Last week I posted about my truck being stolen (stolen truck != merry flippin christmas) sometime Thursday and I have a little more news for those of you interested.

I got a call Friday night around 8:30 PM that it had been found, but wasn't in the best condition. It was stripped and dumped about 10 miles from my house, so I hopped in my Tundra and headed out to look at it before they towed it. My poor, poor truck.

The body itself was still in decent shape, but they had completely stripped the interior of the seats, dash, radio, speakers, cd changer and even the dome light. The ignition had been punched so the steering column was wide open with wires hanging everywhere. The matching canopy I had on the bed was gone along with everything inside (large dog crate, boots, camping chair and several small tools) and even the tailgate. They took my custom wheels and oversized tires from the rear...and I'm not sure why they left the front ones. The grill and headlights were also ripped out, but the engine actually looked to be pretty much intact (I'm no mechanic though).

It's obviously totaled. In fact, when speaking with the insurance adjustor yesterday she agreed that just based on my description it's a goner.

Even though we had outgrown it as a family it was a damn good little truck that served me very well for the past 10 years. It'll be missed! [queue funeral music]

~tod