Williamts99.com - My sarcasm may be difficult to distinguish

I am a very proud dad every day, but even more so now that my son passed the swimming test yesterday.  So now he can swim by himself, and go in the deep end of the pool.  This makes him very happy as well, but he still can't go on the big water slide they have because of an age restriction, but he has the swimming part down pat.  Next goal is to get rid of the training wheels on his bike, well I'm going to wait a little while for that, maybe in a few months :)

Hope you had a good time, we enjoyed having you here!  Sorry about, well you know.  Have a safe trip back to Detroit.  I will never forget your 'parting gift' :)

I have received my household goods(HHG) that my wife Meshelle sent.  The funny thing is that it is almost exactly a year from when we left Germany.  The last time we moved I believe we had about 10 crates and still had to make a few trips with my truck to get everything moved.  It is like a box of chocolates when your ex gets to choose what to send to you(my son and I), you never know what you are going to get.  In this case I got barely over 2 crates.

Though I have a feeling that her new boyfriend (W is it?) is enjoying my king sized bed that didn't make it, and my other stuff as well.  Ok, might not enjoy what happens or doesn't happen in it, but at least it's a comfortable bed.  I mean it would have been nice to at least send William's stuff.  Oh well, it's a new beginning, and that is a good thing and we have everything that we need.

Edit: There is a lot of stuff missing, but hey, maybe one day I will do a photo comparison :)

I just wanted to say thank you to my neighbor for storing our(my son and I) 2.3 crates of HHGs shipped from Germany.  Just proves that there are some great people out there willing to help you out.

Thanks man, I sure do appreciate the kindness that some people would only expect from family.

A while back a close relative of mine wrecked their vehicle.  As a member of AAA, they called AAA to get the car towed home.  The tow truck from Weavers Auto Body shop in Reading, PA arrived on the scene.  First they asked if the car was insured, of course the reply was 'yes', then the tow truck driver stated that the towing fee would have to be paid up front by them and then reimbursed from the insurance company.  The owner replied correctly that AAA was the one that contacted them, and that AAA is responsible for paying towing costs, not the owner of the vehicle.  So the driver states that the owner has to pay $50 for refusing the tow, he even gets on the radio to one of the shop owners and confirms what the driver has said.  I can only assume that they get reimbursed more money from the insurance company than from AAA, so they were trying to make more money then the AAA allowance, which I believe to be fraud(maybe there is a better word).  Either that or they were trying to get reimbursed from the insurance company and from AAA at the same time, double dipping the system, again looks like fraud to me.

What I believe to be fraud attempted by Weavers Auto Body of Reading, PA really pisses me off as a lot of people would have taken their word for it, paid up front, and then proceed to get reimbursed from the insurance company without even thinking twice about it.  If this happens to you, please call AAA and your insurance fraud line to let them know what happened.  Hopefully any fraudulent and or abusive companies can be cut from the AAA referral program and perhaps even have fraud charges pressed.  When you call AAA to get your vehicle towed, AAA pays them directly, do NOT pay out of your pocket.

Don't you think so?