Many moons ago I worked as an auctioneer , we sold insurance salvage and repos in 5 S.E. states . We sold a pretty new cargo trailer for a tow service and then the dodo hit the fan .
This gentleman and wife were traveling down I-10 thru DeFuniac Springs , FL., pulling their new cargo trailer . Went into Wal-mart , wife felt ill , asked the manager where the hospital was located , asked if he could drop the trailer . OK.
In emergency room they suggested an air lift to Panama City for heart surgery . To shorten the story , trailer owner returned to Wal-mart 10 days later , trailer gone , reported it stolen , insurance paid off . Wal- mart had called a tow company after a week . Tow company held trailer the legal amount of time and sent it to us , we sold it . When new buyer went to register in his state the trailer was listed stolen , Many lawyers and dollars later the insurance company paid every body for their trouble and the insurance company owned a trailer .
Moral of story , just because a " manager " sez its OK , never leave it unprotected for very long . The manager that you speak to probably ain't the manager , the same as on a cruise ship , the captain that you eat supper with is not the man who drives the boat !