Did Not-Heaven just freeze over? I know it's been excessively cold around here, but that doesn't explain a sudden turn of events. The cake has been taken. My flabber has been gasted. Pigs are surely flying above Backroads!
On Tuesday, Hick was offered a payment for his wrecked trailer!
"I talked to The Buddy today. He asked me if I would take $1500 for my wrecked trailer. Said his relative (the one who actually wrecked the trailer The Buddy had borrowed from Hick) was giving him $1500, to see if they could call it done."
"I'm shocked! I didn't think we'd ever see a penny for that trailer."
"Yeah, I'm a little surprised."
"What did you pay for the new one?"
"Nineteen hundred."
"What did you pay for the one that got wrecked?"
"Fourteen fifty, two years ago. But I had just put $600 worth of tires on it."
"Well. I'm surprised he's offering you this amount. I'd say go ahead, and then The Buddy can quit worrying about it."
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking. But I wanted to see what you thought."
"The Buddy isn't the one who wrecked it, and his relative didn't do it on purpose. They thought they had insurance on it. It was an accident. Nobody got hurt. They need the money more than we do. I'd say take the $1500 and be done with it."
"Okay. I'll tell him."
Thursday evening, Hick came home with 15 hundred-dollar bills. The trailer chapter has ended.
It's jj (not on my work account) I like this ending! The Buddy has so many things to worry about, glad this is off his plate! And $1500 when all is said and done is not too shabby.
ReplyDeleteYes, this is a good ending for both of us. I thought we might get a couple payments, and that would be it. This way Hick got most of our money back, and The Buddy doesn't have to feel guilty about something he didn't do.
DeleteHappy ending for everyone. I sometimes got $1500 from the ATM, but it gave $50s and it's nice holding that much all at once in my small hand. But that was an ATM INSIDE the bank where passersby couldn't see me, and that branch has now closed so I won't be doing that anymore.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of $50s! I agree, you have to be careful of your surroundings. Ne'er-do-wells are everywhere these days!
DeleteSuccess in the backroads.
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice when things work out.
DeleteIt’s my thought that if you borrow something from someone, you don’t LOAN it to someone else. My husband makes that clear when he loans equipment or trailers to his sons because they WOULD loan to friends.
ReplyDeleteYes. But I understand how The Buddy let his relative pull the trailer with his truck on it. It was the snow that caused the problem. The purpose was to move The Buddy's truck, and not any benefit for the relative to use the trailer.
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