Will wonders never cease?

[hrj]

Got a call just before the end of work today from the Hayward Police Department. It seems they have my car. And they say it doesn't look damaged. (Well, ok, evidently their standard of "not damaged" is a statement along the lines of "not damaged, stripped, or burnt", so I don't know what that translates to in real person terms.) I drove down there after work to deal with the police paperwork, but the towing company shuts down at 5pm so I have to go again tomorrow to actually retrieve the car. Since the towing company hours are functionally identical to my normal working hours there's no way this will be convenient. I'm crossing my fingers and taking BART down there to pick it up (so that I don't have an extra vehicle to deal with). If it turns out not to be in driving condition I'll have to have them take it to the shop, which will drag things out further, but since there's no way I can deal with this in off-hours I'll just have to cope. No matter what, I'll be taking it in to the dealer for a check-up since I don't want any nasty surprises turning up later. And who knows what the interior and contents are like.

Oh, and this doesn't change anything -- I'm still moving out of Oakland.

Comments

[zeborah]

That's one good thing anyway! I hope it does turn out to be fine; I assume/hope insurance will cover any minor damage?

[hrj.livejournal.com]

The insurance has a $250 deductible. If I'm really really lucky, I won't need any coverage beyond that. The known costs are the towing/storage fee from the contract tow yard. (In theory, you can skip that if you're able to go pick up the vehicle yourself from where they find it, but they'd already towed it by the time the contacted me so that wasn't even a theoretical possibility.) The insurance rep says that the may authorize a "safety checkup" by a mechanic (which I'm planning to have done whether they pay for it or not). But if there really is no damage at all (and not just no damage that the police consider worth mentioning) ....

There's still the lingering question of how they got into the car and got it to start. There are non-destructive ways of managing that, but one suspects thieves aren't concerned with non-destructive options.

[kareina.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on being one of the lucky ones who had it found again. May their version of "not damaged" and your version of "not damaged" bear a very close resemblance to one another in this instance. I hope that wherever you do wind up moving turns out to be a wonderful choice for you not just in the ways you anticipate, but in some unexpected manner as well.

[gunnora.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it! Here's hoping that it's in good shape!

[shalmestere.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping that damage to the car is manageable (ideally, in the minimal-to-nonexistent range)....

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I hope that it's ok or at least needs only minimal work.

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

well, I'm glad you're getting the car back. If you need a ride or something today, you can call me.

[vnend.livejournal.com]

Woohoo!!!!!

Keeping fingers crossed that the damage is minimal.

I'll try to remember to tell J the good news when I see her later today.

[666-bookwyrm.livejournal.com]

Yippee! I'm glad that you got it back. And I'm glad that you're still moving... the worst neighborhoods here are still nicer than your neighborhood.

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

Yay for an undamaged car.

[wulfsdottir.livejournal.com]

I'm glad they found it and that it appears to be relatively undamaged. I'm sorry you keep having your stuff stolen. :(

*facepalm*

[wulfsdottir.livejournal.com]

...which should be phrased as "I'm sorry jerks keep stealing your stuff," but I obviously failed my Intelligence check against Society Uses Victim-Blaming Language.

[mbumby.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear of all the trouble you've been having, but I'm quite glad you got your car back. (Although it's a shame that silver lining had the dark cloud of inconvenience wrapped around it.)