The Arrowood Dispatch

Jan 1, 2010 does not mark a beginning of a new decade. Jan 1, 2000 did not mark the beginning of a new millennium. 2011 is a new decade. 2001 was a new millennium. 2010 is just the last year of a decade as 2000 was the last year of the millennium. You would think newspapers would get it right and stop the whole best of the past decade thing…

Okay, I know it has been awhile since I have blogged. That happens once basketball season gets here and I am rarely home. It will probably get better as the season moves on because we have already played over half of the season, but I am a little ticked right now.

I was returning from a conference yesterday evening. I was coming up on exit 23 near Greeneville and I was glad to be getting home because I hadn’t seen my kids for a few days. Exit 23 was in sight, but a little piece of crap truck (with a moron driving no doubt) had a bunch of junk in the back. Well, one of those pieces of junk flew out into the interstate. I didn’t have time to swerve and I clipped the corner of whatever it was (possibly a small engine or lawnmower tire rim). It bent my front driver tire rim, busted the tire, and bounced around underneath the car. I was attempting to get over and make sure nothing was happening right behind me as the thing shot out and went flying back into oncoming traffic before going off the side of the interstate when I noticed the moron stopped on the side of the road.

As I pulled near him, he must have noticed that my car was damaged because the guy sped off before I could get his tag number. Luckily the guys who were with me were a big help in getting my tire changed as I called the THP and Greene County Sheriff’s Office. Candice was at home calling the insurance company.

The guys got my tire changed and we continued to wait for the THP (mind you the truck weigh station is just on the other side of the median and everyone who passes there knows that THP is always there). Finally, I called them back and I preceded to go down the exit and pull of at Zoomerz. Finally the Greene County called and said I could get an report from them. As I was backing out, the THP arrived. Since everything had been taken care of I went ahead and left and took the guys home or to their vehicles and went on to get the report.

This morning we called the insurance claims people. They said it would have to wait until Monday, and my deductible is $250. Luckily I think I am going to be able to get a used rim and new tire for around $125 and just leave the insurance company out of it for now.

If you happen to know who the guy was in the little truck (maybe a small beat up maroon Nissan or something similar as it was dark and hard to tell) let me know.