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Tristaan wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:49:57 -0400, Purrt stomped through my brain
> with:
>
>>Photo of the damages can be seen here: http://tinyurl.com/3dgb6y
>>
>>And even worse, I now have to find another car!
>
> OH NO! NOT THE MIATA!
>
> AUUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

That was very, very close to my response. The other driver wanted her
half of the road in the middle. And she fled the scene - fortunately
*after* one of my friends got a picture of her license plate. She did
return, however, in a different vehicle. No license, of course. And
the plate on the car that hit mine, belonged to a third vehicle. Any
insurance? Who knows. ;-(

But I walked away with minor injuries. Cars can be replaced.

Although now I have to deal with Car Salesmen. (the horror!)

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On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 13:02:05 -0400, Purrt stomped through my brain
with:

>> OH NO! NOT THE MIATA!
>>
>> AUUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!!
>
>She did return, however, in a different vehicle. No license, of course. And
>the plate on the car that hit mine, belonged to a third vehicle. Any
>insurance? Who knows.

Grr... you know, folks like that are what make me TRULY mad at
modern society. OY.

>But I walked away with minor injuries. Cars can be replaced.
>
>Although now I have to deal with Car Salesmen. (the horror!)

<sounds of gigantic ogre knuckles cracking>

Let me know if you need any help...erm... persuading the
salesman.

<cracking knuckles again.

Tristaan

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On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:49:57 -0400, "Purrt" <ivaf.RemoveThis@ptd.net> wrote:

>I'm going to keep some for myself though. My little car got hit on
>Sunday and I ended up with cuts and scratches from broken glass, along
>with bruised ankles and a swollen left wrist.
>
>The worst part is that my poor little car is now going to that great
>junk yard in the sky. ;(

<moment of silence for the poor little car>

<huggles for the driver>

Here's hoping you find a lovely new vehicle for going topless with.

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"Purrt" <ivaf.TakeThisOut@ptd.net> wrote in message
news:DoGdndek5-Hjw_TbnZ2dnUVZ_u-unZ2d@ptd.net...
And even worse, I now have to find another car!
>
Oh no! Here is a plate of fudge to help healing and give you strength to
deal with salesmen.

Sasha
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In article <DoGdndek5-Hjw_TbnZ2dnUVZ_u-unZ2d.TakeThisOut@ptd.net>,
"Purrt" <ivaf.TakeThisOut@ptd.net> wrote:
> The worst part is that my poor little car is now going to that great
> junk yard in the sky. ;(

Oh, no! I'm glad to hear that you're okay, though.

Edna


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In article <4668aaf5_4 DeleteThis @news.bluewin.ch>,
Aphrael <aphrael.nospamplease DeleteThis @isuisse.com> wrote:

> Hello, and welcome to "Aphrael's adventures"...
<snip>
> I hate moving, I always end up being hurt or worse.

Ouch, I hope you feel better soon. I think I've finally gotten rid of
the weird popping and tingling in my right arm and shoulder that I
acquired during our move last fall.

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Purrt wrote:
> Aphrael wrote:
>> Nothing broken, at least, but my right ankle, left leg and knee and
>> right shoulder are bruised and swollen, one of my finger is missing
>> some flesh at the first knuckle, and I hurt like hell ^^;
>>
>> I broke a box with a puzzle inside (you are going to say : well, so
>> it is not worse inside the box than it was before), the periodicals'
>> boxes are torn (cardboard is not made for flying ), and the
>> bookshelf is definitely broken.
>>
>> I hate moving, I always end up being hurt or worse.
>
> Ouch indeed! Sending healing thoughts your way.
>
> I'm going to keep some for myself though. My little car got hit on
> Sunday and I ended up with cuts and scratches from broken glass, along
> with bruised ankles and a swollen left wrist.
>
> The worst part is that my poor little car is now going to that great
> junk yard in the sky. ;(
>
> Photo of the damages can be seen here: http://tinyurl.com/3dgb6y
>
> And even worse, I now have to find another car!
>

*sniffle* The poor Miata! Thank goodness you're mostly okay, though.

There seems to be some of this going around. Jesse went to leave work
last night to find that someone had smashed in the passenger window.
They stole the GPS and tried to steal the Sirius but apparently couldn't
get it unhooked from the antenna fast enough- he found it trailing
outside, and the charger for his cellphone! Grrr!

And earlier in the day his IPod had finally given up the ghost, after
weeks of acting weird.

And then we noticed last night that his laptop was plugged in, but
running on battery. :-/

AND they turned off the water to the apartment all day while they worked
on the water main. They put the notice up last night, sometime after
9:30 PM- the only reason we had any warning is because we went down
after dinner to clean out the car as much as we could.

So a mildly expensive day, and lots of inconvenience all 'round, but
nothing major. The mobile glassman fixed the window, even if he
couldn't get all the glass up because he needed someplace to plug in his
vac, and Jesse couldn't take time off work today, and there's no outlet
in the middle of his work parking lot. So we'll take it to the
self-service cleaning place tomorrow to use their shop vac to get the
rest. The new adaptor is on order from Dell, we think we're going to
replace his Ipod with a Zen, we're going to end up with a better GPS for
less money than we paid less than a year ago for what we have, the water
got turned back on promptly, and we can pick up a new phone charger
tomorrow, no big deal. But Geesh!

Kat
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Purrt wrote:
> Tristaan wrote:
>> On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:49:57 -0400, Purrt stomped through my brain
>> with:
>>
>>> Photo of the damages can be seen here: http://tinyurl.com/3dgb6y
>>>
>>> And even worse, I now have to find another car!
>> OH NO! NOT THE MIATA!
>>
>> AUUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!!
>
> That was very, very close to my response. The other driver wanted her
> half of the road in the middle. And she fled the scene - fortunately
> *after* one of my friends got a picture of her license plate. She did
> return, however, in a different vehicle. No license, of course. And
> the plate on the car that hit mine, belonged to a third vehicle. Any
> insurance? Who knows. ;-(
>
> But I walked away with minor injuries. Cars can be replaced.
>
> Although now I have to deal with Car Salesmen. (the horror!)
>

If the car salesman treats you condenscendingly, WALK OUT.

If you can take an older male along to haggle, you may have
better results.

DO NOT put up with being ignored. My mother and I do all the
car shopping, and you would think some of these peons have not
yet realized that women have money in their own right!

SAMK
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Aphrael wrote:

> Hello, and welcome to "Aphrael's adventures"...
<snip -- bookcase collapse>
> Nothing broken, at least, but my right ankle, left leg and knee and
> right shoulder are bruised and swollen, one of my finger is missing some
> flesh at the first knuckle, and I hurt like hell ^^;
>
> I broke a box with a puzzle inside (you are going to say : well, so it
> is not worse inside the box than it was before), the periodicals' boxes
> are torn (cardboard is not made for flying ), and the bookshelf is
> definitely broken.
>
> I hate moving, I always end up being hurt or worse.

Sending ice, disinfectant and Good Thoughts!

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Purrt wrote:

<snip>
> I'm going to keep some for myself though. My little car got hit on
> Sunday and I ended up with cuts and scratches from broken glass, along
> with bruised ankles and a swollen left wrist.
>
> The worst part is that my poor little car is now going to that great
> junk yard in the sky. ;(
>
> Photo of the damages can be seen here: http://tinyurl.com/3dgb6y
>
> And even worse, I now have to find another car!

Gasp! <sniffle> The Miata?

Not the Miata...

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Purrt wrote:
> Tristaan wrote:
>>On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:49:57 -0400, Purrt stomped through my brain
>>with:
>>>Photo of the damages can be seen here: http://tinyurl.com/3dgb6y
>>>
>>>And even worse, I now have to find another car!
<snip>

> That was very, very close to my response. The other driver wanted her
> half of the road in the middle. And she fled the scene - fortunately
> *after* one of my friends got a picture of her license plate. She did
> return, however, in a different vehicle. No license, of course. And
> the plate on the car that hit mine, belonged to a third vehicle. Any
> insurance? Who knows. ;-(
>
> But I walked away with minor injuries. Cars can be replaced.
>
> Although now I have to deal with Car Salesmen. (the horror!)

Take a friend or something. Helps if your Crew can outnumber the
salesman. Practice saying "no" in a firm voice to the mirror
before you go shopping.

Salesmen are tough. Impervious even to my most hoity-toity,
60-cent-words-laden language. They scare me! (Or tick me off.
On alternate days.)

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Kat Hein wrote:

> Purrt wrote:
>
>> Aphrael wrote:
<snip>
> *sniffle* The poor Miata! Thank goodness you're mostly okay, though.
>
> There seems to be some of this going around. Jesse went to leave work
> last night to find that someone had smashed in the passenger window.
> They stole the GPS and tried to steal the Sirius but apparently couldn't
> get it unhooked from the antenna fast enough- he found it trailing
> outside, and the charger for his cellphone! Grrr!
>
> And earlier in the day his IPod had finally given up the ghost, after
> weeks of acting weird.
>
> And then we noticed last night that his laptop was plugged in, but
> running on battery. :-/
>
> AND they turned off the water to the apartment all day while they worked
> on the water main. They put the notice up last night, sometime after
> 9:30 PM- the only reason we had any warning is because we went down
> after dinner to clean out the car as much as we could.
>
> So a mildly expensive day, and lots of inconvenience all 'round, but
> nothing major. The mobile glassman fixed the window, even if he
> couldn't get all the glass up because he needed someplace to plug in his
> vac, and Jesse couldn't take time off work today, and there's no outlet
> in the middle of his work parking lot. So we'll take it to the
> self-service cleaning place tomorrow to use their shop vac to get the
> rest. The new adaptor is on order from Dell, we think we're going to
> replace his Ipod with a Zen, we're going to end up with a better GPS for
> less money than we paid less than a year ago for what we have, the water
> got turned back on promptly, and we can pick up a new phone charger
> tomorrow, no big deal. But Geesh!

Geesh, indeed!

All I've got on my recent "bad" books is 12-odd hours in airports
and on airplanes last Friday. Nothing Dramamine couldn't keep
from becoming tragic. At least not now that most of the jet lag
has been slept off. :>

(Water off? Ugh!)

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SAMK wrote:
> Purrt wrote:
>> Although now I have to deal with Car Salesmen. (the horror!)
>>
>
> If the car salesman treats you condenscendingly, WALK OUT.
>
> If you can take an older male along to haggle, you may have
> better results.
>
> DO NOT put up with being ignored. My mother and I do all the
> car shopping, and you would think some of these peons have not
> yet realized that women have money in their own right!

Absolutely. Although I find that giving them my requirements *first*
does tend to help matters.

I went to the Allentown dealership and they had *no* used Miata on the
lot. I gave them a list of my requirements and walked out.

Went to the Easton dealership and they had 2 on the lot - neither met
my requirements and I walked out.

Found one that did meet my requirements at cars.com and a (male)
friend is going by today to check it out for me. Fortunately, it's
not at a dealership! If this one is as good as it looks, I intend to
go over with cash in hand and see if she'll accept less - particularly
since she'd have to fill out Bank Forms if she deposits a check for
more than $10,000. And this one is RED! <g>

Keeping fingers and toes crossed.

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