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When we got home from the garden...

It was just coincidence but last Monday the 17th after stopping at the garden as shown in the last post, when we got home we found that the cover of the Solstice had been pulled off. Now its not ever windy where the cars are parked so we wondered what had happened. When we got close enough to see I was stunned!! I could see exactly what had happened, one of the stay cats that live in the area had apparently taken refuge on top of the car from our neighbors terrier. Bad and deep scratches on both doors, left front wheel area and by the right headlight.
Both Stacy and I point out where the dog "Andy" had been biting the car! Four little teeth dents! And below the drivers side door scratches. Stacy had wanted me to let it slide, and on Monday that was probably a really good thing for me to do since I was so angry over it. Last night though "Andy" was back in our yard barking at us so that was it! I took copies of these photos and went over to talk to Andy's 'parents'. I showed them the photos and luckily they were upset and immediately offered to pay for the damage, boy that seldom happened in all my years in animal control!, and said they'd "try" to do better at keeping Andy home. They have about four dogs, and we seldom see them all at once, all small terrier types but Andy's the only one that likes to roam around.
Tomorrow I'm taking the Solstice over for an estimate, luckily when I washed off the scratched areas the scratches themselves as shown in theses photos were highlighted by the dirt and many almost disappeared when wiped clean. I'll see what the shop says but at least the the two areas, bite marks and scratches by the wheel and really bad scratches by the headlight and hood will definitely have to be repaired. The shop is optimistic though and said at the photos most may not be bad and can be rubbed out. He didn't know about those bites though!
At least the damage wasn't any worse like if he'd actually been able to get up and slide around on the car, might have damaged the soft top then also. One of the reasons for getting the cover was to keep the cats directly off the soft top. Now I just wonder if the cat was so stupid to stay on the car and not get away or the dog was so stupid to continue attacking the cover and car with the cat long gone! I'll never know! But I am perfectly willing to let Andy's folks pay for at least half of the cost of the reapair.

Other family news,
Sandy will be teaching two classes at USC this fall and is stressing about it because her job and it's job related travel, might start to interfere with preparing for, and teaching, her classes. She left today for another week in Mumbai India. Her company might have a project starting in Africa soon also. Plus she's meeting with us in Wyoming for the relatives wedding we're going to in September. She'll only be out with us for two days, but she's the designated wedding photographer at her cousin's request. Stacy and I are going for two reasons, first the area, in the Tetons and I want to take some photos and secondly, we have to be in nearby Idaho Falls for four days for work right afterword so why not?
Anyplace else and we probably wouldn't go, its the nieces second marriage and we'd been at the first.

Till next time, Tad
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Camdin said…
WoW, Tad in reading the blog this week and finding out what the cats and Andy did to your car I would be upset also finding out all the damages,it is nice that Andy's parents will take care part of the cost of damages,it seems to me that if the other dogs don't come over why not make it so Andy can't either.. Fair is fair....thank goodness for insurance...Hopefully this coming week will be better for the two of you.. Catch you both later..
August 23, 2009 at 2:28 PM
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