Less Jerky
posted on november 26, 2004, tag: me
So get this: the person who hit our car the other day (and left a fake note) wasn't as much of a jerk as previous assumed. Apparently, after he or she hit our car (and drove away without leaving behind details) he called his insurance carrier and told them he hit a car and gave them our license plate number. The strange thing is, we both have the same carrier, but for some reason, instead of finding us in their database by our license plate number, they had to find us through the state or something. Either way, though, they found us.
Now Geico is paying for all of the damages! Wahoo. We just saved $500. Obviously I'm thrilled that this person at least had the decency to tell someone about the collision, but I am still angry that they left behind a blank note. In the end, though, our car will be fixed and we won't have to pay anything for it—and I'm thrilled.
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alienvenom on 11/26/2004:
Did you tell your insurance about them leaving a note with nothing on it? That's not cool and their rates should go up. Or they should be shot in the knees.
deckmoney on 11/27/2004:
That's pretty messed up that they would do something like that - but they called the insurance company and in the end that's all that matters. I was thinking maybe they wrote down your license plate just in case, and after a few days felt guilty enough to call the insurance company. Did the person file the claim the same day as your car was hit?
Jason on 12/01/2004:
sounds like his conscience got to him.
bonaldi on 12/01/2004:
Since they were so good about reporting it to the insurers, is it possible to ascribe another motive to the blank piece of paper?
- They didn't have a pen/pencil to hand and were in a tearing hurry, so left the bit of paper to show they knew they'd done the damage and would do what they could. They even spent time memorising your number/noting it in their phone especially
- They wrote on a bit of paper, but accidently pulled the wrong one from the notepad in their haste and stuck it to the window.
- They used a joke invisible pen by accident
- Two sheets of paper stuck together, one got put in your window, the other floated off, unseen.
See what I mean? No need to be so angry, fella
Merovingian on 12/24/2004:
Estan de pinga !