Hello Car

CHP found our car. It was about 10 miles away in Gun Point, er, I mean Bay Point.

We just got home from a morning of dealing with all the things that needed to be dealt with. The Police Department for a copy of the initial report; CHP for a copy of their report; the tow yard to claim the vehicle; AAA to get it towed to the Auto Body shop; the Auto Body Shop and finally home. Thankfully, hubby took the morning off to help deal with all of this.

The back window was jammed down; probably how they entered the vehicle. The steering column had wires ripped out and the unused security system (I forgot the car had one of those pull the plug and the car won't start thingies) was ripped out. The face plate on the CD player was gone but they were unsuccessful in actually pulling the player out. It is all scratched up from the attempt. The center console is loose as they didn't seem to figure out how to use the latch to open it and instead decided to use force. The front bumper was scraped up and the back bumper is hanging with a broken light. The battery was taken. It was cleaned out. Everything in the trunk, car, glove compartment, floor boards and center console is gone; minus the wind chimes we tossed in the trunk on our last trip to the Sac house. The interior was sprayed down with WD-40, which will apparently cover up any finger prints that may be left behind. (Mental note on that in the event that I choose to pursue a life of crime.)

So, the auto body shop is going to do a safety inspection and coordinate all necessary repairs. We are going to make a list of all that is missing. I completely spaced on the CD cases that were in the car. Chris' old one - will we ever find Stevie B "Party Your Body" again? As well as mine. Somehow I don't think they'll be particularly interested in Contemporary Christian, children's praise songs, Dean Martin and 7 different classical composers. Too bad they didn't take the time to peruse the CD's and only take what they wanted. The kids were happy to hear that one of their praise CD's was still in the CD player and the auto shop will attempt to recover it for them. They had been lamenting, song by song, the loss of the CD.

Insurance continues to be very helpful. So sad that we have the $500 deductible but that is less than we would have had to pay without comprehensive insurance.

Hip hip hooray that the car was found and appears to be fixable. How nice that our little car will receive an overhaul. Its like the car is having a spa day. Cleaned up, the kinks rubbed out, a holistic approach. Now I need to schedule a spa day for myself! Thanks to all for the notes of concern and encouragement.