Does this sound far-fetched to you??

[Quail_Antwerp]

Ok, so ya'll have heard me complain about the inlaws a bit much, but lemme tell ya the most recent event.....when I say recent, I'm meaning 3 am this morning.......

So BIL and SIL are moving back to Florida (YAY!! ROCK ON!! HUGE PARTY AT MY HOUSE!!). SIL is already in FL with their DD. When they had moved to Ohio, BIL had purchased a 24' box truck, a commercial truck. He used it to move all of their belongings to Ohio.

Now he's using it to move all their belongings back to Florida.

Still with me?

Ok. Good.

BIL never checked the lug nuts on the truck. Back tires are duals...

At 3 am this morning, both tires of ONE side of the back came off the truck. A semi truck struck one of the tires, causing him to wreck. Somehow, the fuel tank was ripped open and spilled all of the semi's diesel onto the highway.

BIL has damage to his truck. Plus, damage to the Semi, damage to the road, etc.

Still with me???

BIL claims that State Troopers didn't site him! That they let him go, and he's not being held responsible for any of the damages.

Seriously?? Could that conceivably happen????

BIL says that the reason is because "the truck driver and state trooper thought the trucker had hit a road alligator" ?!

This happened somewhere in North Carolina, en route to Florida.

Just doesn't make sense to us. I mean, we believe his tires might have come off, but to not be responsible for the damages caused??!

So he's in NC for 2-3 days while his truck is fixed.



If ya read through all this, thank you!

 

[2dream]

I guess if they thought both vehicles hit something that caused the damage no one would be ticketed. Think about. If it was you would you have volunteered with "Yes officer, it was my fault because the wheels came off of my truck which inturn caused the Semi to wreck.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

I dunno what I'd do if it were me, but I'm thinking it would be obvious to the trooper if the trucker had hit BIL's tire? because it was the rim and all???

 

[delia_peterson]

At least no one was hurt!

 

[dacjohns]

There are alligators in NC.

 

[PamsPride]

Sounds far fetched to me! How do they think HIS tires came off of his truck??? That is a pretty big accident....LOTS OF MONEY....for them to not site anyone.

 

[FarmerChick]

well according to the police it is over

so I would just forget about it. no one hurt, don't waste any precious brain cells on it ---CAUSE they are MOVING!! Yippee for you right? LOL

and yes there are alligators in NC.

 

[dragonlaurel]

It's a shame about the trucker being involved, and the fuel spill.

Now, focus on the happy part. They are out of your hair! Florida is a long way from Ohio and you don't have to be around them. Na na na na na. You got lucky.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

well according to the police it is over

so I would just forget about it. no one hurt, don't waste any precious brain cells on it ---CAUSE they are MOVING!! Yippee for you right? LOL

Darn right!

Now if we could just get my FIL to go, too, or to atleast quit bragging about BIL to us!

and......

and yes there are alligators in NC.

REALLY?!

 

[punkin]

Yep, QA, just be glad that they are gone.

BTW, we have alligators here in TN, too.