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Yeah, but predatory, they know if you're getting a loan you need it and will pay the interest. The only reason I keep it in the bank is because I accrue a little interest, and my mattress won't!
ATM charges too, why do I have to pay $3 to get my own money out of the bank just because I don't have my banks ATM close to me? It would cost me $3 in gas to go all the way to town and back to hit an ATM from my bank and at least 45 minutes...convenience fee is right. I guess I need to plan on pulling out cash every month while I"m in town to make up for it, but you never know how much you'll need anyway.

We're off this morning to take Dixie to the vet to get her teeth done. Hope it all goes well. I test loaded her in the trailer the other day and she gets in easy so at least there's no trauma in that part. She's getting pretty big in the belly and looks like she's starting to bag up, so probably a month or less on having a new baby.

Now the question is, what is the new baby? I have no idea on a sire, as I got her and she was pregnant. Could even be a mule foal for all I know. I'm hoping it's a horse though. I've had no luck tracking down the previous owner, even though I have their home address. I googled it and the house recently sold and I can't find where they might have moved to to ask them about her. The guy that owned her was elderly so he might have died; I can't find an obituary but that doesn't mean anything either, my grandmother didn't have one.
I've debated calling their realtor and asking if they'd pass along a message with my phone number. I'm not sure if that's too pushy or not. Obviously they didn't want her since she went to auction and ended up at a slaughter lot, and maybe they don't care what happened to her. But, I know if I got in a position where that had to happen I'd want to know they got a good home.
 

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You can always call the realtor and ask if they would be willing to pass on your message, who knows maybe you will hear back :idunno
 

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Back from the vet, had Dixie pregnancy checked. He said he thinks she's in foal but couldn't feel a foal but could feel her uterus and he's pretty sure she's in foal, just not as far along as I thought. Also had her teeth floated for good measure, they weren't bad and he said he wasn't sure it would help with her eating, but can't hurt. Our new vet is pretty cool and really nice.
 

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Obviously they didn't want her since she went to auction and ended up at a slaughter lot, and maybe they don't care what happened to her. But, I know if I got in a position where that had to happen I'd want to know they got a good home

Sadly, this may be true. But you just don't know. Sometimes "life" happens and you are in a situation with few options. If it were ME, I'd ask the realtor if they would pass a message and maybe you will find a grateful prior-owner. You have nothing to lose. In some areas you can hardly give a horse away. Who knows, they may have tried and this was the last ditch option for them -- an auction.

Please try. It will make us feel better for sure :hugs.
 

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Ya could always send a letter thru snail mail to the address ya have, and if there was a forwarding address thru the PO they would reroute the letter to the new address, or it would be returned to sender with no forwarding address....worth a shot anyway.
 

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Well look at it this way-you got a bonus horse. Whatever it is I am sure you will be delighted and it will have a good home. Dixie is getting good care now and is healthy and happy. Maybe the former owners care, but got in a bad situation and had to sell her. I'd give it a shot. What's the worst that could happen? That they don't give a sh*t and refuse to give you any information? :tongue

Insurance-the bane of everyone's existence.
 

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I agree with the others that it can't hurt to try to contact them and you might be pleasantly surprised. We have had several people offer us horses that need to get rid of loved animals but we aren't in a position to take any.
 

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Ya could always send a letter thru snail mail to the address ya have, and if there was a forwarding address thru the PO they would reroute the letter to the new address, or it would be returned to sender with no forwarding address....worth a shot anyway.
You beat me to it Fred! Forwarding is good for 1 year.

Re: USAA
My only experience is with the recent repair of my wife's rear ended car. I called my ins co (LM) the day after the accident so they would it happened. The "offending party" had filed online with USAA the day before and sent us the claim number. I called USAA to make sure THEY knew that *I* knew they had a claim. I made sure they had all the information. Must be the "offending party" didn't pull all 3 names from her license since they had her listed under her maiden name. I told them my wife's last name on the claim was her maiden name, now her middle name, and gave them her current last name (same as mine, which she has used for the past 26.5 years). The guy gave me choices of where to take it.

I took the car to one of them on Friday, 5 days after the accident so they could do the estimate and schedule the repair which turned out to be 2 Mondays out. He found out that the "offending party" hadn't taken "responsibility" yet though that wasn't unusual before the ins co got the repair estimate. He told me to wait until they did so to schedule the rental car. I asked him to call me when they did.

I hadn't heard from him by the following Friday morning so I called him. He looked and they still hadn't taken responsibility. :he He called back about 10 minutes later and told me USAA said they "hadn't been able to get in contact" with the "offending party. After nearly 2 weeks??? :somad So we cancelled the repair appointment and I didn't call Enterprise. 10 minutes later he called back, miracle of miracles USAA had gotten in touch with the "offending party" and they had taken responsibility. REALLY?? Nearly 2 weeks after the accident and a full week after they got the repair estimate, all of a sudden they could reach the people with 1 phone call??? Did they even TRY before?????? Un-cancelled the repair appointment, scheduled the rental car. They had it listed under my wife's maiden name. I gave them her current last name, same as mine. When I picked the rental was concerned, the claim was still in her maiden name.

Got the car back a week after leaving it (2 weeks ago), signed the paperwork including the part where USAA pays the repair place directly. What showed up in the mail this past Monday? Yes, a check from USAA for the repair cost. Yes, made out in my wife's maiden name :tongue Called the repair place yesterday to make sure they hadn't also been paid. Will be dropping the check, signed over to them, at the repair place today.

So my "complaints" with USAA are minimal, just aggravating "poor service" things.
 

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The saga continues with it. The truck is at the Dodge dealership to finish the repairs.
Dodge found that the right rear wheel sensor wire is cut, that's why all the stupid lights are on. He said it wasn't rubbed, it's cut through. Considering the lights weren't on when it got to the shop, my bet is on it got clipped during repairs. The left driver side front wheel bearing is shot - Geico is arguing that one. We just replaced it in November, and they are wanting the receipt, which I am having a hard time finding. Get real, they replaced the tire on that side already because it was clipped...

Now, the fun part is we are waiting on our adjuster to go to the dealership to look over what they found to see if they're going to cover it. He said he was going there on Monday, I called Monday afternoon and he said Tuesday...and he didn't even bother with it yesterday.

I'll try a snail mail letter. It has been my experience that a lot of mail gets lost when you forward it. I just got a letter from December from the old house, and I put in the change when we moved.
 

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Oh when it rains, it pours. I noticed when I took Dixie to the vet my brakes felt off. We did my front brakes a few months ago, but hadn't done the back because duallies are more work and it's hard to get the back tires off. Not having brakes on the trailer, I was having a lot longer stop time than I should have - I know, drive a vehicle big enough to stop your trailer, which I do, if my brakes on the truck aren't messed up!

Uh, yeah glad I took it to the shop when I did. You know it's never good when the mechanic comes in with a look of "oh my God" and says "you need to come see this." My caliper pin snapped off and the caliper wasn't connected at all anymore, the brake line was holding it on. Shop said I was lucky it didn't seize up my wheel and make me wreck.
So, I left my truck over night since it was late by the time they got the parts in. Good shop, only replacing what really needs it, which is the caliper, the bracket, and 1 rotor (other side) that was paper thin, and the pads. Still costing $330, but most of it is labor since the rear axle has to come off to do the rotor. That is beyond my ability tool wise anyway.
You'd think I would have heard it making a sound, but I hadn't heard it, or felt it on the pedal.

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