update on the car

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update on the car
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Sat, 03-21-2009 - 10:09am

After talking with the insurance company, we find we have no coverage for collision - just liability, so we have no deductible to play with. So dh will try to find a new hood and other parts he needs and do the work himself.  I know he can do it, but I worry what color hood I'm going to end up with, lol. My car is a rather unusual color, sort of aquamarine. Sometimes it looks dark blue and other times, it's dark green!


But whatever it ends up looking like, I'm sure it'll be better than it is now.


As for me, I'm tired - I don't think I slept at all last night. I don't know why, I wasn't in pain, just couldn't sleep. And I'm achy, but that doesn't surprise me. I'll give it a couple days and see how I feel. If I don't feel better, I'll see my doc.




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Sat, 03-21-2009 - 8:50pm
{{{Ann}}}
Soak in a nice hot bath maybe that will help.
In time your car will be ok too.
Most important is for you to take care of you & feel better.
Call the doctor Monday if you think you should :)



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Registered: 12-12-1997
Sat, 03-21-2009 - 9:53pm
A bath sounds good (Colleen's jacuzzi bath sounds even better, but she's 1.5 hours away, lol). I think I'll do that, then go to bed early.

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Sat, 03-21-2009 - 10:00pm
Enjoy the nice soak in the bath Ann,
Good you'll be caaling the doctor Monday.
Feel better & hope you sleep well :)



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Sun, 03-22-2009 - 6:03am
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Sun, 03-22-2009 - 8:27am

Okay, I'll call tomorrow and see what the doc says. But I think it will be found to be a sprain. I bruise very easily, so that isn't much of a concern, and it isn't horribly swollen and I can walk on it pretty well, but I'll get it checked out to be sure.


I did break my ankle (that same one, as a matter of fact) many years ago and comparing that with this, this isn't as bad. That time I waited a few days, too go in,


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Sun, 03-22-2009 - 10:25am

Do you know anyone that does auto body work?


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Sun, 03-22-2009 - 10:48am

Tom may be able to use the hood after all. If not, he might ask around and see if he could buy some paint from a auto body shop around here. He's looking online on ebay for an old Cutlass for parts and has a line on a couple. One looks like it might be that same color! But it's a two week old listing, so might be gone now. We'll see and hope for the best.


But, all things considered, I got off easy. Tom said another inch, and I'd have pushed the bumper into the condenser and that would be costly to fix! But it just shattered a plastic (or something) piece behind the bumper!


Thinking about it last night, I realized that, more than sadness or anger,


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Sun, 03-22-2009 - 11:06am

wow only liability?? Here our plates come with the works...so you have no choice. There are add ons you can buy but that is it.


I hope you can get it fixed up

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Sun, 03-22-2009 - 1:03pm

Coverage is all done through the insurance agencies and doesn't have anything to do with the plates here.


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Sun, 03-22-2009 - 1:23pm

I hear you on the older vehicles. They like to write them off here. Trying to get the older vehicles off the road here.sadly. soon only those with money will have vehicles.


My son kicked his hood...mad at car i guess. He got a hood through a autobody shop.They wil;l paint it for him too.


we have done the wreckers a lot here...cheap.


Accidents happen ann. Me i just back into a&w signs and bend them over. Barely a dint in the old truck bumper LOL

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