So much for AAA road service, but that only covers the first couple of miles. The bigger question is why is the tow truck operator presenting the bill to some stranger on the street (Al), instead of the person who called for the tow truck in the first place (Gunther)?
Lol looks like Toni’s assessment was a bit optimistic. Seems like it was all they could do to get it back.
Also, idk if they’re intentionally leaving Al to handle the mechanic or if the dude just saw the oldest guy there and handed him the bill but I hope they pay it.
They are at the age when they sometimes forget to “adult”. Then they realize that they could have or was supposed to have taken the responsibility or did it themselves. We all went through that phase at 18 and 19.
Well here lies another opportunity to weave a story with real interest. Have Gen and Bets proven to mama Irma that they are indeed a mature couple, fired in the crucible of day-to-day life, surviving dire trial and tribulations to the point where they will have proved their mettle such that they can merely shack up together with impunity in the Gulag???
I think, however, that Al may be planning something else. Perhaps involving *Ann Eiffel? * (dum-da-dummmm) You say nay nay BUT was this a wish? Or a PREDICTION!: >
I wonder if today’s strip is a one-off gag or the beginning of Al having a brilliant idea to demand they pay him off for the bill. I mean, it could really go either way, but man Al’s been such an unlikable jerk that I kind of want him to cool it on him bossing everyone around. I guess the RV’s basically not worth anything but scrap metal at this point, so I’m guessing the likelihood of it rusting away on the Gray property is just going to get swept under the rug of forgotten plot threads.
The irresponsible part of me thinks this is well worth it to get away from the Puritanical family for a few weeks. They could have had a staycation for free if you kept your nose in your own business and let adults be adults behind closed doors, Al.
Well, school is starting in the real world, how about Luann’s world? So Bets heads back to Muni U leaving Al or Gunther with the bill? BTW, In the newsletter, Greg said they would be reporting about the trip. Unless it went into the spam mailbox, I didn’t see anything.
Irma. Pay attention. That $998 is being taken out of YOUR budget and you were THE one who suggested that idea. It sure backfired. Ad your hubby is not thrilled. You HAVE to support him when he confronts the lovebirds and demands that they pay back the tow bill. At least BETS has the money – she can just give it up and turn over the money – or the title. Irma, next time you think you have a clever idea, think again. It might cost you more the next time.
Nice to see “Cheap” Ed again in one of his thousand works, even if this time the price is really high. Al seems less annoyed than yesterday, but I think is better than Bets and Gunther pay him back these $938. If they don’t have them, maybe Al will find them a job to do it. I like the contrast between them proclaiming to be self-reliant and responsible while Al is paying their bill. I think there will be a big speech at home and it won’t just be the story of the trip.
We had to be towed back home some 70 miles and the AA (UK) membership covered it all. Sounds like you guys over the pond are being stiffed. Makes a change though as a lot of things in the US are half the price of here (apart from ‘Health care’ of course).
So, one question, how did bets and gun get back? From what I remember a tor truck can only haul a car and not the people. They need to find their own way back.
Yesterday “Al” was denounced. If a supposed “adult” gave you a near $1,000 towing free after a happy-go-lucky road trip then you’d be p*ssed, too. I like Bets but Karen’s wrecking this character.
Bets has the cash for the van from her social media work.Also, Al doesn’t like Bets and Gun staying in the house together, but he’s fine with them traveling in a van together?
Wait, I’m confused here. Didn’t tony give that van a clean bill of health before they left? Seems like these two didn’t properly care of an aging vehicle and in the end needed to spend more than the van was worth to get home.
There is a lot we do not know: who paid for it, in their rush to be off on their adventure did they get insurance, register it, if they got insurance was it liability only, doubt a 19 year old would sign up with AAA, don’t you sign a work order(with an estimate) when you are being hooked up?
Basically just a repeat of the “Luann comes home from her camping trip” strip from 7/27/2019 (links don’t seem to be working otherwise I’d just link directly to it.)
Mature. Responsible. Able to take care of Themselves. What a JOKE! That’s why their van has a blown engine, they are in tattered clothes covered with grime, and they are ignoring the tow truck driver with his bill. I always enjoy it when Greg and Karen re-affirm the ignorance of GenZ people.
I’m guessing Al asked to SEE the bill, not necessarily PAY it. I’m guessing he will come up with some sort of proposal. Or maybe even make them an offer they can’t refuse. ;-) I’m also guessing the Gunther and Betts story will be told in a flashback…although I’m not sure why.
Hmmm, turn around and pay Ed, the tow truck operator. Looks as though the “honeymoon” period may be over. Mr. Grey gets the bill? We know Bets has the money to pay it. Will she offer to pay?
The anger over the bill reveals evidence of and maybe for Al’s resistance to Gunther and Bets. But I think a major surprise is in store for haters of that idea. Luannverse time will tell.
This is not unlike the times I went for a meal with a couple. The server always gave the bill to the adult male at the table assuming he was paying. Now the server asks.
This story reminds me of the time my ex, then husband, told me he was driving his friends to the ferry so they could go fishing for the weekend. I asked him to tell me the truth, that he was planning on going too. He couldn’t look me in the eye, just admitted it. They arrived home 24 hours after they were planning to. The A big rock took out the transmission on the unpaved road to the lake they were supposedly going to go fishing and then the group got seriously ill from the water.. or the drugs they took. Husband used the rent $$ to have his Caddy towed to the mainland and then told the landlord I took it. The final nail in the coffin that was our marriage.
When I was that age, I wouldn’t have had it towed to my parents house. I’d be in “cover-up” mode and figuring out how I would pay to fix the mess. Probably tell the parents after I fixed things, but not before.
Two more days left this week! What will Albert do? Make Gunther pay the bill? Make Gunther’s mom pay the bill? Make Bets pay the bill? Pay the bill and kick Gunther out? Pay the bill, get into a fight with Gunther’s mom and get a divorce? Or Les decides to pay the bill to avoid drama?
When I was 19 the engine blew up in my 68 442 my mom went to the dealer and made them put a new engine in it cost free to me.I never would have got that done at 19 even now doubt if I could do it,she did : )
For those mentioning that AAA and insurance has the tow truck take you to the closest place….that is true and yet also not true. While they will only pay for a tow to the closest….you can have the vehicle towed wherever you want (as long as the driver/tow company agrees), but you have to pay the difference. That is probably what Betz and Gunther requested and why Al was handed a large bill. And if the tow is far enough away, you usually have to pay for the time it takes the driver/truck to get back….that would explain the huge cost of the tow.
AAA plus coverage covers a two up to 200 miles on the house. If they had AAA (sounds like they didn’t), they would have to have been quite a distance from home to run up a tab like that. And yes, they should be picking up the tab themselves.
Of course I don’t know what’s coming tomorrow, but I hope Gunther gently pulls the bill out of his hand and Bets says, “We’ll take care of that.”And that’s why I have AAA Plus.
IF they really did have AAA wouldn’t they have to had call AAA and AAA would have sent out a truck. If they instead called Ed direct who was out of network they may be stuck with the entire bill. I really doubt a pair of 19 year old would join AAA.
The smug self-satisfaction of the Lovebirds with Irma may be a tad premature, considering the upset Al is experiencing with that towing bill (and wait until the repair bill for the van, if in fact it is repairable)….
lvlax over 1 year ago
Why is he handing the bill to Al?? Gunther and Bets are adults and they set up the tow. It’s on them.
That’s a HUGE tow bill. I wonder just how far away from home they were.
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So… Will Al pay the bill?
C over 1 year ago
Al is so delighted that they took care of business
beb01 over 1 year ago
So much for AAA road service, but that only covers the first couple of miles. The bigger question is why is the tow truck operator presenting the bill to some stranger on the street (Al), instead of the person who called for the tow truck in the first place (Gunther)?
Scarlet Shimmer over 1 year ago
Lol looks like Toni’s assessment was a bit optimistic. Seems like it was all they could do to get it back.
Also, idk if they’re intentionally leaving Al to handle the mechanic or if the dude just saw the oldest guy there and handed him the bill but I hope they pay it.
Kymberleigh over 1 year ago
And now Al is even less happy than he was in yesterday’ installment.
platyfurmany over 1 year ago
And now the other shoe is about to drop.
alasko over 1 year ago
That’s a lot to tip a rarei.
Wilkins068 over 1 year ago
Ed th Junkman: ‘Normaly I’d take it for th tow bill but even I dont want that thing’
ronaldspence over 1 year ago
time to rebuild that beauty!
Bedrock over 1 year ago
Al probably sleeps in a suit.
Yuban333 over 1 year ago
Great. They can start by paying the bill.
Rhetorical_Question over 1 year ago
¡Ed! He has moved up in the World! Tiffany would be proud?
Willow Mt Lyon over 1 year ago
They are at the age when they sometimes forget to “adult”. Then they realize that they could have or was supposed to have taken the responsibility or did it themselves. We all went through that phase at 18 and 19.
BJShipley1 over 1 year ago
Ok, I can’t get too mad at Al here. If you’re adults you should act like it and pay your debts. These two are acting like eternal tween Luann.
mnexplorer+ over 1 year ago
Should have had AAA!
Tyge over 1 year ago
Well here lies another opportunity to weave a story with real interest. Have Gen and Bets proven to mama Irma that they are indeed a mature couple, fired in the crucible of day-to-day life, surviving dire trial and tribulations to the point where they will have proved their mettle such that they can merely shack up together with impunity in the Gulag???
I think, however, that Al may be planning something else. Perhaps involving *Ann Eiffel? * (dum-da-dummmm) You say nay nay BUT was this a wish? Or a PREDICTION!: >
gale5406 over 1 year ago
Why does Al have to pay for it?
jea9hrkr over 1 year ago
When is this arc over? Or when do we get to see this horrible little know-it-all user finally get what she deserves?
BabyBlue over 1 year ago
So Al gets the pleasure of a broken down old wreck in his driveway, and the bill for towing it there. Can’t wait to see how he handles this.
Tyge over 1 year ago
Our good friend ED is alive and well Hi, ED. Good to see ya!
nightflight over 1 year ago
Put the junker back on the tow truck, sign it over to the driver, have him stamp the bill PAID, and wipe your hands of the whole mess.
Rockabore over 1 year ago
I wonder if today’s strip is a one-off gag or the beginning of Al having a brilliant idea to demand they pay him off for the bill. I mean, it could really go either way, but man Al’s been such an unlikable jerk that I kind of want him to cool it on him bossing everyone around. I guess the RV’s basically not worth anything but scrap metal at this point, so I’m guessing the likelihood of it rusting away on the Gray property is just going to get swept under the rug of forgotten plot threads.
Caldonia over 1 year ago
So I bet Al is just mad because if Bets helps pay, he has no excuse to kick her out.
Ruth Brown over 1 year ago
The decision to tow the vehicle so far shows they have a lot to learn. Sometimes our learning curve involves deep debt.
Mordock999 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Well now, Al.
If you hadn’t been such a martinet about Bets and Gun co-habbing in the Gulag, YOU wouldn’t be footing a $938 bill.
Besides, that’s the crook that ripped off Tiffany a while back.
Just do a Pesci and tell the joker to put that bill on your tab. ;-)
Joe1962 over 1 year ago
Good thing the engine did not fall out Al be looking 2K bill.
rheddmobile over 1 year ago
So does Bets actually earn any money as an influencer, or is it just something she inflicts on other people?
rheddmobile over 1 year ago
The irresponsible part of me thinks this is well worth it to get away from the Puritanical family for a few weeks. They could have had a staycation for free if you kept your nose in your own business and let adults be adults behind closed doors, Al.
paulscon over 1 year ago
Well, school is starting in the real world, how about Luann’s world? So Bets heads back to Muni U leaving Al or Gunther with the bill? BTW, In the newsletter, Greg said they would be reporting about the trip. Unless it went into the spam mailbox, I didn’t see anything.
9thCapricorn over 1 year ago
Irma. Pay attention. That $998 is being taken out of YOUR budget and you were THE one who suggested that idea. It sure backfired. Ad your hubby is not thrilled. You HAVE to support him when he confronts the lovebirds and demands that they pay back the tow bill. At least BETS has the money – she can just give it up and turn over the money – or the title. Irma, next time you think you have a clever idea, think again. It might cost you more the next time.
mxy over 1 year ago
None of this has made any sense.
Purple People Eater over 1 year ago
They can take care of themselves in every way, except financially.
Liam Astle Premium Member over 1 year ago
“Why are you giving me the bill?”
Chuck374 over 1 year ago
And how does the tow bill become Al’s responsibility?
sueb1863 over 1 year ago
Why am I getting the feeling that this is the first Al is learning about any of this?
Aladar30 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Nice to see “Cheap” Ed again in one of his thousand works, even if this time the price is really high. Al seems less annoyed than yesterday, but I think is better than Bets and Gunther pay him back these $938. If they don’t have them, maybe Al will find them a job to do it. I like the contrast between them proclaiming to be self-reliant and responsible while Al is paying their bill. I think there will be a big speech at home and it won’t just be the story of the trip.
ddl297 over 1 year ago
I don’t think the driver GAVE Al the bill. I think he just asked to see it, not offered to PAY it. But then, I’m not Greg Evans, so got to wait & see!
OneTime59 over 1 year ago
Looks like the character who had the Safari shell.
RSH over 1 year ago
Wasn’t that the guy who Tiff sold all her furniture and stuff to to pay off expenses when Ann was cutting her off from Tom’s credit card?
Rhetorical_Question over 1 year ago
Are they walking towards the main house? The guesthouse is behind them?
Rhetorical_Question over 1 year ago
Will Al Gray convince Ed to cut the bill by 50% ?
mgl179 over 1 year ago
Who’s shocked that the leeches are sticking someone else with the bill?
MRC112 over 1 year ago
We had to be towed back home some 70 miles and the AA (UK) membership covered it all. Sounds like you guys over the pond are being stiffed. Makes a change though as a lot of things in the US are half the price of here (apart from ‘Health care’ of course).
Ignatz Premium Member over 1 year ago
For Al, $938 is chump change.
Chris over 1 year ago
oh dear… :{
dwindy54 over 1 year ago
So, one question, how did bets and gun get back? From what I remember a tor truck can only haul a car and not the people. They need to find their own way back.
Lescoe Brandon over 1 year ago
Yesterday “Al” was denounced. If a supposed “adult” gave you a near $1,000 towing free after a happy-go-lucky road trip then you’d be p*ssed, too. I like Bets but Karen’s wrecking this character.
Ellis97 over 1 year ago
Now if only they could take care of the debt.
dv1093 over 1 year ago
Why is everyone assuming this is only a towing bill? It’s more likely the total – repairs plus towing.
kaycstamper over 1 year ago
What, they don’t have towing insurance?
ctolson over 1 year ago
Who ever bought the van should have the money to pay the towing bill; Bets and/or Gunther.
preacherman Premium Member over 1 year ago
And for Gunt and Betts next trick, they’ll prove they can pay the van bill, maturely and responsibly.
comicboyz over 1 year ago
Why is AL presuming that he has to pay the bill? The kids bought the car themselves, so they should be able to pay for the repair
Mary Sullivan Premium Member over 1 year ago
That’s why he was annoyed. I can’t blame him.
tcmrr1 over 1 year ago
Father is a banker, provided by God.
Mr. Organization over 1 year ago
Bets has the cash for the van from her social media work.Also, Al doesn’t like Bets and Gun staying in the house together, but he’s fine with them traveling in a van together?
GaryCooper over 1 year ago
That’s probably more than they originally paid for the van.
6foot6 over 1 year ago
Wait, I’m confused here. Didn’t tony give that van a clean bill of health before they left? Seems like these two didn’t properly care of an aging vehicle and in the end needed to spend more than the van was worth to get home.
GaryCooper over 1 year ago
Gunth’s and Betts’ trip didn’t last very long, when you consider that most “Luann” story lines take years to develop.
DawnQuinn1 over 1 year ago
$938.00? They got off easy.
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
Let’s see how they handle a $938 bill!
Takos over 1 year ago
$938? That’s cheap even just for the visual damage to the exterior. Any mechanic I go to wants that much just for one issue.
Gen.Flashman over 1 year ago
There is a lot we do not know: who paid for it, in their rush to be off on their adventure did they get insurance, register it, if they got insurance was it liability only, doubt a 19 year old would sign up with AAA, don’t you sign a work order(with an estimate) when you are being hooked up?
BJShipley1 over 1 year ago
Basically just a repeat of the “Luann comes home from her camping trip” strip from 7/27/2019 (links don’t seem to be working otherwise I’d just link directly to it.)
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
Heck, for that much visible damage, they’re getting off light. I have to get my radiator replaced and that’s going to set me back around $600.
BJShipley1 over 1 year ago
Al’s anger was retroactively justified.
comic reader 22 over 1 year ago
Mature. Responsible. Able to take care of Themselves. What a JOKE! That’s why their van has a blown engine, they are in tattered clothes covered with grime, and they are ignoring the tow truck driver with his bill. I always enjoy it when Greg and Karen re-affirm the ignorance of GenZ people.
Out of the Past over 1 year ago
Man, does this sound familiar.
French Persons' Celebration of Peeved Harry Dinkle Premium Member over 1 year ago
Why “Ed”? And why is Al expected to pay for this?
bwest.devore37 over 1 year ago
Or what exactly happened to the vehicle?
percheronhitch6 over 1 year ago
Soooo whole punch line of that arc is yet another failure to launch type last scene. That story line could have been fun.
pripley over 1 year ago
I’m guessing Al asked to SEE the bill, not necessarily PAY it. I’m guessing he will come up with some sort of proposal. Or maybe even make them an offer they can’t refuse. ;-) I’m also guessing the Gunther and Betts story will be told in a flashback…although I’m not sure why.
pagercat over 1 year ago
Perhaps Greg is foreshadowing a life lesson about to be given. Kids leap, without looking…always assuming there’s a safety net.
YorkGirl Premium Member over 1 year ago
Hmmm, turn around and pay Ed, the tow truck operator. Looks as though the “honeymoon” period may be over. Mr. Grey gets the bill? We know Bets has the money to pay it. Will she offer to pay?
Angry Indeed Premium Member over 1 year ago
Wish I had a bill that low. Last month I had to pay almost $1,300 for a brake job. Talk about breaking the bank!
luann1212 over 1 year ago
The anger over the bill reveals evidence of and maybe for Al’s resistance to Gunther and Bets. But I think a major surprise is in store for haters of that idea. Luannverse time will tell.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 1 year ago
It certainly is a good thing he had the wisdom to get tow insurance before he left.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 1 year ago
This is not unlike the times I went for a meal with a couple. The server always gave the bill to the adult male at the table assuming he was paying. Now the server asks.
This story reminds me of the time my ex, then husband, told me he was driving his friends to the ferry so they could go fishing for the weekend. I asked him to tell me the truth, that he was planning on going too. He couldn’t look me in the eye, just admitted it. They arrived home 24 hours after they were planning to. The A big rock took out the transmission on the unpaved road to the lake they were supposedly going to go fishing and then the group got seriously ill from the water.. or the drugs they took. Husband used the rent $$ to have his Caddy towed to the mainland and then told the landlord I took it. The final nail in the coffin that was our marriage.
eced52 over 1 year ago
So responsible that are sticking Al with the bill.
The Quiet One over 1 year ago
Al may not agree with that last statement.
Guybrush Threepwood over 1 year ago
I just want to point out something. If bets is really a “influencer with million followers” she should have hundreds of thousands of dollars handy.
StackableContainers over 1 year ago
When I was that age, I wouldn’t have had it towed to my parents house. I’d be in “cover-up” mode and figuring out how I would pay to fix the mess. Probably tell the parents after I fixed things, but not before.
locake over 1 year ago
Al has not paid the bill yet. I’d be surprised if he does.
leighabc123 over 1 year ago
$938? Where did he tow the car from? From Los Angeles to Chesapeake, Virginia?
Gen.Flashman over 1 year ago
Wouldn’t the driver expect payment before he let the van off the truck or get a CC # when he picked up the van?
leighabc123 over 1 year ago
Two more days left this week! What will Albert do? Make Gunther pay the bill? Make Gunther’s mom pay the bill? Make Bets pay the bill? Pay the bill and kick Gunther out? Pay the bill, get into a fight with Gunther’s mom and get a divorce? Or Les decides to pay the bill to avoid drama?
dabneyfarmer over 1 year ago
Well , maybe now he will rethink his rule on so sleeping in the house. It would have been cheeper
ndblackirish97 over 1 year ago
Oops. No auto insurance. How reckless. Hahaha!
mfought over 1 year ago
When I was 19 the engine blew up in my 68 442 my mom went to the dealer and made them put a new engine in it cost free to me.I never would have got that done at 19 even now doubt if I could do it,she did : )
gileshead over 1 year ago
It was up on the tow, then it was back, was it fixed?…clearly the tow guy is a grifter. So now Gunther has to grift the old man.
billflemingsmail over 1 year ago
For those mentioning that AAA and insurance has the tow truck take you to the closest place….that is true and yet also not true. While they will only pay for a tow to the closest….you can have the vehicle towed wherever you want (as long as the driver/tow company agrees), but you have to pay the difference. That is probably what Betz and Gunther requested and why Al was handed a large bill. And if the tow is far enough away, you usually have to pay for the time it takes the driver/truck to get back….that would explain the huge cost of the tow.
sperry532 over 1 year ago
And this is why I got AAA just as soon as I could. Saved me thousands in tows over the many years.
BlitzMcD over 1 year ago
AAA plus coverage covers a two up to 200 miles on the house. If they had AAA (sounds like they didn’t), they would have to have been quite a distance from home to run up a tab like that. And yes, they should be picking up the tab themselves.
HodgeElmwood over 1 year ago
Weird. Did they ask Al to deal with it? Or did he just assume he should?
EXCALABUR over 1 year ago
Fork over the cash little Mr. & Mrs. Responsible!
MissionLDB over 1 year ago
Gunth, Bets? No. No you cannot.
Moon57Shine over 1 year ago
Al looks even grumpier now.
kathlgoldman88 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Of course I don’t know what’s coming tomorrow, but I hope Gunther gently pulls the bill out of his hand and Bets says, “We’ll take care of that.”And that’s why I have AAA Plus.
Gen.Flashman over 1 year ago
IF they really did have AAA wouldn’t they have to had call AAA and AAA would have sent out a truck. If they instead called Ed direct who was out of network they may be stuck with the entire bill. I really doubt a pair of 19 year old would join AAA.
Kr-perry Premium Member over 1 year ago
Al will probably get them jobs so that they can pay the bill or repay him for paying the bill.
Willywise52 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Just pay it and be quiet,Al…
Gen.Flashman over 1 year ago
Maybe Al will offer to call it even if Gunther takes out a rival Chechen gang member.
BuckarooDave over 1 year ago
two days …. two days …..
Scoutmaster77 over 1 year ago
Should have had AAA.
Sisyphos over 1 year ago
The smug self-satisfaction of the Lovebirds with Irma may be a tad premature, considering the upset Al is experiencing with that towing bill (and wait until the repair bill for the van, if in fact it is repairable)….
beezel over 1 year ago
This is true. Had mine towed 7 miles; paid $14.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 1 year ago
That is the repair bill not just the tow.