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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

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Old P Bass Guy said:
Aww Man! No mashed potato art work!?
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That goes back to a "normal" dinner at our house when my then teenage daughter made a fairly good replica of Devil's Tower with mashed potatoes (her homage to Close Encounters), but went further to add a tribe of sliced carrots gathered in front of it, standing in awe. I think I've mentioned before that she takes after me.

We used to entertain ourselves as I drove her to high school by making up things like subversive Barbi dolls, or my favorite, questions to ask IT job applicants whom you don't want to come back. Questions like:

Are you allergic to bee stings? Lots of bee stings?
Do you have any underwater demolition experience?
Have you ever been tased? Would you like to be?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your pain threshold?
What's the highest altitude that you've jumped from an airplane?
Have you been inoculated for rabies?
How long can you hold your breath while hanging upside down?
How high can you go without oxygen before you lose consciousness?
Have you ever handled large, venomous snakes?

We came up with several pages of questions. After high school she went on to college on a full merit scholarship.
Go figure...

BTW, she plays bass too.
 
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SoulReflection said:
You have to say Grace, first!
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Grace. Now let’s eat.
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ric426 said:
That goes back to a "normal" dinner at our house when my then teenage daughter made a fairly good replica of Devil's Tower with mashed potatoes (her homage to Close Encounters), but went further to add a tribe of sliced carrots gathered in front of it, standing in awe. I think I've mentioned before that she takes after me.

We used to entertain ourselves as I drove her to high school by making up things like subversive Barbi dolls, or my favorite, questions to ask IT job applicants whom you don't want to come back. Questions like:

Are you allergic to bee stings? Lots of bee stings?
Do you have any underwater demolition experience?
Have you ever been tased? Would you like to be?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your pain threshold?
What's the highest altitude that you've jumped from an airplane?
Have you been inoculated for rabies?
How long can you hold your breath while hanging upside down?
How high can you go without oxygen before you lose consciousness?
Have you ever handled large, venomous snakes?

We came up with several pages of questions. After high school she went on to college on a full merit scholarship.
Go figure...

BTW, she plays bass too.
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Well done, sir.:thumbsup:
 
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beans-on-toast said:
Oh man, sorry for the timing and the loss. You put a lot of work into the jeep, patching it up.
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Pray their insurance pays out without hassle. Guys wife said they went throught the red because they were stuck in the middle and people were taking turns going around a big truck. Driver went to the hospital as a precaution but probably seat belt pain. So Im praying hes ok.
 
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BadExample said:
Pray their insurance pays out without hassle. Guys wife said they went throught the red because they were stuck in the middle and people were taking turns going around a big truck. Driver went to the hospital as a precaution but probably seat belt pain. So Im praying hes ok.
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A family member had their mirror knocked off while they were parked on the street. The driver was in a camper and wasn’t experienced at driving it. They admitted it was all their fault. The family member’s insurance fully covered the car but the company said that it was a 12 year old vehicle and they gave them $1,000, took ownership and scrapped it. That was the best that they could get out of it.

Where they live, no matter who is at fault you make a claim on your insurance policy, the companies work it out. Any payment comes from your insurance company, not the other drivers. If you don’t have full coverage which includes public liability and collision, you don’t get your car fixed. After about five years when the book value is zero, you are given a small payment and the car is scrapped. By law, you have to carry at least public liability to legally drive. Most people drop collision coverage that covers their car after four or five years because the yearly rates are more than what the insurance will pay out.

So if you have an older vehicle, it doesn’t get fixed. A crooked system.

Hope that your insurance isn’t like that.
 
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beans-on-toast said:
A family member had their mirror knocked off while they were parked on the street. The driver was in a camper and wasn’t experienced at driving it. They admitted it was all their fault. The family member’s insurance fully covered the car but the company said that it was a 12 year old vehicle and they gave them $1,000, took ownership and scrapped it. That was the best that they could get out of it.

Where they live, no matter who is at fault you make a claim on your insurance policy, the companies work it out. Any payment comes from your insurance company, not the other drivers. If you don’t have full coverage which includes public liability and collision, you don’t get your car fixed. After about five years when the book value is zero, you are given a small payment and the car is scrapped. By law, you have to carry at least public liability to legally drive. Most people drop collision coverage that covers their car after four or five years because the yearly rates are more than what the insurance will pay out.

So if you have an older vehicle, it doesn’t get fixed. A crooked system.

Hope that your insurance isn’t like that.
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...and what they never tell you is that after legally stealing your car from you for a couple hundred bucks they part it out for thousands in cash or savings to themselves on other vehicle repairs. I actually had to threaten to have an insurance adjuster arrested for automobile theft when he said he was declaring my mom's car a total loss and taking it. The car was cosmetically damaged, but 100% operable and could pass a state safety inspection - in my mind he had no rights to it or any right to declare it totaled and simply have a salvage title issued. After consultation with his legal department, he agreed.
 
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BadExample said:
Grumpy day. Someone blew a red light and got me. I'm ok, jeep is sick, probably dead.View attachment 3251366
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Glad you're okay Jon! Knowing those vehicles, it looks like there might be more cosmetic than functional damage. It's hard to tell from the picture, but the A pillar looks straight, the door alignment seems to be fine, and the windshield glass doesn't look cracked - all good signs IME. Best of luck getting her back on the road again.
 
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