A Tear Of Petrol Is In My Eye
So the lady who's car I hit the other day is claiming injuries, saying that she went to the doctor and says she needs all kinds of physical therapy and whatnot. Boy, did I see this coming a whole other galaxy away. But I talked to my insurance claims agent and he talked to her and saw her car and, well, basically thinks she's full of shit. I did nothing but take some paint chips off her bumper, and there is zero damage to my own car (save her paint scrapes on my bumper), and she's making it sound like I slammed into her. The cost to replace her bumper will be about $515, and most of that will be for labor anyway, so that's really the extent of the auto damage right there. Still, I recorded a statement over the phone and tomorrow morning I'm going over to the insurance office to have pictures taken of my car as evidence. He tells me that there's a good chance she'll drop the I-just-won-the-lottery injury claim once she sees that she doesn't really have much of a case. Meanwhile I'm being as honest as I can about the accident. I freely admit it was my fault. I have nothing to hide.
Still. Man, was I depressed yesterday when I heard about this. I was a total zombie at work yesterday, just feeling so beaten low. I'm feeling slightly more optimistic since I talked to my agent. I'll probably feel even better after I get my pictures made. I suppose we'll see what happens from there.
Groan.... ah say, GROOOOANNN, I said.
Still. Man, was I depressed yesterday when I heard about this. I was a total zombie at work yesterday, just feeling so beaten low. I'm feeling slightly more optimistic since I talked to my agent. I'll probably feel even better after I get my pictures made. I suppose we'll see what happens from there.
Groan.... ah say, GROOOOANNN, I said.
posted by Melissa at 1:32 PM
5 Comments:
Gawd, I LOATHE sue happy people. There's a reason why they are called accidents, people! Sheesh. That's bad karma, she'll get hers...
Hey wanna try something FUN to cheer you up? Try this:
www.20q.com
I have the electronic game version and it rules...
a kid pulled out of the local 7-11 without his lights on and managed to cross a lane to total my car. did i sue him? no it was like you said an accident. but the bastard somehow managed to take me to court and ask for the payment price of his car (which was totalled). anyway he lost. i figured he was a dumbass anyway. reason 1. he was drving without his lights on for like..a mile. reason 2. he said he talked to a lawyer and they said he had no case, yet took me to court anyway. reason 3. he financed a 2001 chevy cavalier which was that funky eggplant color (if your gonna pay $405 a month, make it something good man!!). people suck.
that last comment was from me...emily.
-emily
That game is cute, Erin! Although it couldn't figure out that I was thinking about Vance. :-}
My word, Emily! How could this guy even think that he had a chance to win in court with an accident like that? Even his lawyer said he had no case. Sometimes I think some people are just so prone to litigiousness that they actually become addicted to it. My roommate in college was the same way (her whole family was). When her stereo broke she immediate made plans to take the manufacturer to court. Didn't even occur to her to check the warranty first. Or the fact that the stereo was already about 15 years old. That's just what her family did about these things.
Yeah, people suck all right.
his face is in my "if i ever see you again..." part of my brain. right along with the kid who tripped me and my kid on the sidewalk and sent her to the hospital (and never stopped to see if she was ok) and that bitch who threw chinese food at my locker (get it right i'm korean, and only like 1/4).
0emily
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