Car accident - 2007/02/22 16:33I got into a car accident today. Nothing major, of course. If it were, I probably wouldn't posting this now. I'd have other issues to attend to. I was backing up. I swapped a little paint with a cab. Didn't see him in my mirrors. We got a policeman to handle the accident report. Now it wouldn't be of interest to anyone if it weren't one of my world-famous "Shit... Had to happen to me, didn't it?" stories. Gather 'round, kids...
Okay. I get into my car. Seatbelt's on and the key's turned. I check my mirrors. Nothing. Normally, when you see nothing is behind you, you can back out without any problem. I didn't see this cab. I backed up and bumped it a bit. I hit their bumper and scratched their paint a little. My bumper got scratched, too. I get out and check on the other driver. I knew no one was hurt, but you still have to check so you don't look like an ass. If you look like an ass in an accident, you're gonna pay. The driver got out. He was a laid-back older man. He basically told me to calm down because accidents happen. He had a passenger with him in the front seat. He was acting like he had just been shot. Then and there, I smelled bullshit. The cab driver, we'll call him Bill, said it would be best if we called the police. The policeman assessed the damage. He said the accident was under 3 mph (it was). He then told the man faking back injury that there was no way he could've been hurt as badly as he was claiming. The man had called his girlfriend earlier. She showed up a few minutes after the cop arrived. She said that he has had back problems for a while. Apparently, he thinks I have money. Boy, is he wrong. The policeman called an ambulance just to chap the faker's ass. The faker started calling the cop all sorts of things. The policeman said he would arrest the man for disorderly conduct if he didn't control himself. I love police. Anyway, it was all taken care of. I called the cab company. They just wanted $80. I paid them and apologized. The man in charge said accidents happen and at least it wasn't anything really bad. Today's just been fucked up.
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jbuck
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Re:Car accident - 2007/02/22 16:43wow, thats the biggest bullshit I'v seen sence I gone to a church.
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maf
User Karma: 41
Re:Car accident - 2007/02/22 16:46If they sue you, get a lawyer. I made the mistake of trying to handle a similar situation on my own and almost lost all of my money, but I hired a lawyer at the last minute and he actually got them to pay me (since it wasn't my fault in the first place)
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Snerd
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Re:Car accident - 2007/02/22 23:04Well, this was my fault. If the passenger tries some sort of bullshit about his back even when it says in the police report what his girlfriend said, the fact that the paramedics couldn't find anything wrong with, and the fact that the impact happened under 3 mph, I will get a lawyer to handle that. Actually, my back has started to hurt. Maybe my pain is caused by the stress of worrying about what his dumb ass is going to do. I think that's means for counter-suit. My lawyer is good. I was going 92 in a 70 one time. I got a ticket. That's a story for another time, but the point is, my lawyer got it down to expired registration. I don't know how the patrolman saw that my registration was expired when I was going 92, but, goddamn it, the man was just doing his job. That's how good my lawyer is. I'm sure if anything happens (I was told by several friends of mine in law-enforcement that more than likely nothing will since he has no legs to stand on), my lawyer can handle it. If not, I'll get his boss to do it. That guy is like a living, white Johnny Cochran.
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Chalmers
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Re:Car accident - 2007/02/25 15:46Snerd wrote: ... (I was told by several friends of mine in law-enforcement that more than likely nothing will since he has no legs to stand on) ... Jesus Christ, the guy had to lose both legs because of this accident? That is crazy! Good luck in court, you'll need it.
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Vlad the Impala
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Re:Car accident - 2007/02/25 15:56Chalmers wrote: Jesus Christ, the guy had to lose both legs because of this accident? That is crazy! Good luck in court, you'll need it. Hang on, Jesus Christ lost both legs?
I'm confused.
If he had no legs then surely the christian symbol would be a + sign...there is no possible use for a signature* except to demonstrate how funny/geeky/cynical/pathetic you are.
*including this one
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Snerd
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Re:Car accident - 2007/02/25 23:06Vlad the Impala wrote: Chalmers wrote: Jesus Christ, the guy had to lose both legs because of this accident? That is crazy! Good luck in court, you'll need it. Hang on, Jesus Christ lost both legs?
I'm confused.
If he had no legs then surely the christian symbol would be a + sign... Wait a second... There's a Jesus?!? Oh shit... I'm fucked for eternity now...
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