Nearly seven months after a loaded semitrailer hauling bentonite plowed through a concrete storage building and a rental home owned by Upton, Wyoming, restaurateur Mickie Remington, both buildings are still piles of cinder blocks, twisted metal, and motor oil.

Since her property — which she used as part of her income — was demolished, Remington said she’s been living an insurance nightmare with her carrier over the damages.

Remington, who operates Remy’s Diner on U.S. Highway 16 where locals flock for chicken-fried steak, hash browns and homemade pies, told Cowboy State Daily on Friday that Progressive Insurance, which insured the trucker in the March 24 crash, is drastically lowballing demolition and replacement costs for the storage building and house that she has long relied on for

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