Kim and I went to see a movie yesterday. After we parked our car and started walking towards the building, I witnessed a small car side swipe a Chevy truck as he backed out of a parking space. The truck was parked and the owner was not present at the time. I decided that the proper thing to do was walk over to the car to make sure everything is ok. The driver saw us walking towards him and we noticed that he was writing down something in his car, so we assumed that he was taking appropriate action and documenting the incident, along with his insurance information to leave for the driver of the Chevy truck. Since he was doing this, we started to walk towards the movie, but still did not have the best feeling about the situation. We walked up a few rows and documented his license plate just in case. We never saw him get out of his car, so we prepared a note of our own with my cell number, the license plate number, and our account of the accident. As I purchased the movie tickets, Kim walked back to the truck to put our information on the truck owner's door. She noticed that no note was left by the guilty party.
We were angry at the driver of the small Kia, but were happy that we documented his information. As the movie concludes, we notice that the Chevy truck was still parked in the same spot, and the owner of the truck got there the same time we did. We approached him and his wife as they approached the truck. Both of them were extremely kind and appreciative that we provided them a note and gave them a recap of what happened. As we left this conversation and made our way back to our car, Kim happened to notice the very same Kia that hit the truck parked a few spots down from us. We verified that this was the correct car by looking at the front bumper with fresh white Chevy truck paint smeared the approximate distance that the paint was missing on the truck itself. I ran back towards the Chevy truck and asked the driver if he wanted to see the car that hit him. Similar to our feelings, he could not believe that the car was still in the parking lot. He walked around the Kia with us and I told him again to call if he needed anything.
A few minutes after we got home, my cell phone rang and it was the Austin Police Department at the scene of the accident. She asked a few general questions and I provided as much information as I could recall. Unfortunately, I was not able to give a description of the driver, but she said that there was plenty of information to take care of the truck owners.
Kim and I were both thrilled and excited that we not only witnessed the accident, but we were able to provide the necessary information to the police and to the truck owners. This kind of stuff angers me so much and I actually have a warm and fuzzy feeling that the Kia owner will be getting in even more trouble than necessary. I realize that this is a tough financial period, but people have to take responsibility for their actions, and this Kia owner did not. I guess he thought we did not actually see the accident since we did not walk right up to him. Unlucky for him, he had no idea that the Kainer detectives were on the case!!
So far he's chewed: the office chair, the dog pillow, 3 doggie doors (Steve & Marcy's included), more stuff animals at Ritsy's house than we can count, soaker hoses in the back yard, hoses for our watering system, a couch pillow, and the chair cushion for our outdoor patio. We are really glad that he's so great at all the tricks, but what we really want is the chewing stage to be over!
