Julianna

        It sounds as if your travels may bring you through Albuquerque ~ give
a shout if you need any assistance while in the area or if you just
want to stop & ChatVanagon for a Few ~ How's the possible CV Issue
doing?

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 30 Sep , 2013, at 10:31 AM, Julianna Thoennes wrote:

> Yes, well, I didn't get much for my van unfortunately. Better than the
> thousand they originally offered, but still only half of what I need
> to buy
> a rusty Westfalia!  It was actually the owner of the company that
> didn't
> strap down the car!  Normally, I wouldn't consider sueing, but I
> found out
> that he has done this repeatedly!  The tow truck that picked up my van
> after the accident told me that Gilroy is lazy, and just backs up to
> the
> vehicle, lifts it, and takes off.  BTW, thankfully Colin was mostly
> unhurt,
> and after the accident, stopped the tow truck that caused the
> accident from
> towing my van off!!!!!  He started to hook it up, and Colin told him
> that I
> would not want him to do that!!!!!  I was in the hospital at the time.
> Whiplash. Craziness!  My friend just helped me get Legal Shield, so
> that I
> can get a competent lawyer versed in Texas law.  I hate that I need
> to do
> this, but don't want him hurting other people.
>
> Julianna
> 1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia with Tiico Conversion (The Rastafalia)
> 1988 VW Vanagon (James)
>
> On Sep 29, 2013, at 3:31 PM, "JordanVw@aol.com" <JordanVw@aol.com>
> wrote:
>
>  i hope you sued the tow truck driver.  that is negligence on his
> part.
> if you got a good lawyer you would have won the lawsuit and the
> proceeds
> would have covered all repairs...   did you?
>
> i had a car (my own) fall off a tow truck because the tow truck
> driver did
> not strap the wheels into the  wheel lifts because he was LAZY.  he
> had to
> do a panic stop and my car jumped out of the wheel lifts and crashed
> into
> the boom, the wheel lifts destroying the undercarriage and the front
> end
> was smashed and the car fell off the lift.   it was totalled.   all
> because
> the tow truck driver was too lazy to use the wheel straps he was
> carrying
> IN THE TRUCK WITH HIM.    i sued the tow truck company and won.
> i have no patience for dumb tow truck drivers.