FOUND: more than slightly used
11 days after my truck disappeared from in front of the house, SPD called me to let me know they recovered it and arrested someone in relation to the theft. Sweet!

I took a look at the truck at the shop this last Friday and made a list of what's been damaged. Good news is the body stuff looks pretty much cosmetic, scratches etc. But the interior has been worked over. Mud everywhere and some unusual odors--use your imagination here. Also looks like they did a bit of 4 wheeling as there is some damage to the drive line and undercarriage. And in the "strange" department, they took the canopy off the truck, hauled a load of dirt or dirt like substance, and then put the canopy back on the truck. Now just need to find out how much to fix everything.

Lost:
Walked outside this morning to load my truck and this picture is what I'm greeted with. Moment of pause while the thought develops, then the realization, "My truck has been stolen." This puts a crimp in doing any big projects now. I think most of those are done anyway, but now my truck, that was the go to vehicle for Depot, trash runs and just generally dirty stuff is gone. Our quiet little neighborhood here in West Seattle has been seeing a rash of car theft lately as my neighbors tell me. But honestly, who wants an almost 10 year old Dodge? Answer: Obviously someone. Anyway the whole process has been alright so far. Police report filed, insurance claim filed and now I get to wait for "the call". Regardless, I'm not expecting to get my truck back in usable shape. At least we have another vehicle and we're already figuring out how to live as a one car family. So it really isn't all that bad.

Making the better basement
It's time. I'm finally tackling the basement. Most of the overall wiring is done and the drywall was about to start going up when I discovered the wet spot. Now the basement has been dry overall, save for one spot that had a drainage issue I fixed with the new patio. But this was a new spot. KT had been out watering the strawberries next to the house when I found this issue. Water seeping in at the top of the footing. It doesn't surprise me. It's 84 year old concrete and I'd probably be leaking too if I was that old. I'm glad I discovered this issue before the walls were finished however. Now I get to go dig in the dirt and seal some concrete. Fun.