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"some asshole was going the wrong way on 40w today I had to swerve into the left shoulder to avoid being hit he was doing 70 at my estimation"

that couldn't have ended well for him.

[Edited on December 4, 2007 at 12:21 AM. Reason : p2]

12/4/2007 12:20:58 AM

I can't believe there isn't a parody

12/4/2007 12:21:00 AM

^^ most likely not

12/4/2007 12:32:27 AM

^^^ that was on WRAL

12/4/2007 2:20:17 AM

well I called 911 and talked to the SHP, hopefully I helped them catch him

he didn't look panicked at all and was doing a good speed and not swerving at all

it was weird

12/4/2007 2:42:47 AM

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"Officer said she blew a .20"

good show.

12/4/2007 2:45:14 AM

today when I was driving to raleigh I was on the wade avenue extension and a car three lengths ahead of me had a blow out and swerved across two lanes, onto the shoulder, onto the grass, up the hill and into the woods

by the time I reacted and thought it through and decided to stop and help 3 other cars had already done so

I am so lucky

12/5/2007 12:16:05 AM

Update:

So, Jenny's (drunk chick) insurance accepted full liability today after finally contacting the woman who I was pushed into. I should be dickering with their estimator today and will hopefully get a check by early next week. Now, it's off to go get a better rental car (since they'll pay for a more expensive one than I initially got) and then heading to the BMW and Infiniti dealerships. I'm leaning towards a G35 right now.



[Edited on December 14, 2007 at 9:23 AM. Reason : I know, as if you people care.]

12/14/2007 9:22:20 AM

that's quite a step up from the shit kicker you did have

12/14/2007 9:29:17 AM

Yeah, well, so's your face!

Seriously though, my original pre-accident plan was to buy a new car like the ones I'm going to go look at today in a year. I may still do that. I may just buy a $2000 beater and drive that for a year and then follow through with my original plan. Still, no harm in going to look and price things. With a little different budgeting I could probably swing it.

It's amazing how much money I've saved by not living with Jon and going to Woody's every single night.

[Edited on December 14, 2007 at 9:35 AM. Reason : adfsa]

12/14/2007 9:33:23 AM

Damn is your shit that fucked up?

12/14/2007 9:33:56 AM

Sadly, yes. According to their guy (and verified by outside sources) the frame is bent, both bumpers will have to be replaced, they'd have to replace the entire side bed panel on the passenger side, the rear bumper is folded so far down that it bent the exhaust pipe, oh and replace the front grill assembly.All that plus paint. The frame is the real kicker, that makes it pretty much unrepairable.

12/14/2007 9:43:09 AM

Well guess you have the full retail value of your car to put down on another one???

12/14/2007 9:44:01 AM

Presumably soon too! Unless they try to fuck me over, which is always a possibility with an insurance company. It's just annoying though, I had everything all planned out. Buy a new car next year, move out of NC the year after, buy a house a couple years after that. Now I don't know what I'm going to do car wise.

12/14/2007 9:53:34 AM

is350

12/14/2007 9:57:41 AM

The IS-350 is ugly.

12/14/2007 10:16:13 AM

get one of these =

12/14/2007 10:22:52 AM

Was the girl that hit you hot or was she like trailer trash looking? I am picturing more trailer trash bashed on her being smashed drunk at 5:30pm and named Jenny.

12/14/2007 10:27:33 AM

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"The IS-350 is ugly."

you're nuts.

i was very close to buying one, had the paper work drawn up

but then reality struck and i reliazed that living in the city with no off street parking and a brand new lexus just dont mix.

hell, these mfs cant parallel park for shit, and use a little bump as a sign to change directions

12/14/2007 10:44:25 AM

Update: Received my second check from GMAC Insurance today (first one was $400 for bodily injury, which I never claimed other than some mild soreness and stiffness). I ended up getting $6259.47 for that little truck, which is about $600 over the highest end Kelley BB value and about $1500 more than I really expected to get. So, all things considered I came out of this thing with a Nissan Pathfinder as a rental car and $6659.47 in compensation for the accident. Really not too shabby. The more I think about it the more I realize that I probably should have gone to a doctor even though I wasn't injured. I probably could have netted another grand.

Sometime this week I'll go and purchase my new ride (possibly as soon as tomorrow, but more likely on Thursday) and post some pics.

12/21/2007 8:40:56 PM

What are you gonna get?

12/21/2007 8:58:04 PM

Infiniti G35 Sport

12/21/2007 9:00:23 PM

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"rigmarole"

lolled all over myself.

[Edited on December 21, 2007 at 9:33 PM. Reason : but i hope you're okay.]

12/21/2007 9:33:13 PM