Losing It
January 4, 2019
First Facebook Post from yesterday…
Reward – $1,000 for the arrest of the thief (or actual scalp of the same) and return of my pickup.
Went to Utah for Christmas. Came home to find my long bed 4 door 4wd 2013 Toyota Tundra missing from our driveway. The four-door long bed Tundra combo makes it a little unusual.
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There was an electrical tester and 5 cases of Recovering Idiot books in the back seat.
This offer is not valid if it turns out I parked it somewhere and forgot about it.
Second Facebook Post…
Got back just the other day but didn’t notice the valuable books were missing along with their transporter.
Today I had some electrical problems at work but couldn’t find my tester. I started thinking I needed to check in my truck and my happiness level was instantly downgraded to junk bond status when I observed an empty driveway (Even though I’ve been home for 5 days)
A call to my insurance company produced nothing. A call to the cops produced nothing. A post to Facebook produced a few sympathetic comments but mostly sneers and derision. It also produced a post from a friend with a hopeful tip.
The truck was right where I left it 2 weeks ago. My wife took me down and dropped me off. I got in the truck but there were no keys. My dear and sweet but oblivious wife was driving off. My screams and gestures were of no use. I walked home, hoping no one would steal my truck before I returned.
I offered $1,000 reward but am so glad I put a disclaimer on it concerning my advanced ability to forget. Thanks to everyone for getting the word out even though I ended up not needing it!
