# Daughter/car/flight crisis -- need advice quick **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 14, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030 "2023-05-14T15:21:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/21 "2023-05-16T01:51:00Z")
Yaay!! Let the happier part of the adventure begin. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/22 "2023-05-16T03:14:23Z")
That’s great news, in comparison to what you posted earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/23 "2023-05-16T03:19:44Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > They arrived fine but the moving van caught fire out in the middle nowhere in New Mexico. 100% of the his goods were destroyed, plus whatever was also on the van belonging to other people. Huh. I was traveling once through NM, and passed a moving van on fire. I felt very sorry for the people whose belongings were going up in smoke ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/24 "2023-05-16T03:26:18Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > Huh. I was traveling once through NM, and passed a moving van on fire. I felt very sorry for the people whose belongings were going up in smoke If you think about it it’s best to transport your non-replaceable items yourself. My dad was an amateur photographer and his equipment and most of my family’s personal history was stolen in transport. I would gladly pay $10K for those pictures and that’s a lot of money to me. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/25 "2023-05-16T14:51:36Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > If you think about it it’s best to transport your non-replaceable items yourself. You take a chance any way you do it, your own car could catch on fire, I think I recently heard of that happening to someone. But I agree with you because you will put more effort into keeping those items safe than someone for hire who has insurance and is not risking anything at all. Unfortunately insurance only covers the ordinary value of items, not the extraordinary value those things may have in your eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/26 "2023-05-16T15:27:56Z")
If she has renter insurance, it may cover belongings lost during the move. ---
**Author:** ![ASanders](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asanders/32/3367_2.png) [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/27 "2023-05-16T21:28:30Z")
> [@Ruken](#): > > If she has renter insurance, it may cover belongings lost during the move. Indeed! We are deep into filing a claim as we speak. She had a fairly minimal amount of coverage because it was mostly purchased to cover her bike and laptop. While the amount we can claim won’t come close to the amount that was lost it’s certainly going to be a help! Plus she had a valuable-jewelry rider that will cover her one good pair of earrings and one gold necklace. It’s still a lot of work to quantify all this. And we have to do it this week because she’s leaving for her summer job in NC this weekend if we can get her sufficiently equipped in time. > [@TriPolar](#): > > You take a chance any way you do it, your own car could catch on fire, I think I recently heard of that happening to someone. But I agree with you because you will put more effort into keeping those items safe than someone for hire who has insurance and is not risking anything at all. Unfortunately insurance only covers the ordinary value of items, not the extraordinary value those things may have in your eyes. 🤣 Very true about the extraordinary or sentimental value of things. You can insure for replacement value but the value of some things can’t be quantified. ---
**Author:** ![ASanders](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asanders/32/3367_2.png) [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/28 "2023-05-16T21:33:27Z")
For anyone who is interested, here’s a couple of pictures of the action and the aftermath: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52898972463_06a070ec99_b.jpg ".pending-1684718823-6594") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/101353993@N06/52898972463/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52898972413_8f9c101edf_n.jpg ".pending-1684718844-6729") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/101353993@N06/52898972413/) ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/29 "2023-05-16T21:41:05Z")
That really oughta’ buff right out. 😉 Glad your daughter wasn’t physically hurt. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/30 "2023-05-16T22:09:48Z")
Wow, I’m glad it wasn’t parked in a garage. That was a intense fire. Glad no one was hurt. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/31 "2023-05-17T01:37:32Z")
Wow, what scary photos! So glad your daughter wasn’t hurt and got out of the car in time, and that she was able to get onto a flight! How did it happen? ---
**Author:** ![ASanders](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asanders/32/3367_2.png) [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/32 "2023-05-17T11:28:53Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > Wow, what scary photos! So glad your daughter wasn’t hurt and got out of the car in time, and that she was able to get onto a flight! How did it happen? We don’t know. USAA says they will investigate as a matter of course, all losses caused by fire are investigated. So maybe we’ll get some answers but I don’t see how considering the condition of the car. Something under the hood caught fire and it was probably burning before she stopped the car, since it went up so fast afterwards. We provided USAA with all the service records for the car since she got it in January. The most recent was an oil change in mid-April done by Grease Monkey. No one has been under the hood since then but maybe it’s possible something they did could have caused this–but a month later? ---
**Author:** ![ASanders](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asanders/32/3367_2.png) [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/33 "2023-05-17T11:33:56Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Wow, I’m glad it wasn’t parked in a garage. That was a intense fire. She almost stopped under that overpass you see in the first picture. Glad she didn’t because it seems like that maybe could have caused damage to the roadway above. I don’t know but still, a scenario better avoided. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/34 "2023-05-17T11:49:45Z")
> [@ASanders](#): > > Update: Spirit Airlines came through and delivered darling daughter home safe and sound last night, 30 minutes early even! Security was no problem and everyone was very helpful and understanding. Thank God! When I read your OP, it sounded like the beginning of a horror movie, but she is home and in one piece! That’s all that counts in the end! 💓 ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/35 "2023-05-17T12:02:21Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > That really oughta’ buff right out. I’ve seen worse on Just Rolled In. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030/36 "2023-05-17T20:20:49Z")
Salvage that gold necklace and we’ve got a project. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030.md?page=1)