comments:
Glad to hear only the car got dented. Larry can't be fixed so easily.
I would have loved to have him contact Willie Nelson about a biodiesel hook up. :)
What about the deer?
Here in Colorado road kill is allowed to be picked up for consumption. Ironically a hunting license must be purchased after the fact. The state will also remove the dead animal and have it butchered for needy families.
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