I sat here thinking about this whole situation a lot over the last couple of days and I realized two things.
1. I am without a doubt my father's daughter
2. It's not about the money.
It irks me that my family is out the money but it isn't the end of the world that we are. Assuming the jackass goes to his court date at least some of the money will be returned by the courts. That means only the car costs and chiropractic costs will be left unpaid.
What really irritates me is the fact that my dad has jumped though hoop after hoop because of this pair. The time off work, the trips to the auto shop, the time spent thinking about what to do. The girl has been nothing but disrespectful from the beginning but Dad has a soft spot for people that live a tougher life than he does. He excuses away bad behavior with reasons of their stress or worry. Sometimes I think he'd just keel over on the spot if someone tapped him on the shoulder and said 'Thanks for all you've done but your services are no longer needed - no one in the world needs helping anymore.'
And because of that generosity he now has a car in his posession and there is nothing he can do with it. He doesn't have the title so he can't sell it. And even if he wanted to just hand it back to her and be assed out the cash, he can't - she won't return his calls and he doesn't know her address. The car is the stress on his life that he doesn't need.
So I believe Eric said it best earlier '... some people need a good beating, that is for sure...'
Posted by Princess Cat at August 17, 2005 10:55 AM @ 10:55 AM in All Things Evil // Permalink | TrackBackHe could just leave it on the street somewhere and let it get picked up by a towing company. After all, he doesn't have the title, so it's not really his to deal with. Let the towing co. deal with it.
Or ... park it somewhere and leave the keys in it.
It sounds like these folks are a real piece of work.
Posted by: bryan at August 20, 2005 12:37 PM