another venting session...
05-02-2005, 03:13 PM
#1
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here is another "aaron-like drama story" to add to the archives...
* please excuse length *
ok, so today started off pretty well...i got up, enjoyed my breakfast, got my stuff ready, had my shower and got dressed, and headed for what was looking to be a productive and sunny day.
i got 1 errand done, and i was heading north on Mac. Tr. turning onto Canyon Meadows Drive East, so that i could get onto Deerfoot (i was actually going to an autobody shop to get an estimate done on my front end...i wanted to customize it a little this summer....)
anyway, i'm coming up the off ramp, with this lady in front of me driving a 1991 rusted white nissan. we were both doing the speed limit, and were coming into the merge lane. when all of a sudden, right at the begin of the merge lane she slams on her breaks! this was right at the beginning of the merge...she had at least 200ft before the lane ended! obviously, i didn't have time to stop, i hit my brakes and managed to slow a bit, but still rear ended the lady pretty good.
first thing she says upon getting out of the car "my neck, my neck" and i'm thinking "oh great - one of those kind". so we exchange info, and stuff, she seemed to not be that concerned about her car, but it was probably because she that TECHNICALLY i was at fault even though she stopped in the middle of the road!
looking at her car, there is a small dent in the bumper, and the lic. plate was bashed up pretty good... looking at my car...
- dented euro plate and cover
- crumpled hood
- broken/smashed headlight
- broken front grill
- damaged radiator
- damaged passenger side front quarter panel
- smashed front bumper
- broken hood release
all of this, PLUS, since the hood release is broken, i can't even get the hood up to see under it, so i don't know the extent of the damage. [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img]
so as you can imagine, what started off as a nice day, turned into a really bad one...everything was going so good in my life with the car - plans for this summer were going along smoothly and i was getting ready for shows and stuff - then something like this has to come along and throw my whole life out of whack. not to mention, the 3X show at the end of the month might have to be compromised...i will be there, but might not have much to compete with.
the cost to fix everything will probably destroy all my plans for "extras" on my car this summer. and i don't know what's gonna happen with the other lady. she could be really "difficult" with the whole thing as well.
for now, looks like all i can do is wait until she gets back to me and we discuss things. plus, i gotta start looking around for estimates. man! i hate people who can't use merge lanes properly!!!
sorry, just had to get that all off my chest...it's gonna be a long greuling road ahead until i get all this straightened out! looks like coffeyman is going to be coffeygrump for the next little while...
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* please excuse length *
ok, so today started off pretty well...i got up, enjoyed my breakfast, got my stuff ready, had my shower and got dressed, and headed for what was looking to be a productive and sunny day.
i got 1 errand done, and i was heading north on Mac. Tr. turning onto Canyon Meadows Drive East, so that i could get onto Deerfoot (i was actually going to an autobody shop to get an estimate done on my front end...i wanted to customize it a little this summer....)
anyway, i'm coming up the off ramp, with this lady in front of me driving a 1991 rusted white nissan. we were both doing the speed limit, and were coming into the merge lane. when all of a sudden, right at the begin of the merge lane she slams on her breaks! this was right at the beginning of the merge...she had at least 200ft before the lane ended! obviously, i didn't have time to stop, i hit my brakes and managed to slow a bit, but still rear ended the lady pretty good.
first thing she says upon getting out of the car "my neck, my neck" and i'm thinking "oh great - one of those kind". so we exchange info, and stuff, she seemed to not be that concerned about her car, but it was probably because she that TECHNICALLY i was at fault even though she stopped in the middle of the road!
looking at her car, there is a small dent in the bumper, and the lic. plate was bashed up pretty good... looking at my car...
- dented euro plate and cover
- crumpled hood
- broken/smashed headlight
- broken front grill
- damaged radiator
- damaged passenger side front quarter panel
- smashed front bumper
- broken hood release
all of this, PLUS, since the hood release is broken, i can't even get the hood up to see under it, so i don't know the extent of the damage. [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img]
so as you can imagine, what started off as a nice day, turned into a really bad one...everything was going so good in my life with the car - plans for this summer were going along smoothly and i was getting ready for shows and stuff - then something like this has to come along and throw my whole life out of whack. not to mention, the 3X show at the end of the month might have to be compromised...i will be there, but might not have much to compete with.
the cost to fix everything will probably destroy all my plans for "extras" on my car this summer. and i don't know what's gonna happen with the other lady. she could be really "difficult" with the whole thing as well.
for now, looks like all i can do is wait until she gets back to me and we discuss things. plus, i gotta start looking around for estimates. man! i hate people who can't use merge lanes properly!!!
sorry, just had to get that all off my chest...it's gonna be a long greuling road ahead until i get all this straightened out! looks like coffeyman is going to be coffeygrump for the next little while...
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Hope you can make the triple, even if you are in my class it'd be nice to see you out. Glad you're ok man.
05-02-2005, 04:25 PM
#4
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I hate when people do that they do it all the time here down the street from me and it causes a lot of accidents. I don't understand why people instantly decide its a stop sign instead of a yield [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
That really sucks man, was she old ?
That really sucks man, was she old ?
05-02-2005, 04:47 PM
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man stuff like that stinks, i hope she's at fault considering she stopped in the middle of the road.
ya last summer like 1 week after i got my car this crossed eyed lady backed right into me and wrecked my rear passenger door. and i had only had the car for one week, that so peeved me off. forthe rest of the summer i drove around with a banged up door. she never even had a scatch to her truck and then my door on the other hand it was right messed.
ya last summer like 1 week after i got my car this crossed eyed lady backed right into me and wrecked my rear passenger door. and i had only had the car for one week, that so peeved me off. forthe rest of the summer i drove around with a banged up door. she never even had a scatch to her truck and then my door on the other hand it was right messed.
05-02-2005, 07:00 PM
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Dude that bites. I feel for ya.
But standing on the other side of the fence (my wife was the "rear-end-ee" in an accident in February), since the lady you hit got out proclaiming "my neck, my neck!", I'd advise you to contact a lawyer, fast. She's obviously ready for a fight, or looking for one.
It's also gonna really, really suck that you had no witnesses, photos, or police. With none of those to back you up, the law is probably gonna look at the black & white of it, you "following too close".
But standing on the other side of the fence (my wife was the "rear-end-ee" in an accident in February), since the lady you hit got out proclaiming "my neck, my neck!", I'd advise you to contact a lawyer, fast. She's obviously ready for a fight, or looking for one.
It's also gonna really, really suck that you had no witnesses, photos, or police. With none of those to back you up, the law is probably gonna look at the black & white of it, you "following too close".
05-02-2005, 07:35 PM
#10
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Join Date: May 2005
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Hey, it's me, Rae. Mrs. GrizZz. Sorry to hear about the accident, crap like that sucks. Like Bob says, careful of this chick, if she came outta there saying "my neck" then there's a good chance she knows that the insurance companies will jump on that in order to get her some coin.
My neck and back are screwed but I didn't feel too much of anything after my accident, and whiplash doesn't set in until 24 - 48 hours after the injury. Good luck!! Hopefully they find her in the wrong instead of blaming you.
My neck and back are screwed but I didn't feel too much of anything after my accident, and whiplash doesn't set in until 24 - 48 hours after the injury. Good luck!! Hopefully they find her in the wrong instead of blaming you.
