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Posted by SJ_SwanJun on 25-08-2007 at 23:50:
If it Says No Parking - Dont Park There!
Hi.
I'm pissed.
Let me tell you a little story...
Those who know me, know that Flash and I drive a Nice, big and pretty Ford F-150 King Ranch SuperCrew ... I.E. A big, damn truck ...
Like most trucks, if you do something stupid behind us, chances are ... we can't see you.
Rule of thumb for trucks, people - "If you can't see our mirror, we can't see you"
So anyway - Day one of the tournament is done - We're tired and ready to go home for a shower. But, we have to stop at the bank to get some money to pay Joshie's daycare ...
No dramas, we pull IN TO A DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT and I run in to the bank to get said cash.
I jog back out, jump in the car, lament that we have no money ... You know the usual ... And Flash checks his mirrors, looks for oncoming traffic, and pulls out.
And then we hear it .... BEEP BEEP BEEP of a car alarm..
WHA?!
I kneel up, look back over the Tonnell cover, see a small part of the back of a black car and groan "Oh, honey. You just hit someone..."
Yes ... sigh .... a little fucking Honda Civic ...
Now ...
I dunno about where y'all live, but people here in Toronto are ... Really fucking lazy and don't like to actually park in parking spots to run into the store.
Which is what happened here.
This stupid little fuck-tart had, while I was in the bank, decided that she was a self-important little twit who was above needing to pull into a car spot and walk the twenty feet into the store.
Never mind the fact that she drove over BIG GOD-DAMNED YELLOW MARKINGS THAT SAID NO PARKING and ...well...parked. Now. She thought to lock the car and turn on her alarm, because heaven forbid that anyone steal it ... But not the repurcussions fof parking so close to the ass-end of an F-150 that 1) they can't see you, and 2) not giving them enough room to pull out and leave.
Note that the drive area is only your standard dual carriageway, you know, enough room only for two cars to drive, and the car park we were in backs straight out into said lanes.
So no. We actually had NO ROOM to back out.
So, okay. We didn't see her, we slowly reversed, and BANG... (As a giggle, our truck is so tough that we didn't even FEEL impact, nor did we sustain any form of damage at all - beside the point here)
And ... the kicker ... Because we were reversing we are automatically at fault, never mind that she was illegally parked and had effectively blocked us in. We had no way to safely pull out.
Okay, okay. I hear you. I know we should have made a greater effort to check that a stupid little tiny pissy car was behind us, but at the same time, she shouldn't have been there. We weren't expecting a car parked behind us.
Damage ito the Civic is only a small dent near the wheel, shouldn't cost no more than a couple of hundred, but I have a suspicion we'll end up forking out much more ...
Because this self-important and lazy little pretty thang parked ON TOP of a no parking sign.
I even got out of the car, lit a smoke, deliberately looked on the road, and pointed out to her that it is a no parking area for a fucking reason!
GAH - I am so mad!
Obviously she wasn't in the car, (no, she went into the store!) so there was no chance for injury.
And then, when Flash pulled back in to the parking spot and got his insurance info and wandered to her car, she comes out of the store all pissy asking "what, you couldn't see me?!"
No, honey. We couldn't. See we drive a big truck, and you a pissy little Civic. You were illegally parked, and ...and ....GAH! (In case you can't tell - I do absolutely loathe Civic drivers. They are nutcases and drive like maniacs - which we encountered AFTER this bump on the same drive. Another Civic driver didn't feel the need to stop at a stop sign, nor look for oncoming traffic before pulling out onto the road - this driver almost got into three accidents i thirty seconds)
Anyhoo. Good thing Flash was the one speaking to her, and he did politely point out she was parked in a no parking zone, which did shut her mouth ... But ... grrrr.
Sigh.
Anyway. If any od you are one of those guilty ones who do park out front of the store because twenty metres is too far to walk - do me a favour and don't...
Not only do you interrupt traffic flow and make driving dangerous, through having to drive into the oncomin lanes to get by, but you will end up causing an accident like this ...
Flash and I ALWAYS use the designated parking spots (not one parking ticket on either of us), and we don't collapse on the ground shaking and dying because we had to walk a little way ... I'm sure y'all are capable of doing the same thing ...
If not. Don't drive.
Well, rant over - I feel marginally better now...
SJ
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Posted by clouddancer on 26-08-2007 at 01:27:
Oh! SJ, so sorry to hear about your terrible luck. 
Yet, another reason for me not to head into the Big TO.
I, like you, also park in designated parking spots.
I will on occasion even look for a parking spot further from the store
so I can have the walk.
*I will not at this time tell you I am one of those pissy little Civic drivers.
In case you now get the wrong idea about me.* 
I wouldn't want that, just as I am starting to show my good side to you.
*picture Ducky from Land Before Time: Nope, nope, nope*
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 26-08-2007 at 01:59:
I'm sorry to hear about this SJ. I hate it when people block me in like that. I've had to wait for half an hour before for someone to come move their car because they blocked me in.
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Posted by amyltrer on 26-08-2007 at 05:59:
Geez, TJ, if they had alarms on thier cars, we use to kick into the capot untill the damn owner come to move his junk away!
Small car drivers ( Smarts & Minis ) are a pain for the traffic, though!
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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 26-08-2007 at 08:05:
I could see you taking none of their crap SJ!
In Sydney usually they have red "P" plates and think they own the road...and all the parking spaces(Provisional license drivers.)
If you want to get through peak hour faster just follow a red "P" plater and they will get the fines for you...LOL
They drive small hotted up cars like a civic and have number plates like..."Sex for you"and a mate in the passenger seat because no chick would have 'em...playing Eminem up loud to try and be cool...
Pain in the butt!
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Posted by Firebird on 26-08-2007 at 11:26:
SJ I used to work as one of those people that gave tickets to people like that.
It is a well deserved rant especially in the circumstances. Would always recommend taking a picture of the damage to anyone so they dont try to pull a fast one.
Hopefully at some point they will change rules so people are not held responsible when idiots park like that.
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 26-08-2007 at 15:10:
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That totally reminds me of the TLC song, 'No Scrubs'.
A Scrub is a guy who can't get no love from me
Hanging out the passengers side
Of his best friend's ride
Tryin' to holler at me!
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Posted by SJ_SwanJun on 26-08-2007 at 16:44:
Follow-up time ...
Day two of the tourney - we've won every game, two left to play ... Have qualified for the Provincial Touney next week ...
So in between games we decide to tackle the food shopping. Same Mall as last night.
So we do our thing, I rush across to Shopper's Drug Mart to pick up Josh's favourite gerber todder food (basdtards had none) Along my way, there is the twit on the corner, hanging with a guy I didn't tell you about last post ...
Basically, he was parked in exactly the same manner as shee, a car length ahead of her ... He was watrching from the distance smoking a cigarette and leaning on his car.
So ... I walk toward only to hear her bitching about the accident and how pissed off she is at my darling Flash - then this guy starts on about how he was going to intervene, but he saw how pissed of she was ... blah blah. Then she starts complaiing that her BF was ranting about how come there were no witnesses blah blah ... (well, if there was a witness, luv, then you'd actually get fined $150 for paking in a no parking zone - according to the posted signs...so she's better off not having a witness) But this guy she was talking too was all puff-chested .... ya know grunt grunt grunt I'm a tough man ...
I shake my head and chuckle as I walk past. She sees me, he sees me and they clam up.
(basically this guy is one of those all talk no action guys - you know the typical Rocky Balboa fan who ... well ... you've all seen that Eddie Murphy clip, right?)
SO I go in, come out - and lo and behold, they're talking about it again, only this time are sharing a smoke with the cashier guy who served us in Dominion ....
I huff, roll my eyes at them - they lower their heads and shut up.
Then I loudly call across the carpark to Flash that the twit we hit is here, get the camera (forgot last night).
So Flash, all sexy and muscular and yummy looking from a hard game of Baseball (3 home runs in one game!!) grabs the camera and politely walks up to them. He asks if she has any quotes yes, she says no, he asks if he may take a photo.
She ihales sharp, looks to the two "tough guys" for their advice, and they lower their heads and look away. (mmmm, intervene and do something about it? Oh yes)
So she says yes, Flash takes two pics, then wanders back across and asks her to call him when she has her quotes as we would prefer not to do this through insurance ...
One guy clears his throat, looks up, and asks meekly "why do you need photos?"
Huh?
Why else?
Flash shurgs and says very gently "For my own records and protection." Then tells the woman to call him and walks back.
Now.
For all her bitching/ranting about the nasty thigs she wants to do-he wants to do they were remarkably accommodating.
So yes, we now have CYA pictures that confirm it is a dent with no scratches, no paint transfer, no bubbling of paint ... in fact, it is a simple panel beat job, should punch right out. It is behind the light, over the wheel, with no apparent damage to either. IIt is also a 2000 model, which means it isn't made of plastic, so yeah .... Should be okay, and she's still driving it okay....
of course, give it to a mechanic and tell them someone else is payng for ot and the cost will immediately triple .... sighh....
As for our darling truck ... She's fine. We noticed a bit of a squeak in her this morning as we drove through Tim Horton's, but I think that is just early morning aches and pains like I get. <giggle>
I love my truck so much. She's so pretty.
Back to the tourney for the last couple of games ... Will reply to you all later!!
SJ
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Posted by SJ_SwanJun on 26-08-2007 at 16:47:
You know , Flash is probably more Eagle than Condor. He has the same demeanour as Mark. Quiet spoken, commanding, gentle ... loves military jets ...
I am more Condor - I get pissed and I will take on your ass ....
LOL! This even proved that completely!!
SJ
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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 27-08-2007 at 21:27:
Good one with the pictures! No witnesses cuts both ways, and now you have proof!
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Posted by Firebird on 28-08-2007 at 10:37:
Glad your truck is ok SJ, You are both doing the right thing in requesting quotes and if in anyway suspicious about what they are adding talk to the garage with someone who is mechanically tained (if you aren't that is) and they will soon discover if they are trying to take you for a ride.
If that is the case and you have something like trading standards (a watchdog that ensures people are not duped) you can report them and inform this woman that you want an independant person to look at it.
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Posted by SJ_SwanJun on 28-08-2007 at 12:41:
Ahhh, yet another update, kids.
So we got a call yesterday to meet with her to discuss the quote ... Okay. Remember this is just a dent on the driver's side over the wheel well and behind the headlight (no damage to either)
$1,300
WHAT?!
Yeah. Apparently they want to replace the whole side panel, the light, something about the driver's door (I balked when I saw "Door handle" on the quote)
And it's going to take three ... count that ... three days!
And they have to "try and match the paint"
Excuse me?
TRY?
Okay, you can do two things: Look at the VIN number and tap it into the computer, you'll get the mix, or you can phone Honda and asked them which black paint they used in 2000 on their Civics ...
Match it ...
Give me a farking break.
If a forensics team can get a paint chip, run it through their mass spec machine and tell without a doubt which model, make and year of the vehicle, I'm sure a body-shop who specialises in it can work it out .....
Ugh.
So we tolod her to try again, and this time, don't take it to a "Honda Specialist" ... All body shops specialize in fucking cars god damn it ....
If it was mechanical I might suggest a specialist, but body work? Gah!
And $900 is just labour!
Give me a farking break!
Replacing said parts should take no longer than three hours TOTAL - how is $300 an hour justified?!
GAH!
Oh well.
We told her to try again and get some more quotes, because a DENT on a 2000 model car is not worth $1300!
Will keep you posted.
SJ
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Posted by Metaliant on 28-08-2007 at 17:24:
I am sorry SJ for 2 reasons. !) Yo have to deal with a stupid cartr driver like that and 2) Can't stop laughing after reading your posts.
You were in the right and she was in the wrong. Obviously she must have thought that nothing will happen at all if you park in a No Parking area or she doesn;t quite understand what the 2 words mean and she doesn/'t have common sense, otherwise it would have told her that parking a small car RIGHT BEHIND a big truck which MUST reverse to get out is not a good idea.
I hate drivers who park on half on the pavements and half on the roads and make you walk onto the road to get around. I have been lucky that the roads haven't been busy at all. Most drivers of this itegllent level are mostly van or lorry drivers but there are car drivers who think that the pavement is a car park.
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Posted by Firebird on 28-08-2007 at 18:16:
SJ most garages when a female takes a car in go over the top with quotes and work required because in their mind women dont know any better.
This has been proven by a watchdog over here where a female driver and male driver both took in cars with xactly the same problem the female got charged about £200 more just because she was female and they thought she didn't know. The funny thing was she was a trained mechanic and went through the quote bit by bit with them and put them to shame.
I hope it gets sorted and at a sensible price not some rip off. Is there a mechanic you and Flash trust who can take a look?
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Posted by clouddancer on 28-08-2007 at 19:49:
SJ, from what you were saying about the dent, I would have thought the owner could go to Canadaian Tire and get one of those dent kits.
You know the ones with a suction cup you put over the dent, twist the handle and "pop" out comes the dent, "just like magic."
I guess the dent is either worse than that, or those things don't work.
As for matching the paint, the garage is probably claiming there "will be a colour difference due to fading of the paint already on the car."
I was told that on one of my cars while I was trying to repair the rust marks, not sure I really believed it but that is what they said.
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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 28-08-2007 at 19:58:
Definitely have her go for another quote, at a place you choose, and go with her. Have Flash go too.
I've been in several accidents, and know first hand the difference between the Insurance work and non-insurance. $800 for a "novice can't tell at 20 feet" vs $1500 through the insurance.
Whatever you do, don't let them think it's insurance work, and don't tell your insurance. You don't have to tell them at all unless it's above a certain limit or personal injury, and then only if it's on a public road, which doesn't include parking lots. You'll pay for it several times over in higher premiums, and yes, they do share info.
On the other hand, if she's already told her insurance company, then make bloody well sure they hear your side of the story and know you got pictures.
Best of luck on this one.
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Posted by SJ_SwanJun on 28-08-2007 at 22:39:
Heh hehe - love you guys ...
We're still waiting to hear from her tonight to meet up with her on this ... so not looking forward to it.
As an interesting tidbit however... She was actually telling me how much she doesn't trust this particular mall, and how she used to work at the Dominion store and saw countless accidents because of reckless driving ...
Huh?
Did I hear that right?
Then what the fuck were you doing parking in a no parking zone if this mall has an absolute reputation of asshole drivers and accidents?
Are you really that much of a moron .... no, wait ... don't answer that...
:shakes head:
So how, really, are you supposed to not laugh at someone when they display their absolute stupidity like that?
Like, I don't get it ...
This is definintely not going through insurance - the higher premiums will end up way more than even this monsterous quote if we do - of course, then there's the deductible, which is probably about the same cost anyway .....
:shakes head with a laugh: Oh well ... It's a learning experience. Hey, at least if the question of "what would win between an F-150 and a Honda?" came up, I can honestly say the truck, right? I've seen it first hand.
Yet another reason that trucks rule!
SJ
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Posted by Firebird on 29-08-2007 at 11:48:
Best of luck SJ and keep us updated?
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Posted by Metaliant on 30-08-2007 at 16:42:
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With extremem difficulty I am afraid and I can't help it, honestly.
But seriously, I hope you do sort it all out and hopefully the
woman gets a brian transplant.
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