Haven't heard any more today -

But I checked with a colleague who worked at my insurance provider in claims, and the thought is that this is probably going to get tossed out...

I'm probably out my deductible... <<owtch>> but the end result will be better than a Galactor strike.

__________________
-Boeke
Bird Scramble OE
155 issues - 36.5Years! - and flying high!

You have to remember, our society is leaning towards no one being responsible for their own actions. Look at the ruling in Texas on the 16 year old kid who drove drunk, killed 4 people in a crash and got off because the defense said his family is so rich they weren't capable of teaching him right from wrong. The judge agreed.

That motorcyclist should be thanking his lucky stars he's alive and commit his lack of control to the school of hard knocks - don't ride so close to the car in front of him.

__________________
I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers so far...

The kid in Texas was sentenced to spend two years at a special school in California that costs $450K, yep $450,000 a year for two years and has to eat organic food.

That's a real punishment.

If the claim from the motorcycle rider does go on, Boeke, you could counter sue him for emotional trauma - you can say you're now afraid to drive near motorcyclists for fear they're too stupid to keep a proper distance from your car and pay attention to what's happening in front of them.

__________________
I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers so far...

Boeke, I should think you've had enough bad luck to last through next year. Hope things improve. You could also sue the motorcyclists for the cost of your deductible, but unfortunately that just contributes to the sue happy nature of our society.

I read about the Texas case. What is worse, is I've read the same judge gave much harsher sentences to poor, black kids whose offense was less. So it is not just about personal responsibility, but it is also racists. To contradict what I said about our sue happy nature, I hope the boy's family lose everything in the civil lawsuits that are coming against both his parents and their company; he was driving a company truck at the time.

__________________
Perspective Alters Reality

Youch! Well, hopefully things can only go up from here, eh? :/

__________________
Eagle Whisperer

Amen!

__________________
I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers so far...

Ugh. Crossing fingers.

__________________
Eagle Whisperer

More on the saga.... at least vehicle-wise...

I did get my car back on Saturday (4 weeks!), and when getting on the road to work on Monday, I noticed that I could not open the trunk from the remote... and a couple of other computer-related quirks. Lonig story short - since the rear panel needed a complete replacement (as well as assorted connectors, trunk and bumper pieces, and the splash guard assembly... Sheesh! Who woulda thunk a motorcycle could pack such a whallop), the repair shop at the dealership needs a half day to reset and recalibrate all the eletronic systems....

Would you not have assumed this would be done BEFORE they returned and released the car?...

Still - having it back is comforting. Just.... BLEEP!

__________________
-Boeke
Bird Scramble OE
155 issues - 36.5Years! - and flying high!

__________________
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them." --Ray Bradbury

You just have to be patient, Boeke! What else could you do!? We have a saying, here ... when it comes, just let it in! At least, it seems that, hopefully, everything should be solved in the very near future! Ah ... when it comes to problems in car electronics, thiings become more complicated ... the more the car has, the more the issues when they start to tease!

__________________
To be or not to be a gatchamaniac - that's the dilemma!