Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 17, 2023

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?

Al is so delighted that they took care of business

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.

And now Al is even less happy than he was in yesterday’ installment.

And now the other shoe is about to drop.

That’s a lot to tip a rarei.

Ed th Junkman: ‘Normaly I’d take it for th tow bill but even I dont want that thing’

time to rebuild that beauty!

Al probably sleeps in a suit.

Great. They can start by paying the bill.

¡Ed! He has moved up in the World! Tiffany would be proud?

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.

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.

Should have had AAA!

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!: >

Why does Al have to pay for it?

When is this arc over? Or when do we get to see this horrible little know-it-all user finally get what she deserves?

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.

Our good friend ED is alive and well Hi, ED. Good to see ya!

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.

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.

So I bet Al is just mad because if Bets helps pay, he has no excuse to kick her out.

The decision to tow the vehicle so far shows they have a lot to learn. Sometimes our learning curve involves deep debt.

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. ;-)

Good thing the engine did not fall out Al be looking 2K bill.

So does Bets actually earn any money as an influencer, or is it just something she inflicts on other people?

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.

None of this has made any sense.

They can take care of themselves in every way, except financially.

“Why are you giving me the bill?”

And how does the tow bill become Al’s responsibility?

Why am I getting the feeling that this is the first Al is learning about any of this?

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.

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!

Looks like the character who had the Safari shell.

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?

Are they walking towards the main house? The guesthouse is behind them?

Will Al Gray convince Ed to cut the bill by 50% ?

Who’s shocked that the leeches are sticking someone else with the bill?

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).

For Al, $938 is chump change.

oh dear… :{

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.

Now if only they could take care of the debt.

Why is everyone assuming this is only a towing bill? It’s more likely the total – repairs plus towing.

What, they don’t have towing insurance?

Who ever bought the van should have the money to pay the towing bill; Bets and/or Gunther.

And for Gunt and Betts next trick, they’ll prove they can pay the van bill, maturely and responsibly.

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

That’s why he was annoyed. I can’t blame him.

Father is a banker, provided by God.

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?

That’s probably more than they originally paid for the van.

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.

Gunth’s and Betts’ trip didn’t last very long, when you consider that most “Luann” story lines take years to develop.

$938.00? They got off easy.

Let’s see how they handle a $938 bill!

$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.

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.)

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.

Al’s anger was retroactively justified.

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.

Man, does this sound familiar.

Why “Ed”? And why is Al expected to pay for this?

Or what exactly happened to the vehicle?

Soooo whole punch line of that arc is yet another failure to launch type last scene. That story line could have been fun.

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.

Perhaps Greg is foreshadowing a life lesson about to be given. Kids leap, without looking…always assuming there’s a safety net.

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?

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!

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.

It certainly is a good thing he had the wisdom to get tow insurance before he left.

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.

So responsible that are sticking Al with the bill.

Al may not agree with that last statement.

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.

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.

Al has not paid the bill yet. I’d be surprised if he does.

$938? Where did he tow the car from? From Los Angeles to Chesapeake, Virginia?

Wouldn’t the driver expect payment before he let the van off the truck or get a CC # when he picked up the van?

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?

Well , maybe now he will rethink his rule on so sleeping in the house. It would have been cheeper

Oops. No auto insurance. How reckless. Hahaha!

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 : )

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.

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.

And this is why I got AAA just as soon as I could. Saved me thousands in tows over the many years.

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.

Weird. Did they ask Al to deal with it? Or did he just assume he should?

Fork over the cash little Mr. & Mrs. Responsible!

Gunth, Bets? No. No you cannot.

Al looks even grumpier now.

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.

Al will probably get them jobs so that they can pay the bill or repay him for paying the bill.

Just pay it and be quiet,Al…

Maybe Al will offer to call it even if Gunther takes out a rival Chechen gang member.

two days …. two days …..

Should have had 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)….

This is true. Had mine towed 7 miles; paid $14.

That is the repair bill not just the tow.