Great News and Not so Great news, If anyone wants to know:
Both company insurance and my personal auto insurance cut me a check, I figured only company insurance would cover it, but since technically where I parked was an old driveway, just closed off, and it is still somewhat connected to the street, it was also considered a street collision too. I do not know the fathoms my insurance went to stretch it like this, but I am glad they did.
They said I could keep the vehicle as after I was done with it, it was slated for the auction block. So I paid for it.
The company aggressively is going after the guy. I do not presume to know law, but I know he is fucked.
Also I am now allowed to park in front of the building I work in. And the war was won at the loss of a beautiful lady truck.
Not so great news:
These past few days have been busy as all hell. Why?
ALL of my in-laws are crashing down to my town, along with ALL of my side of the family. Why would the powers that be allow such a bohemian clusterfuck? Because an Obscure Great Aunt and Uncle passed away. See, my wife's family and my family are almost joined at the hip. Like seven generations ago, they were like 10th cousins or some bullshit that I was told as an excuse for this shit to go down. So everyone wants a piece of the pie. These people who passed I have only met twice in my entire life. Once when I graduated High school, and they gave me three grand as a gift, and at a family reunion, where they perpetually believed I was still 18, when at the time I was 25. They would always send money to everyone for christmas, choosing not to visit relatives.
Will I allow anyone to crash at my house? Fuck no. No. No. No. Not because I do not like them. But because I can only tolerate most of them in small less lethal to my sanity doses. Wife offered to put them up at some extended stay lodges. Oh no, thats not good enough. They HAVE to stay in my house, eat my food, act like total jackasses, while putting me down for not being a big shot, and not driving the latest expensive euro import, and committing the sin of not keeping my wife decked out in furs and jewels, like I am some fucking Mob Don. Not going to happen.
Oldest daughter needs money. for lab fees and more books.
Second Oldest has officially lost her mind. Wants me to pay for her to join her friends for bikini sky diving. I told her that despite there being full sun at 10k plus feet in the air, it is cold as all fuck. Nothing will dissuade her. I told her she has a job, she can pay for it. Then she whined about bills, books and food. I rolled my eyes. Then I laid the facts of life on her. I did not get to do much partying, or exciting things in college, as I was working and going to classes to support her and her sister. The most excitement me and her mother had was the hot and wild make out sessions on the back porch so we did not wake you both up. Now every time she comes over she sulks.
Youngest daughter has found her stride in high school. Too bad shes on the nerdy/goth like stride thing.
Son is loving living with relatives in Texas.
Wife sprained her ankle at work, so shes off her feet for a few days.
But all in all its been okay for me, missed you all!