Three weeks ago my husband put his welding truck back to use, in south Texas, after it was parked for 6 months. He took time off work to come home, put 6 new tires on it, placed the welder back on the bed, and rigged it out with tools and equipment. See he has two vehicles one is his welding truck the other is one he drives for work and pleasure. Working in south Texas, he is required to drive off road quite a bit and that takes its toll on any vehicle. Last week he found out the harmonic balancer had to be replaced, so he built a tow bar so he could tow the welding truck with his other dully until he could bring it back to the metroplex to have it repaired this weekend.
Well, yesterday morning my husband call asking for an auto glass repair company, I named one that we have used before, and then I asked why. In the midst of off roading yesterday in with the welding truck in tow, he busted out a window in the welding truck. Then he informed me that the expense for repairs, THIS WEEK, will be around $1,000. Hum.
After work he called to chat about his day as he was headed back to his trailer like he does every day. Within 2 minutes of our conversation he yells out “OH SH**! OH SH**!” and I hear a loud rumble over the phone, immediately followed by “I’LL CALL YOU BACK!”
I’m sorry, but I am not one who likes the suspense of a loved one calling me back when the conversation drops so abruptly without any indication of what happened. So what do I do? Waited 2 minutes and called him back, just to have him answer the phone saying “I’LL CALL YOU BACK!” Sixteen long minutes later he did. Come to find out the right front tire of the welding truck he was towing broke off, which caused the truck he was driving to start turning sideways on the highway. The tow bar finally gave in and the welding truck veered off the highway and was stopped by a tree. Needless to say the car riding his bumper backed off, as well as the oncoming traffic swerved to the opposite side of the road. Yes the truck was totaled, and the only injury was the jack rabbit that never saw the rig coming. Good news is we do not have to spend the $1,000, for repairs this week, but now I have to budget for a new truck payment, Gees!!!
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