I'm hate myself and I think I'm going to be ill

[Ghoulish Delight]

I just ruined my baby. :(

4 years we've lived at this apartment and it's finally happened. Our parking space is under a carport, right next to a support. Pulling in today, I succesfully navigated so the side mirror missed the support...unfortunately I apparantly then turned just a little too far because my right rear side caught the large bolt at the bottom of the support.

F*ck F*ck F*ck F*ck F*ck F*ck

Both the rear door and the rear quarter panel are damaged. They MIGHT be able to do a cosmetic repair on the door (but probably not). But the quarterpanel will have to be replaced. I can see the damaged fiberglass.

I'd take a picture, but just looking it right now makes me sick.

This will probably be about $1000 worth of repair.

I need a drink.

[innerSpaceman]

You are a stupid ass. How could you do that to the poor creature that trundles you around wherever you like to go, that enables you to get to work, to do the job, to get the pay, to repair the baby that you injured so recklessly (or is that wreckfully?).... ugh, what a worthless human being you are!

[Tref]

The same thing happened to me last weekend. Mine was more of a hit and run, but the result is the same. I was angry and pissed off at everything, but then somebody close to me reminded me that it is just a car. Nothing more. Just a meaningless symbol of your status in society and the workplace.

Have that drink ... but then put your anger aside and don't let it sink your weekend.

I decided to use the damage to my motor vehicle as an excuse to order a big sloppy pizza and rent a bunch of movies.

[Babette]

two words: Jack Daniels

[Ghoulish Delight]

two words: Jack DanielsI want to feel better, not worse.

I'll get over it. I'm still not happy about it. This car is only a year old, I've taken meticulous care of it. Now I have to decide whether cosmetic damage is worth the expense. It's pretty bad, I don't see being able to do nothing. But if it can just be painted over, leaving the dents it would save a ton of money...but I wouldn't feel happy about it. And considering the amount of time I end up spending in my car, it's part of my mental well being to be happy about my car.

[MickeyD]

:( :( :( :(


Ouch! I feel for you. I think I would feel exactly the same as you do. That just really sucks.

:(

[scaeagles]

That sucks. The thing that really sucks is that the damage is so little it's hardly worth using insurance cause it will up your rates too much, but forking out a grand sucks too.

Probably should do it the right way though or it will haunt you forever.

I stopped caring about the condition of my car(s) when I had my first kid. If I hadn't, I'd be looney by now.

[Kevy Baby]

Pisser about the car GD. I HATE it when that happens. This is just the kind of thing that happens when you are tired and bummed already (post-50th blues).

If I hadn't, I'd be looney by now.
Nope.. you're looney anyways

[lizziebith]

I hadn't driven my "padawan" in so long that our local dove built a nest on top of it. When I last backed out of the carport I dislodged her egg. I wish it had been my bumper, 'cause that was one sad li'l omelette. :(

[wendybeth]

Lol, Scaeagles- me, too! I bought my car, then had a baby a year later. I went from vacuuming it daily to picking Happy Meal debris from last fall out from under the seats.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Pisser about the car GD. I HATE it when that happens. This is just the kind of thing that happens when you are tired and bummed already (post-50th blues).
The sad thing was, I wasn't at all. I had a good night's sleep, I left work early, I was in a good mood, the Dodgers were winning, I was looking forward to the delicious dinner I had just shopped for. I was for the most part at the top of my game. Ugh.

Oh well. Never had that drink. Rode my bike and virtually smashed into cars with Burnout 3: Takedown. Right now I'm pretending it didn't happen.

[wendybeth]

What, didn't iSm's post make you feel better?;)

You need to get 'Downhill Domination'- you can do extreme mountain biking, and beat the **** out of your opponents at the same time!

[MouseWife]

GD~I just read your post and I sooo feel your pain. We just got a new car after a zillion years {and 3 kids}. We had a van and it actually held up pretty good cosmetically but not mechanically...but anywho...

So hear you about the happy meals, I am still pulling out crusty french fries from between the seatbelts....

So sad to hear about the omelette!!

And, I second that insurance sucks. I mean, never mind that you pay for ever with no claims...

Oh, and yeah, I remember what kind of car you have, a cool one.

[blueerica]

F'ing useless, GD....

Anyhow -- If I see you, a drink's on me!

:cheers: and cheer up!

[Not Afraid]

Car damage is such a PITA! It's bad enough when someone else does it, but it's such a D'oh moment when it's all your fault.

It happens to everyone. Don't beat yourself up over it - and get it fixed. You'll feel better about it for ever that way.

[Boss Radio]

Car damage is such a PITA!

A Fajita PITA?

[alphabassettgrrl]

I hear you, GD. My first scratch in my new car was only about a year old. Teresa, that apartment complex where you used to live. Backing out of the space I heard a noise but I thought it was just my antenna scraping the ceiling of the carport. Nope. Scraped the side of my mirror. Worse, it's the driver's side, that I should have been able to see. White paint on my silver mirror. Ugh. I buffed out most of the paint and the scratches aren't all that deep but I still feel awful. I should have taken better care of my baby.

I know it's just a car. I get attached to my cars. It's not just a status symbol. Besides, this is the first time I've gotten to pick what car I drove. We bought it new, so I could have anything I wanted. Buying a used car, you have fewer options, depending on what somebody wants to sell and what condition it's in.

[Mousey Girl]

I just got my car paid off. I was at work when I noticed a huge gash in the paint on the drivers side, just over the read wheel well. This is the part of the car that had just been replaced less than a year ago after a seperated tire tore through it. I shudder to think what it will cost to fix. It is too deep and too big to be able to buff out. You can see the metal. I think I even know when and where it happened. My gut tells me it was in the Toys'R'Us parking lot. I ticked off a lady who was using the only available space to manuever her 2 young kids from the cart to her massive SUV. I would have waited for her, but she glared at me and moved her cart to the back of her car so I could pull in. I gave her a good 4-5' to move in, but I still think she did it with her cart.

[Betty]

F Car Repairs! Someone kicked in the side of my van night before last. Left 2 big (and different footprints) in the middle of a large dent! What is up with that? I have no idea who might have done it! Why vandelize someone's -not-paid-for-in-full-yet van? F THEM!

[Betty]

Okay - now I'm even more mad! It happened again last night! Just went out to the van and someone stood on the hood and then walked up the windshield, across the top and jumped off the back. It's obvious it was the same as one of the footprints from the night before. I'm really mad and feeling helpless at the same time as I have no way to stop them from doing it! ARGH!

[scaeagles]

That sucks.

You know what I want? Ever see the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only? He has....Lotus, I believe....parked in an almond grove. He is running from bad guys and gets back to his car, and some thugs are looking at it, about to steal it. One of them look at the window and there is a sticker that reads "theft proof". He laughs and takes a large hammer to smash the window. When he does, the car explodes, killing him and his fellow thugs.

I really want one of those.

[Betty]

Parked in the driveway last night and left the upstairs windows open with a light on in one of the rooms. No damage visable this morning - at least none that I was able to see by the porch light. Leaked a bit of oil on the driveway so I'm going to have to get an ugly oil tray thing for our driveway but that's better then an ugly dent thing. Damn hooligans! :(

[mistyisjafo]

I had my Honda Civic for less than six months when this stupid teenager hit my car. I just about died! I ended up having to pay the deductible because guess what?? The lame ass girl didn't have a license and it wasn't even her car. My insurance company tried to track her down, and her family, but they won't cough up any insurance info and the info they gave me is no longer in use. Oh well, I went and got my car fixed and I'm happy cuz it's beautiful.

I still know exactly where she hit me tho. Pisses me off still!

[Morrigoon]

Is it just me, or are hit-and-runs on the rise?

[Matterhorn Fan]

My car was rear-ended twice, in one day, on one very short drive from work to home.

Oh, and the car was exactly one month old.

That sucked. I didn't have to pay for it, but still.

Though the good thing was that, for the 6 months or so before I took it in to be fixed, it was really easy to identify in the parking lot--grey, dented bumper, hole in bumper, blue paint transfer.

Yep, that's my car.

[Not Afraid]

Is it just me, or are hit-and-runs on the rise?

I've rear ended 4 times. One of those, I was going about 65 on the 91 freeway returning from PS. I was hit by someone going about 100. I was in the SUV (thank god) but the guy took off and there were no witnesses (at least helpful ones). It still baffles me that someone would do that.

[alphabassettgrrl]

LA county seems to be too busy to care about hit-and-runs. If you run, you'll likely get away. Nobody has the time or energy to care about tracking you down.

My husband and I have tried to report hit-and-runs a couple of times. Part of the problem is 911 on a cell phone goes to CHP and the accident report should get to LAPD but still. Something should be in place for this but they don't seem to care.

Bah.

[Kevy Baby]

LA county seems to be too busy to care about hit-and-runs.<snip> Something should be in place for this but they don't seem to care.

Bah. I don't think that it an issue of "caring", rather one of resources. Without witnesses, a license plate or something definitive, it is going to be next to impossible to find the culprit. I am a firm believer that the majority of law enforcement officials do a damned fine and far under-appreciated job.

If you ever travel the 57 freeway north of the 91, this is the Donald J. Burt Memorial Highway. You can see the sign going Northbound right at the 91. Southbound, the sign is just past Imperial Highway. I see those signs most every day. Don was a friend of Susan and I. Granted, not a close friend, but a friend none-the-less. A few years back, he was pulling someone over on the 57 for a minor infraction. They pulled off the freeway and stopped in the parking lot of the Chevron Station on Nutwood and Placentia, right next to what was then a CoCo's (now Denny's). There was a scuffle and the suspect got ahold of Don's gun. Don was shot six times, but his vest saved him. But while Don was lying on the ground, the suspect stood over Don and shot him in the face. Don died in the hospital a couple of hours later. He left behind a pregnant wife.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Kevy, I am sorry to hear the story of losing your friend, and I agree that most officers are doing their best.

I've just been frustrated at trying to report these things- one time I followed the guy who ran, called it in, I had his license plate number and everything; nobody would listen to me. Another time a guy hit three cars and took off driving crazy. They didn't even want to listen to reporting a reckless driver.

This gives the impression of not caring. Maybe the 911 operators were having a rough day or something. I was just annoyed, though I would have been more annoyed if it had been my car that was hit.

[Prudence]

There's just too much of it happening. Up here, they won't even take a police report if the damage is under some specified dollar amount. I was sideswiped on the freeway by a pickup truck going goodness only knows how fast. At that time, the threshold was $350. The state patrol officer was very nice and came out to make sure the damage wasn't over the limit, but as it wasn't he wasn't permitted to make a report. I did have the license plate number of the other driver and he did make it a point to give them a lecture (they'd been driving while smoking pot), but beyond that there wasn't much he was allowed to do.

Heck, my dad's newish car was nearly totalled by a hit and run the happened right in front of a bus shelter with dozens of witnesses. Partial plate, other car info was readily available and offered, but since he wasn't injured the officers couldn't even interview witnesses to follow-up.