I hate towing companies. Such a racket.

Parked at the shuttered business next door to a brewery, as is usual cause the brewery has 6 parking spots and limited street parking. I wasn't the only one parked there. Probably one of 6.

Spent an hour there with a buddy on his lunch break. Came out and truck is gone. The other cars are there. So, I assume it was stolen. Initially I was thinking yay insurance payout and buy that new diesel truck. But then thinking chit, I think I have a Beretta 92 in the toolbox and I'm in Illinois... this could be an issue. But then someone came out of the building and said it got towed, not sposeda park there, and pointed at the sign.

Called the number on the sign, they confirmed they had the truck. Sign said $218.50 to release. **** me... took a picture of the sign to retain address and phone number and downloaded the uber app to my phone. Got a 25 minute ride to Riverdale IL for $18 and the place is double fenced but I can see my truck. Call the place again to tell them I'm there. They say there's nobody at the office right now, gotta wait.

Half hour and 3 phone calls later someone comes out. Says they'll release the truck for $600. WTF?! Said GVWR over 8k goes to 600 and 12k is 1200! I said you azzwholes used the same damn truck and equipment to steal my truck as you would for a ford escort that's silly to charge triple. But I spose that explains why they took my truck over the other cars parked there.

So yeah, I had a $700 lunch consisting of two beers and a small bowl of pretzels with some mustard and it took 5 hours of my day.

danmdevries wrote:

I avoid Chicago proper, and mostly IL in general. But when my buddy I see two or three times a year at Gridlife events, stays in my camper, helps me with jobs, says "wanna do lunch?" and I'm 100% unencumbered, I go.

Today sucked. Gonna have to pick up a double time shift to try to pay for this.

Edit: The Beretta wasn't in the toolbox.

But... there was a Ruger LCR in the center console.

danmdevries wrote:

That will teach you Hoosiers to come over here sucking up all our craft beer and pretzels. I'll bet you were ogling our hotties too, eehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh? [frypan]

Seriously that sucks sphincter rings. Those parasites are 1 notch removed from thieves. Freaking thieves. You got out of state tags too, that was probably one of the other reasons. Chitcago sucks arse. My daughter lives there, but we never go if there is any other option.

Yeah, that 92 would have been a big issue had it come up. That's the other reason we don't go up there. It's a low percentage operation. 😣

USNGunner wrote:

Got a buyer for my USPc 40 I've had listed for sale for two years. Really like the gun, but really hate .40 cal. Nobody's buying anything in 40 anymore. I think I paid almost $800 for that thing in 09. Listed for sale with two holsters and 7 boxes of ammo for $500. Got an offer for $450 today, I said deal.

That's $450 towards the tow. Gotta drive to Indy for the sale, but wife's car's at her parents so I don't have to take the truck the whole way.

danmdevries wrote:

Got a buyer for my USPc 40 I've had listed for sale for two years. Really like the gun, but really hate .40 cal. Nobody's buying anything in 40 anymore. I think I paid almost $800 for that thing in 09. Listed for sale with two holsters and 7 boxes of ammo for $500. Got an offer for $450 today, I said deal.

That's $450 towards the tow. Gotta drive to Indy for the sale, but wife's car's at her parents so I don't have to take the truck the whole way.

danmdevries wrote:

Welcome to February ! Today is NATIONAL BAKED ALASKA DAY.

tonygraz wrote: