Just ridiculous - I must vent, whine, bitch & moan.

The BBQ Pit
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Might as well stick this in the Pit, since I’ve a feeling there’s gonna be swears.

Had a lot of bad and sad news last week, and right while I’ve got my house torn apart for remodeling. But I already whined about that in MPSIMS. This coming week was already slated to be a busy one, what with continued remodeling, a doctor’s appointment and a surgery for my father-in-law, and a wake and funeral for a friend’s mother. But, I’m an optimist. One damn day at a time, I know I can get through this, right?

So while I’m keeping a stiff upper lip and trying to maintain an even emotional keel, what happens? Some guy blows through a stop sign and hits my car.

Now, there were two guys in the car, and the passenger was apparently the owner. The car had temporary plates, so he’d just gotten it. We have a language barrier - my Spanish is rusty, his English is limited to “sorry, sorry - not hurt? Ow?” When the police got there, though, the situation became ridiculous. The passenger claims he was driving the car. Then he says I blew the stop sign. Then he admits he blew the stop sign, but said he’d tried to stop, his brakes had failed. I point out to the officer that there are NO skid marks - he never hit the brakes, and besides, HE wasn’t driving, the other guy was!

In the end, the police said it didn’t matter who was driving, because neither man had a drivers’ license or insurance. So they arrested the man who claimed to have been driving and made the other guy call for a ride.

The good news is, I was not hurt, and neither were either of the guys in the other car. My car is damaged, but driveable - just needs a new bumper or fender or whatever that thing is called. Their car is wrecked - I don’t know exactly what is wrong, but the wheels were wobbly, the headlights popped out and the hood was wrinkled.

Now I have to call my insurance company, fill out a police report, deal with getting my car fixed and you know what? I DIDN’T FRIGGIN’ NEED THIS RIGHT NOW!!!

Send chocolate and lots of it.

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Look on the bright side. At least it wasn’t one of those scams, where they wait for you to make a left turn, charge out and ram you, claim you turned into their path (and they had the right of way), and sue you, etc.

Just make sure you get the police report that says it’s THEIR fault.

Sorry about the other stuff.

Out of curiosity, what were they driving, and what were you driving?

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Me, a 2000 Saturn LS. Them, a 1994 Honda Civic.

Saturns are pretty much made out of plastic. That worried me at first, but it turns out they’re very good at absorbing blows. I was hit about two years ago when a collision perpendicular to where I was sent a car slamming into mine, and while both other cards were totalled, mine looked as though someone hit it with a shopping cart.

I know I am very lucky that no one was hurt today.

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Thank Og you weren’t hurt, but even with the minor damage done, this is just the marischino cherry on the sundae of your suck-ass week.

You like Godiva?

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That sucks mightily. I’m happy that you weren’t hurt and that you car is still driveable. Being without a car is no fun at all.

Just let us know where to send the chocolates. :slight_smile:

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Man, that sucks. Sorry to hear about your accident. Two years ago I got rear ended (badly) by a guy driving a beat up pick-up truck. My car was totaled, and when I got out to look at the damage, I collapsed. A few minutes later, I’m looking up at the truck and the guy is leaning out the window saying, “Sorry! No brakes,” over and over, as this seemed to be all the English he posessed. I’m laying on the pavement and the only think I can think (beside, well, Ow) is “Oh my God, you don’t have insurance, do you?”

(I was driving on a work errand, and it turned out workers comp paid for everything, and I thankfully wasn’t hurt too bad. But man, I wanted to wring that guy’s neck)

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Aw, geeze Life on Wry; when it rains it turns into a torrential downpour for you doesn’t it?

I’m sorry you’re having such a bad time of it lately. Hopefully, the ill luck fates have bestowed the last of their shenanegins (crap, I can’t remember how to spell it) on you and will now leave you alone.

Sending good thoughts your way and I hope that the insurance company doesn’t give you a bad time.

Taters

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LifeOnWry, that really sucks. You’ve had so many bad things happen lately, I think karma owes you big-time. It’s good no one was hurt, and there’s no question that it was the other guy’s fault. It sucks even more when someone hits you, and then they lie and say it was your fault and they don’t get a ticket.

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Thanks for the sympathy - and Reeder, thanks for the chocolate! (Reeder sent me virtual bon-bons! How cool is THAT?)

I talked to my insurance agent today, and she told me to go ahead and get an estimate on repair and submit it to the claims department along with a copy of the accident report. So tomorrow, after I take my father-in-law in for surgery and before I go to my friend’s mom’s wake, I’ll stop in at the dealership and get that started.

I am stiff and sore today, but that could have more to do with the home remodeling and furniture moving and flat-out stress of the last week than it does with the collision. I do NOT want to stick someone with medical bills if they had nothing to do with my soreness, but the ibuprofen isn’t helping much. So, some advice here - how can I tell which aches and pains I would have had anyway and which ones (if any) I should worry about? Should I mention the collision to my doctor? (Please note - I have NO intention of filing a lawsuit or even making an injury claim unless something goes horribly awry, but I’m not sure what’s awry and what’s just exertion pain.)