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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 12:01 am
Oh and Juju when I'm near a computer I use it to text him. Still saving my texts. I just used alot more than him cuz his kids text me not him cuz they don't know his work schedule, and I don't work. JUST started doing that yesterday. Didn't realize I could.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 5:43 am
Christy, dont feel guilty, we all pay extra for ppl like him!! I am shocked they took him away, I have known many cases where they just give them a tix. Good for that cop. It is illegal to drive without those 3 things and if those laws were enforced more often more ppl would take notice
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 6:27 am
Christy, ditto. Don't feel bad for him, get angry. He is the one breaking all those rules/laws and did so intentionally (unless there was someone in the back seat with a gun to his head LOL) and now you have to deal with the headaches (economic, inconvenience,etc) that will result from his choices. Besides, how bad a driver do you have to be to hit a practically parked car?
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 6:43 am
Check your policy. Do you have the "uninsured motorist" clause? Think it's reqd in my own state. Good luck! Creeps like to lay out the guilt trips when they're caught being irresponsible. So if you say & do something to make it 'sound' like it was your fault - - they can creep away. Bet he was wanted for previous 'mishaps' and that's why he was hauled off, nothing to do with you.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 6:47 am
I don't see how the police would have much option but to take him away. If he doesn't have a drivers license how would they even know for certain who he is and what name to put on the ticket? LOL - Just trust him to give them his real name?
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 9:41 am
My gripe: I just paid $302 to have my niece's car fixed by the freaking dealer because it kept dying on her. They hooked it up to one of those machines, said they knew what the problem was and fixed it. Two days later(today) it died on her. It starts right back up again and only dies when she is idle. I told her she was just going to have to live with it. my gripe is really that I should not have bought the stupid car!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 9:50 am
Denecee, take the car back to the same dealer. They need to honor their work.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 9:54 am
Rosie is right, take it back and tell them it's still doing it and to fix it right!
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 10:52 am
thanks, I asked my DH if there was any way to tell if they had actually done the work they charged us for, he said he would look tonight. but yeah, most likely I will be going back!
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 2:02 pm
Uninsured motorist seems to cover only medical. I will have to pay deductible. Insurance company will pay the rest and then go after him for all of it. In a fantasy land, I might get dedutible back. On the good side, insurance company is very quick at talking to me, helping me know what to do and what will most likely happen. Place I found to fix car is recommended by a couple of places. Denecee, take the car back to the same place. Be pleasant, polite, smiling and do not back down that they need to fix it properly. I deal with the public on a daily basis, and the person who asks nicely gets more.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 7:28 pm
Twice we had to use our uninsured motorist part of our insurance. You will be much safer if you use a lawyer of your own as you really need the expertise of someone who know what is really going on, or I guarantee you will not get what you are legally entitled to.
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 9:20 pm
Only injury is to the car.... that puts me out $500 and car rental. Uninsured only covers medical. I am glad I cant use it.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 11:00 pm
Denecee...If it starts right back up, and only dies in idle...it could just be the timing belt...pretty simple (just need the tool)...ask them to check it...at least give it a try.. I agree with Christy...kindness goes along way...
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 5:47 am
Christy, two words... "Judge Judy" LOLOL
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 9:28 am
Christy, I'd let your insurance company handle it first. If it ends up that you don't get fully reimbursed (including the cost of a rental car if you don't have insurance that covers it), THEN get your own attorney. I wouldn't spend money on an attorney until it looks like you won't collect what you need to cover the deducible and rental car. If you had been injured, it'd be another story. But the amount you need to recoup will be minor (less than a thousand dollars, right)? It'll cost more to retain a lawyer right now than to sit and wait. You have two years (in California anyways), to file a lawsuit in a case like this. So I'd wait and see...
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 10:09 am
thanks Chewpito and Christy!
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 8:02 pm
Costa, yes, less than a thousand dollars. Your advice sounds just like what I was thinking. Insurance company says they will try to get what they can, but I will not hold breath. I keep telling people to save just a little each week in case of emergencies...and now I am very glad I took my own advice. (I have it taken out of my check each week before I get it.)
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Friday, October 24, 2008 - 10:35 pm
gripe: when you try to get a hold of people but they do not return any text messages. but call you a friend...yah okay whatever...
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 6:36 am
Beckie, let me try to save a friendship. You say text messages? Means a cell phone? I only have my cell phone around when I am out of the house, when I am at home it stays in my purse on vibrate, when I was at work (not working now) it stayed in my purse as well. I could easily go 10 hrs and sometimes even a couple days before checking it. I know some people would rather die then not have it on their hip but *perhaps* your friend isn't in this category?
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 7:21 am
her friend is prolly under 22 yrs old and people that age are NEVER without them 
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Csnog
Member
07-18-2002
| Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 7:42 am
My daughter was asked to be on Judge Judy for her nutty case but the other person involved declined. They wait in courthouse's looking for cases. Make sure you get at least 3 or 4 quotes and ask friends who they had repair their car. After the quote from the owner ask about a discount for cash. Sorry Christy about your car. Took me 9 months for a problem I had, she had insurance but claimed on mine. long, long story
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 10:30 am
her friend is prolly under 22 yrs old and people that age are NEVER without them love how smart you are pamy. and that was the excuse, rissa. they didn't have it on them...even tho they never go without it. oh well...whatever...
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 12:57 pm
Well I tried. 
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 5:49 pm
thank you rissa...it made me feel better...and that's what counts. 
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, October 27, 2008 - 8:05 am
My gripe is about people who are upset with you, but don't tell you and just stop involving you in their life. My best friend did this to me and me and her haven't hung out together since August. While I will admit that I never did come out and say "Why are you not talking to me?" (which would have possibly brought an end to it, or maybe I just would have gotten "What are you talking about? I'm just busy with school." response), whenever I did talk to her on MSN or over Facebook, I always ended our conversations with that I hope we'd be able to hang out soon, since she kept using being busy with school as an excuse. But that kind of stuff doesn't fly with this internet age anymore, and just from being on Facebook and having mutual friends, I could see that she's not too busy for pubcrawls, day trips to a town, sleepovers with her "new" friends etc. Finally I was able to be with her alone (for the first time since Aug.) and when she kept talking about her new friends, I told her that I was sad that I had no clue who these people were, and that I was so far removed from her life now. She said that she wanted to talk about it, but since there'd be tears and we were going out that night, that we should do it some other day. When she said that I had NO CLUE as to why there'd be tears on her part. I just thought she had chosen to no longer be friends with me, and since we have been friends for 7 years, I was kinda pissed that she had decided this was the best way to go about it. I ended up cornering our other best friend, and asking her to tell me what she could without getting herself into trouble and stuck in the middle of whatever this is, she was able to tell me that my friend thinks that I've been "hard on her as a friend" and that while it wasn't any "one thing" that just all the little things over time. Just to clarify, I can completely see where my friend is coming from. They usually cherish my bluntness about certain things, but I guess I had been giving my opinion where it really wasn't wanted and I thought it was? Either way, my gripe is WHY WOULDN'T SHE JUST SAY SOMETHING BACK IN AUGUST?? Instead of just not talking to me. I mean, some people shy away from a confrontation, but now we're just having it later, where there's two people hurt instead of one. I'm not sure if I've explained this well. It's kinda ridiculous anyway. I know she still wants to be friends with me, and I'm sure we still will be but I doubt as strong as we were.
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