Today Bob took our truck to be washed and waxed at the insistence of Pittman Wholesale Flowers. This is the company that owns the truck with the mechanical failures that caused our delay in our travels. It wasn't something we would have done, we would have just taken it through the car wash but they insisted it get hand waxed. They paid for it so who are we to complain.
While Bob was waiting for the washing/waxing to be completed he sat in the waiting area and talked with a lady well into her 80's who was at one time a fulltimer along with her husband. She told Bob of all the great experiences they had while on the road. The waiting time went fast for him since he had this nice lady telling her stories and it was something they had in common. I think Bob is very glad the company insisted on that wash/wax as he thoroughly enjoyed talking with her.
I spent this time trying to find out if the insurance adjuster was in fact scheduled to go to the body shop where our rig is. I was assured he had been contacted and accepted the job and was scheduled to go check out our rig so this job can be started. I then called the body shop to ask to them to call us when he showed up so that we know the process is at least underway.
We spent the afternoon on the phone with various insurance companies talking about coverage as fulltimers. We are looking for coverage like "homeowners" insurance. Our rig and tow truck are fully insured now but we don't have coverage for say, someone getting hurt if they fall down our rig steps. That will be fixed by tomorrow! It was easy to do it here in the hotel as we had the insurance companies fax their quotes to the hotel and the desk clerk called us each time a new one arrived. Now we have to sit down and compare them line by line. They are all pretty much in the same ballpark as far as cost is concerned therefore the line by line scrutiny is vital to get the most bang for our buck. Fulltimers insurance will set us back about $800.00 for a years worth of coverage. It will be money well spent for the piece of mind. Now we just need someone to fall down our steps and break a leg so that we didn't spend the money for nothing.
Dinner time was soon upon us and the major chore of deciding where to eat was at hand. I had seen a restaurant when we were down in the Beaumont area that I thought would be good so that's where we headed. Dinner at the Cattle Company. Sounds like a good place to get a steak.
The place was decorated much like we thought it would be with long horn steer mounted on the walls and the ever present cowboy paraphernalia strategically placed.
We were seated next to a large table with about 10 people seated at it. That was the best thing that could have happened. There was one lady who was telling stories about her trip to Jerusalem and she was a riot! We tried very hard not to laugh out loud as we didn't want them to think we were eavesdropping but she was just so darn funny we couldn't help it. Traveling with her would never be a dull moment. I took the time to thank her for dinnertime entertainment and she told me where and when they would be eating out again if we wanted to join them. You just meet the nicest people on the road.
A quick stop at the Hundred Dollar Store on the way home (surprise, surprise, we got out with a bill of only seven and change) and we settled in the for the night.
Oh yeah, no call from the body shop today. Major bummer!
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