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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on October 13, 2016, 01:41:22 PM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018898898
Oh my.
Duppers (8,210 posts) Tue Oct 11, 2016, 05:55 PM
Advice please. Merging bully just hit our car from the side.
Hubs let him pull in. We're trapped in extremely slow moving traffic, almost standstill for 30 mins.
Guy pulled in from the shoulder lane. Did not wait his turn in line.
Got his plate #.
What should we do? Cannot pull over to evaluate but know the car must have bad scratch & perhaps indention.
Buck Turgidson (478 posts) Tue Oct 11, 2016, 05:57 PM
1. Call 911
Lochloosa (10,360 posts) Tue Oct 11, 2016, 07:00 PM
3. Agree 911
Initech (54,124 posts) Tue Oct 11, 2016, 07:54 PM
4. Do not let the other guy do all the talking.
I had an accident a few years ago and the douchebag that hit me tried to make it look like it my fault, hired a lawyer and attempted to sue me and made my life a living hell for the year after it happened. And the really ****ed up thing? There was far more damage to my car than there was to his car. Thankfully it never reached court and got caught up in insurance arbitration. And the insurance ruled that it was a double fault accident. But the rule is don't let the police leave the scene without getting your side of the story.
raccoon (24,481 posts) Thu Oct 13, 2016, 11:37 AM
15. Good advice. My experience too is that people will try to lie their way out of it if it was their
fault.
^^^hmmmm; sounds exactly like something a primitive'd do.
Initech (54,124 posts) Thu Oct 13, 2016, 11:59 AM
16. I made that mistake once, shall not make it again!
The funny thing is that there was far more damage to my car than there ever was to his car (his Suburban vs. my Altima - who wins?), and this guy had the nerve to lie to the insurance company and stage a faulty injury claim when the police report made it clear there weren't any injuries.
Thor_MN (9,673 posts) Tue Oct 11, 2016, 08:19 PM
5. Probably too late, but I agree with the 911
I was once hit near my rear tire by the front bumper of a semi. It was snowing heavily and cars were moving less than a mile an hour. The jerk driving the truck decided that he wasn't going to wait his turn where two lanes were merging. He didn't stop, so I called 911 and followed him. The 911 operator was irritated that I couldn't give her a mile marker, but it was a full ten minutes before we passed one - she couldn't seem to understand how slowly we were moving.
Eventually, a highway patrol met us at the next on ramp and took the report. It wound up being my insurance covered me, and his lack of insurance hopefully bit him on the ass hard. Not much damage to his truck, but the officer told me that he was getting cited for lack of insurance.
Duppers (8,210 posts) Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:02 AM
6. Thanks, Thor.
Your story reminds me of how much some of these 911 operators and dispatchers need more training---or IQ tests.
Our insurance company has been contacted. Damage was more than we expected. It was a military kid, with an obvious abundance of testosterone , in a hyped up Camray. No doubt who he's voting for.
True Dough (978 posts) Wed Oct 12, 2016, 11:23 AM
7. Hopefully the insurance process isn't painful
I got sideswiped by another driver who wasn't paying attention (and she admitted as much in a text message that she sent me, thankfully).
Despite that, she later changed her story and attempted to weasel out of it. The claims adjuster on my file was useless. The process dragged on for five months. Finally a different claims adjuster took over and it was resolved in my favor within a matter of one week (and the text message was relevant after all).
And the cost of damages for even minor damage can escalate quickly. It's crazy how expensive plastic parts of a car can be.
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Another DUmmy who can't handle life's smallest things, and they want to rule us all.
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So DUches are all against the police until they need them even for the most trivial of things.
911 is for REAL EMERGENCIES. My guess is the 911 operator will tell the DUmbass to FOAD.
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So DUches are all against the police until they need them even for the most trivial of things.
911 is for REAL EMERGENCIES. My guess is the 911 operator will tell the DUmbass to FOAD.
Dispatcher: "We'll send Friday and Gannon right out to investigate the scratch on your Gremlin, sir."
DUmmy: "Don't assume my gender, jack booted pig!"
Dispatcher: "Don't assume my species!"
DUmmy: <confused silence>
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That post exemplifies what losers most posters at DU are.
Why in the world would you post such a query on a political forum on the internet? Is your real life social circle that small?? If so, have you questioned yourself as to "why"?
Normal folks would handle these types of situations on their own, but may phone a phone a friend, parent, sibling, neighbor, offspring, etc. if needed, not post on a internet forum. Ridiculous.
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What a conversation!
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Duppers hubby: Someone just pulled in and nicked the car. Whatever shall we do?
Duppers: Here, I'll log onto DU where I can ask others who are equally as helpless and clueless as we are what they would do. No doubt they'll offer some advice, and if nothing else at least the decent and civilized people at CC will get a good laugh out of it.
Duppers Hubby: Do it!
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Duppers (8,210 posts) Tue Oct 11, 2016, 05:55 PM
Advice please. Merging bully just hit our car from the side.
Hubs let him pull in. We're trapped in extremely slow moving traffic, almost standstill for 30 mins.
Guy pulled in from the shoulder lane. Did not wait his turn in line.
Got his plate #. I'm really surprised that while getting the plate you didn't notice at least 2 Trump Pence 2016 stickers on the "merging bullies" car
What should we do? Continue driving. Work your way to the right hand lane, nearest the shoulder. When you come across an exceptionally high over pass and are at mid span, cut the steering wheel hard to the right and press the gas pedal all the way to the floor and don't let up. Cannot pull over to evaluate but know the car must have bad scratch & perhaps indention.
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Another DUmmy who can't handle life's smallest things, and they want to rule us all.
I can't wait to rule over everyone.....
(http://girlsjustwannahaveguns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pajamaBoy-e13874871215341.jpg)
Right, Mommy?
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Most likely the title to the DUmp thread should be.
"Please help us commit insurance fraud".
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H5 for being helpful! :-) :whistling:
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I was thinking the same thing. This was a ripe opportunity for a fluffed up bouncy and the primitive was too stupid to take advantage... you know, gun rack, McCain and Trump magnetic signs, confederate flag, "drag all gays" bumper sticker, NRA hat... and maybe a Jesus Saves t-shirt for good measure.
They sure are slacking off over there
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Most likely the title to the DUmp thread should be.
"Please help us commit insurance fraud".
That is really smart. Insurance companies will get wind of this and they can be in trouble.