It's here, but oyu cant have it!

Here's the story of Jake's truck arriving in Bethel:
We were told by the moving company overseeing the entire move that his truck would arrive "sometime in August" on the barge.

I called the barge company and told them my story. They asked for my shipping ticket number, I never got one and explained that I was only told sometime in August. Thankfully a really great customer service representative took the time to look it up and provide an exact date- the barge would be arriving August 6th, weather providing. She also told me that the truck may not be unloaded right away but we could call and ask.

August 6th- we called the barge and were told that yes the truck was here but no we couldn't have it as it wasnt running and they couldnt get the truck out of the shipping container. It looked so sad (but amazing how it fits in a conex like that).

Not the out of gas issue we originally thought either. Something electrical.... not a good sign. Overly frustrating too as it was in excellent working order when it left our hands and it had to have been working when loaded in Seattle according to the dock worker as it was backed into the conex.

A quick trouble shooting call to our excellent mechanic, aka Dad to the rescue, and it was assumed that the batteries drained in transit and the alternator couldnt work well enough to charge both and try to run the engine. So a short 30 minute charge on one battery, disconnect of the second battery, and off it went runing smoothly. That lasted all of a few hours until we ran into town and Jake got stranded at the post office. Another quick diagnostic phone call revealed that the bolt made a loose connection and the second battery would need to be reattached. A quick 15 minute idle and it was back in good working order. Has been ever since!

And that's the how close we got to the truck that belonged to us but wasnt quite within touch.