Death of the Red Demon
So, my Cherokee got stolen, taken for a joy ride, wrecked, and stripped. It was one of the saddest days i can remember. Two days before my big 4th of July party, I go outside to look for it and its gone. Only some shattered glass fragments remained of the once heroic Red Demon.
This is when it gets good though. So, 2 days later the police call me and tell me they have found my car. Stripped, wrecked, and otherwise in pretty poor condition. They give me the impound lot number where it was towed and all the needed info. The next day I call the impound lot and they tell me that if I want to get my car outta there, I have to pay $160.00 towing fee, plus I would have to have it towed off their lot (add another $160.00). Being without a car makes it rather difficult to get around. Much less getting out to the depths of beautiful Frayser, TN. So, a couple more days go by before I had the chance to get a ride out there. I go into this little trailor/shack thingy (what else could you expect in frayser) and fill out all the required information. i tell the lady behind the bullet proof window that ill be paying cash. She totals up my balance and says, "well, its $65 a day for storage, times 6 days, plus 160 for the tow, for a total of 550". Wow!! Excuse me?? Granted, I still had to buy new parts (tires, battery, etc) to get it running, plus get it towed off the lot. Talk about the city bending you over. I felt like someone had disciplined me for some bad deed I had done as a child. It was not a proud moment to say the least. So, I told
them I would like to see it first before plopping down close to 1k just to get her runnin again. After seeing what was merely a shell of my former car, I decided it was better off staying where it was. It was like taking your rabid dog behind a tree and shooting it. But, ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I told her she would make a fine beer can one day and left. The Red Demon was dead.
