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Guess who I just ran into.... Or guess who just ran into me?

danarhea

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What a day. Had a car wreck pulling out of the drive where I work. A guy in a pickup truck came barrelling into the parking lot and hit me almost head on. Got a knot on my head, but otherwise I'm OK. Lots of damage to the car, but it's all on the outside. Frame is good. Engine is good. Probably about 2 thousand bucks worth of damage. I'll know for sure when the adjuster takes a look. It was an Indian guy from England who hit me. He apologized, gave me a lift home, and says he will do what it takes to make this right. With so little damage to his truck, he could have just left the scene and I would have been totally screwed, since the accident itself was on private property. I feel bad about the accident, but I also feel pretty damn good that there are honest people in this world. After he dropped me off at home, I told him that, if we ever meet up again, I will say "Hey, nice running into you again". We both laughed our asses off. LOL.

Now the wait begins for his insurance company to get the process started. Took me almost an hour to get the claim process going, but at least it's started. Now it's time to hurry up and wait. LOL.

UPDATE (And damn, was that fast): As soon as fault is established, I will get a free rental car until mine is fixed. Fixing fault won't be hard at all. The Stafford PD report says the other guy is at fault. Very nice, because my car is going to be in the shop for at least a week, maybe two weeks.
 
Ben Kingsley? Dev Patel?

(usually when people say "guess who I ran into," it's someone we might have possibly heard of)
 
JayDubya said:
Ben Kingsley? Dev Patel?

(usually when people say "guess who I ran into," it's someone we might have possibly heard of)
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That's what I was thinking as well.
 
danarhea said:
What a day. Had a car wreck pulling out of the drive where I work. A guy in a pickup truck came barrelling into the parking lot and hit me almost head on. Got a knot on my head, but otherwise I'm OK. Lots of damage to the car, but it's all on the outside. Frame is good. Engine is good. Probably about 2 thousand bucks worth of damage. I'll know for sure when the adjuster takes a look. It was an Indian guy from England who hit me. He apologized, gave me a lift home, and says he will do what it takes to make this right. With so little damage to his truck, he could have just left the scene and I would have been totally screwed, since the accident itself was on private property. I feel bad about the accident, but I also feel pretty damn good that there are honest people in this world. After he dropped me off at home, I told him that, if we ever meet up again, I will say "Hey, nice running into you again". We both laughed our asses off. LOL.

Now the wait begins for his insurance company to get the process started. Took me almost an hour to get the claim process going, but at least it's started. Now it's time to hurry up and wait. LOL.

UPDATE (And damn, was that fast): As soon as fault is established, I will get a free rental car until mine is fixed. Fixing fault won't be hard at all. The Stafford PD report says the other guy is at fault. Very nice, because my car is going to be in the shop for at least a week, maybe two weeks.
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Oh. This is not what I was expecting. From the title I thought you had run across a celebrity or politician or something. :lol:
 
TheGoverness said:
Oh. This is not what I was expecting. From the title I thought you had run across a celebrity or politician or something. :lol:
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Actually, I am good friends with a few, but we've never run into each other on the road. LOL.
 
Car is totalled. Just bought a new Fiat this evening.

FIAT = Fix It Again Tony!!!! LOL.
 
danarhea said:
Car is totalled. Just bought a new Fiat this evening.

FIAT = Fix It Again Tony!!!! LOL.
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I remember when FORD was "Found on road dead"
 
danarhea said:
What a day. Had a car wreck pulling out of the drive where I work. A guy in a pickup truck came barrelling into the parking lot and hit me almost head on. Got a knot on my head, but otherwise I'm OK. Lots of damage to the car, but it's all on the outside. Frame is good. Engine is good. Probably about 2 thousand bucks worth of damage. I'll know for sure when the adjuster takes a look. It was an Indian guy from England who hit me. He apologized, gave me a lift home, and says he will do what it takes to make this right. With so little damage to his truck, he could have just left the scene and I would have been totally screwed, since the accident itself was on private property. I feel bad about the accident, but I also feel pretty damn good that there are honest people in this world. After he dropped me off at home, I told him that, if we ever meet up again, I will say "Hey, nice running into you again". We both laughed our asses off. LOL.

Now the wait begins for his insurance company to get the process started. Took me almost an hour to get the claim process going, but at least it's started. Now it's time to hurry up and wait. LOL.

UPDATE (And damn, was that fast): As soon as fault is established, I will get a free rental car until mine is fixed. Fixing fault won't be hard at all. The Stafford PD report says the other guy is at fault. Very nice, because my car is going to be in the shop for at least a week, maybe two weeks.
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Glad you are all right. That type of thing can be much worse.
 
Glad all worked out.. I myself invested in a decent Dash cam for my new truck.. Not all people are as honest as they should be...


djl
 
danarhea said:
Car is totalled. Just bought a new Fiat this evening.

FIAT = Fix It Again Tony!!!! LOL.
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Didn't you do research first?

If it is a Fiat 500, it is the most unreliable car in America right now.
 
Mason66 said:
Didn't you do research first?

If it is a Fiat 500, it is the most unreliable car in America right now.
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Actually, Edmunds rates it fairly high, and I am satisfied with what I got. I chose this instead of the Mini Cooper.
 
Somerville said:
FORD = Fixed Or Repaired Daily

On topic, glad you suffered no personal injuries, danarhea
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Not injured much. Ended up with a knot on my head, and my shoulder was sore for a few days, but nothing I needed to see a doctor about.
 
danarhea said:
Actually, Edmunds rates it fairly high, and I am satisfied with what I got. I chose this instead of the Mini Cooper.
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Well good luck with it.
 
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