Could it get any worse...sure it could!

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!