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carnaught

dino001 said:

Is the third eye on the back at least? Should be more useful...

Yes, and I see what you’re saying.

ab348

tjc78 said:

Until I saw the name on the bottom I thought you had bought a new washing machine.

Michaell

ab348 said:

tjc78 said:

Until I saw the name on the bottom I thought you had bought a new washing machine.

I was thinking the exact same thing....

tjc78

dad23 said:

tjc78 said:

Will we be able to feel that in Colorado?!?!?!?

That’s the plan! It’s not an SVS or HSU but gets great reviews and for under $1000 shipped I think I’ll be happy.

If I’m not, it’s going back. Heck the older 12” Klipsch with half the power would satisfy most people.

tjc78

Michaell said:

ab348 said:

tjc78 said:

Until I saw the name on the bottom I thought you had bought a new washing machine.

I was thinking the exact same thing....

Lol.. I see what you guys mean when I looked closer at the box.

Michaell

tjc78 said:

dad23 said:

tjc78 said:

Will we be able to feel that in Colorado?!?!?!?

That’s the plan! It’s not an SVS or HSU but gets great reviews and for under $1000 shipped I think I’ll be happy.

If I’m not, it’s going back. Heck the older 12” Klipsch with half the power would satisfy most people.

I know there is packing material in there, but what are the dimensions of the sub itself?

tjc78

It’s pretty large. 21.75” x 18.75” x 24

Luckily I have plenty of room.

Michaell

tjc78 said:

It’s pretty large. 21.75” x 18.75” x 24

Luckily I have plenty of room.

That would dominate our family room. And, probably overkill for what we watch (wife is currently binging "30 Rock" on Peacock).

tjc78

Michaell said:

tjc78 said:

It’s pretty large. 21.75” x 18.75” x 24

Luckily I have plenty of room.

That would dominate our family room. And, probably overkill for what we watch (wife is currently binging "30 Rock" on Peacock).

Yeah, this size sub is not really living room friendly. The wall it will go on is over 15’ wide. I could fit a second one easily (which may happen if my wife doesn’t kill me before then).

It’s actually the “right” size for the room which is about 425 sq ft

jmonroe1

dad23 said:

tjc78 said:

Will we be able to feel that in Colorado?!?!?!?

If we feel that in South Western PA, he'll be feeling something from Mrs. j. :@

jmonroe

jmonroe1

ab348 said:

Getting back to cars for a moment, I was just looking out the front windows and noticed a small subcompact sedan - maybe a Sonic, a Fiests, or perhaps an older Suzuki of some sort (my first thought) creeping very slowly past my house. As he cleared the intersection at the corner he pulled over on the other side for a minute before slowly rolling again. The reason for the slow motion was that he had a donut mini-spare on his front right and it had gone flat.

That made me wonder: why aren't those either run-flats themselves or perhaps even mostly solid?

I don't think you'd like the ride of a solid spare tire. Even wheel barrows today have pneumatic tires.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

tjc78 said:

It’s pretty large. 21.75” x 18.75” x 24

Luckily I have plenty of room.

Yeah, I'm sure you can get a load of clothes in there.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

tjc78 said:

Michaell said:

tjc78 said:

It’s pretty large. 21.75” x 18.75” x 24

Luckily I have plenty of room.

That would dominate our family room. And, probably overkill for what we watch (wife is currently binging "30 Rock" on Peacock).

Yeah, this size sub is not really living room friendly. The wall it will go on is over 15’ wide. I could fit a second one easily (which may happen if my wife doesn’t kill me before then).

It’s actually the “right” size for the room which is about 425 sq ft

That knock on the door you hear is @roadburner.

jmonroe

ab348

jmonroe1 said:

I don't think you'd like the ride of a solid spare tire. Even wheel barrows today have pneumatic tires.
jmonroe

I know, and those wheelbarrow tires are a PITA because they are always going flat themselves.

Those donut spares run 60psi or so IIRC, so there can't be a whole lot of cushion to them.

jipster

explorerx4 said:

@jipster,
Unfortunately, it looks like your Mariner is toast. That's a lot of damage and that's just what you can see.

Yep. That back bumper was pushed into the rear tire. Couldn't move the car. The tires and battery were less than a year old, which makes the whole thing an even harder pill to swallow. Insurance said if tires were under 3 months they could have offered some compensation.

fintail

Yeah, how dare you question the weird culture that has customers subsidizing employers because wages haven't paced any measure of CPI over the past 50 years. Pull those bootstraps and built it yourself. Go back to Europe, you pinko commie socialist!

dino001 said:

Thanks, that's helpful. Perhaps you have other great suggestions of what one is not allowed to not to like to live here? I'll start taking notes.

fintail

I recall a place in St. Augustine called "Pizza Time" that is pretty good - they are very on board the "New York" thing, too.

abacomike said:

I’ve lived in Queens, NY, Chicago, ILL, San Diego, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Palm Desert, CA, The Poconos in PA, and North Broward County, FL, and have eaten pizza at hundreds of Pizzerias.


That’s my position on what truly delicious and mouth-watering pizza is!😜🤪🤓

tjc78

abacomike said:

I’ve lived in Queens, NY, Chicago, ILL, San Diego, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Palm Desert, CA, The Poconos in PA, and North Broward County, FL, and have eaten pizza at hundreds of Pizzerias.

Being a New Yorker for 22 years, I’ve always sought out one kind of pizza that causes certain gastric phenomena to occur in my mid-abdominal region and my salivary glands to become over active - and that pizza is traditional New York Pizza. This pizza is not available in any of the cities I’ve lived outside NY - only South Florida has a similar type of Pizza, but not quite up to the standards of TRUE NY PIZZA. Now you might ask, “...what is traditional New York Pizza?

First of all, it’s only made in Queens, Brooklyn and South Manhattan. It has a raised crust edge; the bottom crust is slightly crisp; it is made with a tasty marinara pizza sauce spread evenly over the bottom crust; it has extra mozzarella cheese and is topped off with a tinge of oregano and extra virgin olive oil.

After it is baked to a delightful outer crispness and the mozzarella cheese topping begins to bubble, it is placed on an aluminum or stainless steel platter, sliced into 6 slices, and served bubbling hot. You know it’s NY Style once you pick up a slice and fold it in half, and oils begin to drip down to the tip of the slice prompting, at times, a need to flip the tip back into the triangular slice. You delicately point the tip into your mouth and take a bite. You chew and savor the flavors and the cheese and sauce mixture in your mouth and begin a gastric ecstasy until you have eaten as many slices as your stomach can accommodate. Ahhhh - true heavenly manna.

That’s my position on what truly delicious and mouth-watering pizza is!😜🤪🤓

Wow, now that’s a description. I’ve had this pizza and yes it’s good stuff.

We are lucky here in South Jersey to have no shortage of awesome pizza. Our shore towns have some of the best pies anywhere.

Sam’s pizza palace in Wildwood and Spinners in Sea Isle to name a few.

jipster

roadburner said:

jipster said:

driver100 said:

@jipster nice to hear from you.
I thought about whether to get an SUV next time. So far getting in and out of a sedan has been fine, but I would consider an SUV if it was a problem for me or Mrs D. I prefer having a closed up storage area (trunk), the handling of a car, and the smaller interior to heat or cool. Generally, I think most cars look nicer than their equivalent SUV counterparts.....Porsche is one where SUVs look better than the car.

With no fault insurance your insurance company would cover any medical expenses. We had a similar rear ender except it was a big garbage truck. The only thing I would advise is your sons injuries may not show up for some time afterwards.....maybe a few years. There can be a limit on the time you can report an incident, usually about 2 years. If he has any pain at all it is best to get it looked at and take physio. If the pain appears 2 or 3 years down the road it is hard to pin it on the accident if he hasn't had treatments. Also, be careful not to sign off too early, insurance companies like to close the books as soon as possible.

Cops don't care about charging the other driver. The guy who hit us should have been charged with dangerous driving....he could kill someone one day....but, the cops didn't want him to lose his license even though he could hardly speak English....his son did all the talking.

Good luck, very unfair, the innocent party is never fairly compensated.

Thanks. Out of all the midsize sedans I text drove last year, only the Accord required a bit of "agility" to get in and out of. It's no big deal, other than when I have to take my wife's car on the days I take my 87 year old father to see the doctor. His legs aren't that strong and he'd have a difficult to impossible time getting in and out of the Accord.

My wife's 2011 Hyundai Veracruz has around 160,000 miles on it. Hoping to get a couple more years out of it. The upper valve cover gasket(?) and alternator have been replaced 3 times due to gasket failure and oil leaking on the alternator. Hyundai has replaced free of charge every time. Just received a letter last week saying that Hyundai is going to put that gasket under recall yet again. If the Sonata had been a better car, would have preferred to buy one as Hyundai has stepped up to the plate for us.

With my son's injuries, yes, worried about any long term effects. I'll see what a lawyer advises some time this week But, if the at fault driver doesn't have insurance on what looked to be an older Toyota pick up, I'm wondering how we could be compensated (pain and suffering) if the guy has little to no money. Or, if we should even try. It does bother me the guy was driving without insurance, and didn't even bother to apologize to my son.

The imbecile is almost certainly judgement proof. I’d file a criminal complaint for no insurance and at least extract your deductible from him. Unlike a civil judgement, restitution in a criminal case cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, and the deadbeat can be lodged in the Crossbar Hilton if he doesn’t pay.

Big news today. I called my insurance company today and the at.fault party DOES have insurance and they have accepted liability. Why it took my insurance company 2 1/2 months to figure this out, I have no idea. I provided all the information from the guys proof of insurance card.

I contacted attorneys Stigger(The Tiger) and Hughes. They sent some forms for my son to fill out. Medical bills were around $4,700. So with the 1.5 multiplier in effect I guess we'd be looking at around $7,000.

driver100

Michaell said:

ab348 said:

tjc78 said:

Until I saw the name on the bottom I thought you had bought a new washing machine.

I was thinking the exact same thing....

So was I....I was going to ask when the dryer was coming.

jipster

oldfarmer50 said:

explorerx4 said:

@oldfarmer50,
Here's the pic.

That doesn’t look too bad. If the hatch opens all you really need is a new tail light and screws to attach the bumper cover. If you can buy it back cheap it would be a good winter beater. My go-to body guy has patched up a few cars to pass inspection for a couple hundred dollars. Let’s say you buy it back for $500 and put another $500 into minimal repairs, you have yourself a good knock around vehicle.

Just wear dark glasses if you don’t like the disapproving stares of your neighbors.

Watch a few episodes of Auto Auction Rebuilds.

I contacted a friend of a friend who does body work on the side, as I had thought about buying the car back from the insurance company and having it repaired.. But the friend of a friend never got back with me, and with Covid and everything going on, just didn't want to mess with it...not knowing how involved it may be.

I had thought earlier, before I bought my Accord, I might get around $1500-$2,000 for trade in, and around $3,700 tops if I tried to sell it myself. So $4,000 not too bad. A lot more than I thought insurance would offer.

driver100

jipster said:

roadburner said:

jipster said:

driver100 said:

@jipster nice to hear from you.
I thought about whether to get an SUV next time. So far getting in and out of a sedan has been fine, but I would consider an SUV if it was a problem for me or Mrs D. I prefer having a closed up storage area (trunk), the handling of a car, and the smaller interior to heat or cool. Generally, I think most cars look nicer than their equivalent SUV counterparts.....Porsche is one where SUVs look better than the car.

With no fault insurance your insurance company would cover any medical expenses. We had a similar rear ender except it was a big garbage truck. The only thing I would advise is your sons injuries may not show up for some time afterwards.....maybe a few years. There can be a limit on the time you can report an incident, usually about 2 years. If he has any pain at all it is best to get it looked at and take physio. If the pain appears 2 or 3 years down the road it is hard to pin it on the accident if he hasn't had treatments. Also, be careful not to sign off too early, insurance companies like to close the books as soon as possible.

Cops don't care about charging the other driver. The guy who hit us should have been charged with dangerous driving....he could kill someone one day....but, the cops didn't want him to lose his license even though he could hardly speak English....his son did all the talking.

Good luck, very unfair, the innocent party is never fairly compensated.

Thanks. Out of all the midsize sedans I text drove last year, only the Accord required a bit of "agility" to get in and out of. It's no big deal, other than when I have to take my wife's car on the days I take my 87 year old father to see the doctor. His legs aren't that strong and he'd have a difficult to impossible time getting in and out of the Accord.

My wife's 2011 Hyundai Veracruz has around 160,000 miles on it. Hoping to get a couple more years out of it. The upper valve cover gasket(?) and alternator have been replaced 3 times due to gasket failure and oil leaking on the alternator. Hyundai has replaced free of charge every time. Just received a letter last week saying that Hyundai is going to put that gasket under recall yet again. If the Sonata had been a better car, would have preferred to buy one as Hyundai has stepped up to the plate for us.

With my son's injuries, yes, worried about any long term effects. I'll see what a lawyer advises some time this week But, if the at fault driver doesn't have insurance on what looked to be an older Toyota pick up, I'm wondering how we could be compensated (pain and suffering) if the guy has little to no money. Or, if we should even try. It does bother me the guy was driving without insurance, and didn't even bother to apologize to my son.

The imbecile is almost certainly judgement proof. I’d file a criminal complaint for no insurance and at least extract your deductible from him. Unlike a civil judgement, restitution in a criminal case cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, and the deadbeat can be lodged in the Crossbar Hilton if he doesn’t pay.

Big news today. I called my insurance company today and the at.fault party DOES have insurance and they have accepted liability. Why it took my insurance company 2 1/2 months to figure this out, I have no idea. I provided all the information from the guys proof of insurance card.

I contacted attorneys Stigger(The Tiger) and Hughes. They sent some forms for my son to fill out. Medical bills were around $4,700. So with the 1.5 multiplier in effect I guess we'd be looking at around $7,000.

Your attorney is Stigger The Tiger? What's their motto.......send us in and we will eat them raw!

driver100

jipster said:

oldfarmer50 said:

explorerx4 said:

@oldfarmer50,
Here's the pic.

That doesn’t look too bad. If the hatch opens all you really need is a new tail light and screws to attach the bumper cover. If you can buy it back cheap it would be a good winter beater. My go-to body guy has patched up a few cars to pass inspection for a couple hundred dollars. Let’s say you buy it back for $500 and put another $500 into minimal repairs, you have yourself a good knock around vehicle.

Just wear dark glasses if you don’t like the disapproving stares of your neighbors.

Watch a few episodes of Auto Auction Rebuilds.

I contacted a friend of a friend who does body work on the side, as I had thought about buying the car back from the insurance company and having it repaired.. But the friend of a friend never got back with me, and with Covid and everything going on, just didn't want to mess with it...not knowing how involved it may be.

I had thought earlier, before I bought my Accord, I might get around $1500-$2,000 for trade in, and around $3,700 tops if I tried to sell it myself. So $4,000 not too bad. A lot more than I thought insurance would offer.

Take the $4000 and run.....hard to get that much trying to sell privately....plus the hassle.
It probably happened just before a $4000 repair bill was coming up....more like a gain of $8000.

jipster

driver100 said:

jipster said:

roadburner said:

jipster said:

driver100 said:

@jipster nice to hear from you.
I thought about whether to get an SUV next time. So far getting in and out of a sedan has been fine, but I would consider an SUV if it was a problem for me or Mrs D. I prefer having a closed up storage area (trunk), the handling of a car, and the smaller interior to heat or cool. Generally, I think most cars look nicer than their equivalent SUV counterparts.....Porsche is one where SUVs look better than the car.

With no fault insurance your insurance company would cover any medical expenses. We had a similar rear ender except it was a big garbage truck. The only thing I would advise is your sons injuries may not show up for some time afterwards.....maybe a few years. There can be a limit on the time you can report an incident, usually about 2 years. If he has any pain at all it is best to get it looked at and take physio. If the pain appears 2 or 3 years down the road it is hard to pin it on the accident if he hasn't had treatments. Also, be careful not to sign off too early, insurance companies like to close the books as soon as possible.

Cops don't care about charging the other driver. The guy who hit us should have been charged with dangerous driving....he could kill someone one day....but, the cops didn't want him to lose his license even though he could hardly speak English....his son did all the talking.

Good luck, very unfair, the innocent party is never fairly compensated.

Thanks. Out of all the midsize sedans I text drove last year, only the Accord required a bit of "agility" to get in and out of. It's no big deal, other than when I have to take my wife's car on the days I take my 87 year old father to see the doctor. His legs aren't that strong and he'd have a difficult to impossible time getting in and out of the Accord.

My wife's 2011 Hyundai Veracruz has around 160,000 miles on it. Hoping to get a couple more years out of it. The upper valve cover gasket(?) and alternator have been replaced 3 times due to gasket failure and oil leaking on the alternator. Hyundai has replaced free of charge every time. Just received a letter last week saying that Hyundai is going to put that gasket under recall yet again. If the Sonata had been a better car, would have preferred to buy one as Hyundai has stepped up to the plate for us.

With my son's injuries, yes, worried about any long term effects. I'll see what a lawyer advises some time this week But, if the at fault driver doesn't have insurance on what looked to be an older Toyota pick up, I'm wondering how we could be compensated (pain and suffering) if the guy has little to no money. Or, if we should even try. It does bother me the guy was driving without insurance, and didn't even bother to apologize to my son.

The imbecile is almost certainly judgement proof. I’d file a criminal complaint for no insurance and at least extract your deductible from him. Unlike a civil judgement, restitution in a criminal case cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, and the deadbeat can be lodged in the Crossbar Hilton if he doesn’t pay.

Big news today. I called my insurance company today and the at.fault party DOES have insurance and they have accepted liability. Why it took my insurance company 2 1/2 months to figure this out, I have no idea. I provided all the information from the guys proof of insurance card.

I contacted attorneys Stigger(The Tiger) and Hughes. They sent some forms for my son to fill out. Medical bills were around $4,700. So with the 1.5 multiplier in effect I guess we'd be looking at around $7,000.

Your attorney is Stigger The Tiger? What's their motto.......send us in and we will eat them raw!

The non-stop commercials they run on t.v show attorney Cara Stigger turning into a tigress and mauling the competition. LOL. I actually talked to Cara when I called, she was very nice. Meeoow.

qbrozen

tjc78 said:

Hope you didn’t pay more than a few pennies for that. Looks to be made of cardboard and you’ll likely find no wire receptacles on the back.

jipster

driver100 said:

jipster said:

oldfarmer50 said:

explorerx4 said:

@oldfarmer50,
Here's the pic.

That doesn’t look too bad. If the hatch opens all you really need is a new tail light and screws to attach the bumper cover. If you can buy it back cheap it would be a good winter beater. My go-to body guy has patched up a few cars to pass inspection for a couple hundred dollars. Let’s say you buy it back for $500 and put another $500 into minimal repairs, you have yourself a good knock around vehicle.

Just wear dark glasses if you don’t like the disapproving stares of your neighbors.

Watch a few episodes of Auto Auction Rebuilds.

I contacted a friend of a friend who does body work on the side, as I had thought about buying the car back from the insurance company and having it repaired.. But the friend of a friend never got back with me, and with Covid and everything going on, just didn't want to mess with it...not knowing how involved it may be.

I had thought earlier, before I bought my Accord, I might get around $1500-$2,000 for trade in, and around $3,700 tops if I tried to sell it myself. So $4,000 not too bad. A lot more than I thought insurance would offer.

Take the $4000 and run.....hard to get that much trying to sell privately....plus the hassle.
It probably happened just before a $4000 repair bill was coming up....more like a gain of $8000.

Yeah, I took that $4,000 and ran a couple months ago. Kentucky is a no fault state. I had been trying to find.out if the at fault party had insurance (they do) , and then to contact an attorney for pain and suffering. i.e My son was injured, he drove himself home in my car as he wasn't feeling well, while I stood in the middle of the interstate for an hour and a half, waiting for a tow truck, while.drivers in the backed up traffic hurled insults at me while they passed. Then the tow truck driver wanted me to try to get in his tow truck on the passenger side. The side close to the interstate. No room to squeeze in. I'd literally would have been inches from traffic and being crushed.

driver100

I once had a flat tire on a 60mph highway with heavy traffic and I was on the center median, 3 fast lanes in each direction. 60 mph doesn't seem that fast in your car, but it sure looks fast when you are on a narrow median and cars are whizzing by about 12 inches from your car.

tjc78

qbrozen said:

tjc78 said:

Hope you didn’t pay more than a few pennies for that. Looks to be made of cardboard and you’ll likely find no wire receptacles on the back.

Ha ha! That’s 80 lbs of cardboard!

oldfarmer50

explorerx4 said:

@oldfarmer50,
You retired from bus driving too early.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/38961/theyre-sticking-fords-7-3l-godzilla-v8-into-blue-bird-school-buses?xid=fbshare&fbclid=IwAR2uOECaNYGnfxUnr1H_xkYGE4lzqIoQH81pYW9Wjj9Z3kCosI71Y4rJC1U

We had Mercedes turbo diesels in all our big buses. Plenty of torque to impress the kiddies. we had propane fueled buses 20 years ago and they were a disaster. Poor starting, dangerously slow acceleration and such low range they had to be fueled twice a day.

And I retired 2 years too late.

oldfarmer50

graphicguy said:

driver100 said:

graphicguy said:

I have become obsessed with making good pizza.

Looks really good.....you should open up an indie pizza shop. GG's Pizza and Car Delivery Service.

LOL! Pay for a transport, get a pizza with the car.

No, even better, contract to deliver the car and then use it to deliver pizzas along the way.

oldfarmer50

abacomike said:

Leaving in about 20 minutes for my second Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot over at our clubhouse. Hopefully it will go smoothly with not too much waiting. My appointment is for 1:00 PM and I am bringing the card they gave me after my first shot which shows my appointment time, the manufacturer of the vaccine and the control numbers of the production batch. Can’t wait for this to be over.

Just for giggles I went to the state health department web site where you sign up for appointments. The nearest locations accepting appointments are 150-200 miles away. Yet I see politicians on tv all the time who aren’t in the eligible demographic jumping the line “to show the public the shots are safe”.

oldfarmer50

jipster said:

roadburner said:

jipster said:

driver100 said:

@jipster nice to hear from you.
I thought about whether to get an SUV next time. So far getting in and out of a sedan has been fine, but I would consider an SUV if it was a problem for me or Mrs D. I prefer having a closed up storage area (trunk), the handling of a car, and the smaller interior to heat or cool. Generally, I think most cars look nicer than their equivalent SUV counterparts.....Porsche is one where SUVs look better than the car.

With no fault insurance your insurance company would cover any medical expenses. We had a similar rear ender except it was a big garbage truck. The only thing I would advise is your sons injuries may not show up for some time afterwards.....maybe a few years. There can be a limit on the time you can report an incident, usually about 2 years. If he has any pain at all it is best to get it looked at and take physio. If the pain appears 2 or 3 years down the road it is hard to pin it on the accident if he hasn't had treatments. Also, be careful not to sign off too early, insurance companies like to close the books as soon as possible.

Cops don't care about charging the other driver. The guy who hit us should have been charged with dangerous driving....he could kill someone one day....but, the cops didn't want him to lose his license even though he could hardly speak English....his son did all the talking.

Good luck, very unfair, the innocent party is never fairly compensated.

Thanks. Out of all the midsize sedans I text drove last year, only the Accord required a bit of "agility" to get in and out of. It's no big deal, other than when I have to take my wife's car on the days I take my 87 year old father to see the doctor. His legs aren't that strong and he'd have a difficult to impossible time getting in and out of the Accord.

My wife's 2011 Hyundai Veracruz has around 160,000 miles on it. Hoping to get a couple more years out of it. The upper valve cover gasket(?) and alternator have been replaced 3 times due to gasket failure and oil leaking on the alternator. Hyundai has replaced free of charge every time. Just received a letter last week saying that Hyundai is going to put that gasket under recall yet again. If the Sonata had been a better car, would have preferred to buy one as Hyundai has stepped up to the plate for us.

With my son's injuries, yes, worried about any long term effects. I'll see what a lawyer advises some time this week But, if the at fault driver doesn't have insurance on what looked to be an older Toyota pick up, I'm wondering how we could be compensated (pain and suffering) if the guy has little to no money. Or, if we should even try. It does bother me the guy was driving without insurance, and didn't even bother to apologize to my son.

The imbecile is almost certainly judgement proof. I’d file a criminal complaint for no insurance and at least extract your deductible from him. Unlike a civil judgement, restitution in a criminal case cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, and the deadbeat can be lodged in the Crossbar Hilton if he doesn’t pay.

Big news today. I called my insurance company today and the at.fault party DOES have insurance and they have accepted liability. Why it took my insurance company 2 1/2 months to figure this out, I have no idea. I provided all the information from the guys proof of insurance card.

I contacted attorneys Stigger(The Tiger) and Hughes. They sent some forms for my son to fill out. Medical bills were around $4,700. So with the 1.5 multiplier in effect I guess we'd be looking at around $7,000.

That’s good news but didn’t you say he had no-fault insurance which paid the medical? If that’s the case the insurance company will be the winner when they get reimbursed for what they paid out.

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

abacomike said:

Leaving in about 20 minutes for my second Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot over at our clubhouse. Hopefully it will go smoothly with not too much waiting. My appointment is for 1:00 PM and I am bringing the card they gave me after my first shot which shows my appointment time, the manufacturer of the vaccine and the control numbers of the production batch. Can’t wait for this to be over.

Just for giggles I went to the state health department web site where you sign up for appointments. The nearest locations accepting appointments are 150-200 miles away. Yet I see politicians on tv all the time who aren’t in the eligible demographic jumping the line “to show the public the shots are safe”.

When did you move to PA?

jmonroe

roadburner

jipster said:

roadburner said:

jipster said:

driver100 said:

@jipster nice to hear from you.
I thought about whether to get an SUV next time. So far getting in and out of a sedan has been fine, but I would consider an SUV if it was a problem for me or Mrs D. I prefer having a closed up storage area (trunk), the handling of a car, and the smaller interior to heat or cool. Generally, I think most cars look nicer than their equivalent SUV counterparts.....Porsche is one where SUVs look better than the car.

With no fault insurance your insurance company would cover any medical expenses. We had a similar rear ender except it was a big garbage truck. The only thing I would advise is your sons injuries may not show up for some time afterwards.....maybe a few years. There can be a limit on the time you can report an incident, usually about 2 years. If he has any pain at all it is best to get it looked at and take physio. If the pain appears 2 or 3 years down the road it is hard to pin it on the accident if he hasn't had treatments. Also, be careful not to sign off too early, insurance companies like to close the books as soon as possible.

Cops don't care about charging the other driver. The guy who hit us should have been charged with dangerous driving....he could kill someone one day....but, the cops didn't want him to lose his license even though he could hardly speak English....his son did all the talking.

Good luck, very unfair, the innocent party is never fairly compensated.

Thanks. Out of all the midsize sedans I text drove last year, only the Accord required a bit of "agility" to get in and out of. It's no big deal, other than when I have to take my wife's car on the days I take my 87 year old father to see the doctor. His legs aren't that strong and he'd have a difficult to impossible time getting in and out of the Accord.

My wife's 2011 Hyundai Veracruz has around 160,000 miles on it. Hoping to get a couple more years out of it. The upper valve cover gasket(?) and alternator have been replaced 3 times due to gasket failure and oil leaking on the alternator. Hyundai has replaced free of charge every time. Just received a letter last week saying that Hyundai is going to put that gasket under recall yet again. If the Sonata had been a better car, would have preferred to buy one as Hyundai has stepped up to the plate for us.

With my son's injuries, yes, worried about any long term effects. I'll see what a lawyer advises some time this week But, if the at fault driver doesn't have insurance on what looked to be an older Toyota pick up, I'm wondering how we could be compensated (pain and suffering) if the guy has little to no money. Or, if we should even try. It does bother me the guy was driving without insurance, and didn't even bother to apologize to my son.

The imbecile is almost certainly judgement proof. I’d file a criminal complaint for no insurance and at least extract your deductible from him. Unlike a civil judgement, restitution in a criminal case cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, and the deadbeat can be lodged in the Crossbar Hilton if he doesn’t pay.

Big news today. I called my insurance company today and the at.fault party DOES have insurance and they have accepted liability. Why it took my insurance company 2 1/2 months to figure this out, I have no idea. I provided all the information from the guys proof of insurance card.

I contacted attorneys Stigger(The Tiger) and Hughes. They sent some forms for my son to fill out. Medical bills were around $4,700. So with the 1.5 multiplier in effect I guess we'd be looking at around $7,000.

I wish you had asked for a referral here first, I know a PI attorney who is really outstanding.

abacomike

fintail said:

I recall a place in St. Augustine called "Pizza Time" that is pretty good - they are very on board the "New York" thing, too.

abacomike said:

I’ve lived in Queens, NY, Chicago, ILL, San Diego, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Palm Desert, CA, The Poconos in PA, and North Broward County, FL, and have eaten pizza at hundreds of Pizzerias.


That’s my position on what truly delicious and mouth-watering pizza is!😜🤪🤓

My brother took me there a couple of years ago. He lives in Ponte Vedra which is 30 miles north of St. Augustine. Their pizza 🍕 is NY Style, but not any way near the actual pizza served in the boroughs.

fintail

I lived in a small town when I was a kid, rode the bus for several years, and back in the 80s, they still had 60s models in the fleet (the registration was visible above the door when entering/leaving). I swear some of these even had manuals - they looked terrible to drive (probably of debatable safety as well), and I recall even then I felt bad for the bus driver having to maneuver such a beast with a bunch of bratty kids on board. I recall the district would get a new bus now and then. I remember my route got a new bus, and the driver, a very pleasant middle aged woman, had us treat it like a new car. It actually felt special in a way.

oldfarmer50 said:

We had Mercedes turbo diesels in all our big buses. Plenty of torque to impress the kiddies. we had propane fueled buses 20 years ago and they were a disaster. Poor starting, dangerously slow acceleration and such low range they had to be fueled twice a day.

And I retired 2 years too late.

fintail

I've visited there a few times over the years, and stopped by each time. Maybe the best in that area anyway.

I remember several years ago, I visited an old friend who was working in Manhattan (lived in Newport/Jersey City), and when I said I wanted pizza, he seriously suggested we go to a mall and get Sbarro. Some people might not get it.

abacomike said:

My brother took me there a couple of years ago. He lives in Ponte Vedra which is 30 miles north of St. Augustine. Their pizza 🍕 is NY Style, but not any way near the actual pizza served in the boroughs.

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

abacomike said:

Leaving in about 20 minutes for my second Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot over at our clubhouse. Hopefully it will go smoothly with not too much waiting. My appointment is for 1:00 PM and I am bringing the card they gave me after my first shot which shows my appointment time, the manufacturer of the vaccine and the control numbers of the production batch. Can’t wait for this to be over.

Just for giggles I went to the state health department web site where you sign up for appointments. The nearest locations accepting appointments are 150-200 miles away. Yet I see politicians on tv all the time who aren’t in the eligible demographic jumping the line “to show the public the shots are safe”.

Did you get the story about the $8 million a year CEO who is accused of breaking Yukon COVID-19 rules by chartering a plane to the small community of Beaver Creek, a community roughly 450 kilometres northwest of Whitehorse near the Alaska border. Him and his aspiring Russian actress girlfriend posed as employees of a lodge in order to scam a vaccine. One rule they broke was they didn't isolate for 14 days on arrival, and they could be fines about $600 each, could get 6 months in jail each, and he lost his $8 million a year job as CEO. Oh, and the chances aren't good they'll get a second dose.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-couple-vaccination-1.5889269

jipster

oldfarmer50 said:

jipster said:

roadburner said:

jipster said:

driver100 said:

@jipster nice to hear from you.
I thought about whether to get an SUV next time. So far getting in and out of a sedan has been fine, but I would consider an SUV if it was a problem for me or Mrs D. I prefer having a closed up storage area (trunk), the handling of a car, and the smaller interior to heat or cool. Generally, I think most cars look nicer than their equivalent SUV counterparts.....Porsche is one where SUVs look better than the car.

With no fault insurance your insurance company would cover any medical expenses. We had a similar rear ender except it was a big garbage truck. The only thing I would advise is your sons injuries may not show up for some time afterwards.....maybe a few years. There can be a limit on the time you can report an incident, usually about 2 years. If he has any pain at all it is best to get it looked at and take physio. If the pain appears 2 or 3 years down the road it is hard to pin it on the accident if he hasn't had treatments. Also, be careful not to sign off too early, insurance companies like to close the books as soon as possible.

Cops don't care about charging the other driver. The guy who hit us should have been charged with dangerous driving....he could kill someone one day....but, the cops didn't want him to lose his license even though he could hardly speak English....his son did all the talking.

Good luck, very unfair, the innocent party is never fairly compensated.

Thanks. Out of all the midsize sedans I text drove last year, only the Accord required a bit of "agility" to get in and out of. It's no big deal, other than when I have to take my wife's car on the days I take my 87 year old father to see the doctor. His legs aren't that strong and he'd have a difficult to impossible time getting in and out of the Accord.

My wife's 2011 Hyundai Veracruz has around 160,000 miles on it. Hoping to get a couple more years out of it. The upper valve cover gasket(?) and alternator have been replaced 3 times due to gasket failure and oil leaking on the alternator. Hyundai has replaced free of charge every time. Just received a letter last week saying that Hyundai is going to put that gasket under recall yet again. If the Sonata had been a better car, would have preferred to buy one as Hyundai has stepped up to the plate for us.

With my son's injuries, yes, worried about any long term effects. I'll see what a lawyer advises some time this week But, if the at fault driver doesn't have insurance on what looked to be an older Toyota pick up, I'm wondering how we could be compensated (pain and suffering) if the guy has little to no money. Or, if we should even try. It does bother me the guy was driving without insurance, and didn't even bother to apologize to my son.

The imbecile is almost certainly judgement proof. I’d file a criminal complaint for no insurance and at least extract your deductible from him. Unlike a civil judgement, restitution in a criminal case cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, and the deadbeat can be lodged in the Crossbar Hilton if he doesn’t pay.

Big news today. I called my insurance company today and the at.fault party DOES have insurance and they have accepted liability. Why it took my insurance company 2 1/2 months to figure this out, I have no idea. I provided all the information from the guys proof of insurance card.

I contacted attorneys Stigger(The Tiger) and Hughes. They sent some forms for my son to fill out. Medical bills were around $4,700. So with the 1.5 multiplier in effect I guess we'd be looking at around $7,000.

That’s good news but didn’t you say he had no-fault insurance which paid the medical? If that’s the case the insurance company will be the winner when they get reimbursed for what they paid out.

Well, Kentucky is a no fault state. So no matter who's fault the accident was, my insurance company will pay for the damages to my car and medical expense. Speeds things up. Then my insurance company will be going to the at fault parties insurance company for reimbursement.

@roadburner I had a 5 minute phone conversation with the attorney, then exchanged an email with her assistant. They sent a 11 page docusign email for my son to initial and sign. He hasn't signed anything yet. So if you're okay with sending me the referral, I'd be interested.

explorerx4

I took the bus to school for a couple of years in junior high school.
One memorable ride back home was when we got a substitute bus.
It was a nice warm day, so we put the windows down.
Bus had speakers installed overhead and the driver played Derek and the Dominos.
First time I ever heard Layla.

oldfarmer50

fintail said:

I lived in a small town when I was a kid, rode the bus for several years, and back in the 80s, they still had 60s models in the fleet (the registration was visible above the door when entering/leaving). I swear some of these even had manuals - they looked terrible to drive (probably of debatable safety as well), and I recall even then I felt bad for the bus driver having to maneuver such a beast with a bunch of bratty kids on board. I recall the district would get a new bus now and then. I remember my route got a new bus, and the driver, a very pleasant middle aged woman, had us treat it like a new car. It actually felt special in a way.

oldfarmer50 said:

We had Mercedes turbo diesels in all our big buses. Plenty of torque to impress the kiddies. we had propane fueled buses 20 years ago and they were a disaster. Poor starting, dangerously slow acceleration and such low range they had to be fueled twice a day.

And I retired 2 years too late.

We had plenty of manual shift school buses. 5 speed, kind of fun to drive if you didn’t mind the heavy clutch. I think they eventually outlawed them in NY as someone must have noticed it wasn’t safe to shift with one hand, hold your route instructions in the other and steer with your knees while keeping track of 60+ screaming kids.

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

abacomike said:

Leaving in about 20 minutes for my second Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot over at our clubhouse. Hopefully it will go smoothly with not too much waiting. My appointment is for 1:00 PM and I am bringing the card they gave me after my first shot which shows my appointment time, the manufacturer of the vaccine and the control numbers of the production batch. Can’t wait for this to be over.

Just for giggles I went to the state health department web site where you sign up for appointments. The nearest locations accepting appointments are 150-200 miles away. Yet I see politicians on tv all the time who aren’t in the eligible demographic jumping the line “to show the public the shots are safe”.

Did you get the story about the $8 million a year CEO who is accused of breaking Yukon COVID-19 rules by chartering a plane to the small community of Beaver Creek, a community roughly 450 kilometres northwest of Whitehorse near the Alaska border. Him and his aspiring Russian actress girlfriend posed as employees of a lodge in order to scam a vaccine. One rule they broke was they didn't isolate for 14 days on arrival, and they could be fines about $600 each, could get 6 months in jail each, and he lost his $8 million a year job as CEO. Oh, and the chances aren't good they'll get a second dose.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-couple-vaccination-1.5889269

This has become the ultimate search for the Cabbage Patch doll (remember those) with all sorts of line jumping and cheating.

One of my son’s regular Uber clients has a mother who works at the super mart chain where they are giving out vaccinations. She pestered her boss who let her jump the line and get the shot even though she wasn’t in an eligible group. This was to keep her quiet because all the company executives were jumping the line as well.

I’ll be darned if I get in that kind of competition.

andres3

The day I pay a tip on the sales tax which has absolutely nothing to do with the meal, food, or service, is the day I drive the speed limit or less for more than a minute on I15 on a bright sunny day with little traffic.

roadburner

jipster said:

@roadburner I had a 5 minute phone conversation with the attorney, then exchanged an email with her assistant. They sent a 11 page docusign email for my son to initial and sign. He hasn't signed anything yet. So if you're okay with sending me the referral, I'd be interested.

You've got mail!

andres3

tjc78 said:

Can someone tell me why GB didn’t go for it on 4th down on the 8 yard line!! Ugh.

Got a case of Marty ball?

andres3

abacomike said:

jipster said:

Hey guys. Thought I'd chime in with an update. First of all, my fleet of 5 vehicles is down to 4. My 2008 Mercury Mariner, my son was driving, was rear ended by a pickup truck back in October. It sustained enough damage that my insurance company declared it totalled. My son was shooken up. Had some whiplash, so taken to the hospital for a cat scan. Had some soft tissue injury, seems to be o.k. But still keeping an eye on things. The 80 year old gentleman didn't have much to say, after my son called and I arrived in the scene...which was the dreaded Gene Synder Expressway for those familiar. Traffic had slowed down, and the guy didn't recognize the situation until he had slammed into the back of my car.
Kentucky is a no fault state, so I settled with my Insurance company for $3,950. Which seemed fair at the time.

My son did a good job of getting the other drivers information. Photos of his truck, licence plate, insurance card and drivers license. But, for some reason my insurance company had a hard time tracking the guy's insurance company down. Finally find out a couple weeks ago that the other drivers insurance company (Dairyland) is saying he does not have insurance with them. So at this point I'm looking at getting an attorney. Any advice?

I miss that 2008 Mariner. It was a nice car, drove well had been in the family since new. Was planning on using it in bad weather, so I could keep the Accord in the garage, and as a back-up to my other vehicles should they need repair.

Glad no serious injuries.

Shouldn’t the police or State Troopers be advised that the guy that rear ended your son had no insurance? I thought insurance is required by law in most States, if not all States.

Too busy writing lucrative hazardless speeding tickets to bother with actual negligent drivers driving around without insurance and causing property damage, injuries, and/or death.

andres3

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jipster said:

abacomike said:

jipster said:

Hey guys. Thought I'd chime in with an update. First of all, my fleet of 5 vehicles is down to 4. My 2008 Mercury Mariner, my son was driving, was rear ended by a pickup truck back in October. It sustained enough damage that my insurance company declared it totalled. My son was shooken up. Had some whiplash, so taken to the hospital for a cat scan. Had some soft tissue injury, seems to be o.k. But still keeping an eye on things. The 80 year old gentleman didn't have much to say, after my son called and I arrived in the scene...which was the dreaded Gene Synder Expressway for those familiar. Traffic had slowed down, and the guy didn't recognize the situation until he had slammed into the back of my car.
Kentucky is a no fault state, so I settled with my Insurance company for $3,950. Which seemed fair at the time.

My son did a good job of getting the other drivers information. Photos of his truck, licence plate, insurance card and drivers license. But, for some reason my insurance company had a hard time tracking the guy's insurance company down. Finally find out a couple weeks ago that the other drivers insurance company (Dairyland) is saying he does not have insurance with them. So at this point I'm looking at getting an attorney. Any advice?

I miss that 2008 Mariner. It was a nice car, drove well had been in the family since new. Was planning on using it in bad weather, so I could keep the Accord in the garage, and as a back-up to my other vehicles should they need repair.

Glad no serious injuries.

Shouldn’t the police or State Troopers be advised that the guy that rear ended your son had no insurance? I thought insurance is required by law in most States, if not all States.

Thanks.
The cops wouldn't even come to the accident site when my son called. They said since both cars had been able to pull off the expressway, and there was no serious injury, they would have to handle the matter themselves. My insurance company had said, on a previous call, that if the other party didn't have insurance they would try to use whatever leverage they could for the guy to reimburse them. So, I'm assuming contacting the police. Not sure how much the police not showing up to write up a report will hurt our case.

Police not showing up for an accident is unconscionable but unfortunately becoming common. So far in my area they always respond to an accident. I think if I thought they wouldn’t come I’d claim to have passed out from a head injury or something to get them out of the donut shop.

I would think the likelihood of the police showing up to a minor fender bender is inversely proportional to the amount of crime in the area. If the police are very busy then they are going to the more serious calls and leave those in minor accidents fend for themselves.

In short if your police routinely dont show up for minor accidents consider moving.

I'm sure you mean "speeding tickets" and not "crime." I mean, what else would they be busy with? Let's get real.
I have found, that perhaps a greater allocation of enforcement goes to traffic when there's literally nothing else to do (such as in a low crime small town), but it definitely doesn't go to serving the public like showing up to an accident scene to do a police report (unless someone is hurt or died).

andres3

oldfarmer50 said:

sda said:

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

fintail said:

$180/hr shop rates and cars where the option load is 35% of base MSRP.

I recall the Lexus dealer where I used to live had an amazing spread of sandwiches and pastries - I'd stop by to "look at cars", which meant get a free light lunch. Eventually they cut it back to fruits and drinks, I think. MB dealer usually had some fruit, muffins or cookies, and drinks.

houdini1 said:

I wonder where they get the money to pay for the free coffee and fine china cups. Maybe they have a sideline business somewhere?

When my Subaru dealer remodeled their entire building, one of the things they did was install a coffee machine where you could request the blend and additives you wanted (or tea or hot chocolate) and watch it grind the beans and make the coffee.

They also had a small refrigerator that had single servings of fruit cocktail, yogurt, and other stuff I don't remember. Of course there were pastries, but usually only in the mornings.

That was about 2 years ago.

When I was in for an oil change a month ago there was a coffee maker like you would have at home sitting on the counter and machines that sell you typical peanut butter-stuffed cheese crackers, etc. The refrigerator was full of trash.

We have one driver who is always lagging behind and holding up the crew. One day they couldn’t find him when they were ready to leave after making deliveries to a dealer. They finally located him in the waiting room munching on free popcorn and watching the big screen TV.

Here’s a question for you captains of industry. How much does an automatic car wash cost?

Seem that one of our guys tried to take a high top (8’4” tall) cargo van through our car wash with disastrous results. The high van got jammed up in the machinery causing it to self destruct and fling metal parts everywhere. According to the boss a large shaft even pierced the body of the van and was left sticking out the side. It was lucky no one was hurt.

We drove through the lot today and several twisted I-beam structures laying out by the fence were all that was left of the whole system. What a mess.

A quick web search says an automated car was costs between $31k to $49k. I'd say that would be a bargain for a story like that if you had pictures, especially of the shaft sticking out of the van.

Yikes. Does he still have a job?

As far as I know. You wouldn’t believe some of the stuff that’s been pulled over the years. One thing that WILL get you fired is causing damage and trying to hide it. Even too many screw ups in your own car without informing the company will get you the door.

That's probably because in the past some bad Enterprise managers thought they'd try to pin hard to notice damage caused previously by their own forces on the next rental customer. Forced a charge back via credit card company; a case I won by the way.

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

fintail said:

I lived in a small town when I was a kid, rode the bus for several years, and back in the 80s, they still had 60s models in the fleet (the registration was visible above the door when entering/leaving). I swear some of these even had manuals - they looked terrible to drive (probably of debatable safety as well), and I recall even then I felt bad for the bus driver having to maneuver such a beast with a bunch of bratty kids on board. I recall the district would get a new bus now and then. I remember my route got a new bus, and the driver, a very pleasant middle aged woman, had us treat it like a new car. It actually felt special in a way.

oldfarmer50 said:

We had Mercedes turbo diesels in all our big buses. Plenty of torque to impress the kiddies. we had propane fueled buses 20 years ago and they were a disaster. Poor starting, dangerously slow acceleration and such low range they had to be fueled twice a day.

And I retired 2 years too late.

We had plenty of manual shift school buses. 5 speed, kind of fun to drive if you didn’t mind the heavy clutch. I think they eventually outlawed them in NY as someone must have noticed it wasn’t safe to shift with one hand, hold your route instructions in the other and steer with your knees while keeping track of 60+ screaming kids.

oldfarmer50 said:

fintail said:

I lived in a small town when I was a kid, rode the bus for several years, and back in the 80s, they still had 60s models in the fleet (the registration was visible above the door when entering/leaving). I swear some of these even had manuals - they looked terrible to drive (probably of debatable safety as well), and I recall even then I felt bad for the bus driver having to maneuver such a beast with a bunch of bratty kids on board. I recall the district would get a new bus now and then. I remember my route got a new bus, and the driver, a very pleasant middle aged woman, had us treat it like a new car. It actually felt special in a way.

oldfarmer50 said:

We had Mercedes turbo diesels in all our big buses. Plenty of torque to impress the kiddies. we had propane fueled buses 20 years ago and they were a disaster. Poor starting, dangerously slow acceleration and such low range they had to be fueled twice a day.

And I retired 2 years too late.

We had plenty of manual shift school buses. 5 speed, kind of fun to drive if you didn’t mind the heavy clutch. I think they eventually outlawed them in NY as someone must have noticed it wasn’t safe to shift with one hand, hold your route instructions in the other and steer with your knees while keeping track of 60+ screaming kids.

When I was in high school all the busses were stick shift. I remember one time in 10th grade we got a temporary bus with a bad tranny. The bus driver had a lot of trouble shifting from 1st to 2nd. Almost every time he shifted the gears would grind. One time he was having more trouble than usual and I blurted out, “keep looking for it, you’ll find it”. That brought out some laughter from my school mates. The bus driver was a really good guy but that must have irked him because he quickly shot back, “not as much trouble as I’m going to have finding you when I come back there, jmonroe”. That brought the house down. There were lots of kids on the bus that day yet he knew it was me. I ask one of my friends who was sitting behind me how he knew it was me. He said, “you have a very distinctive voice”. My girl friend who was sitting with me said, “no, he has a BIG mouth”. From that I figured she wasn’t impressed with my attempted humor.

jmonroe

tjc78

andres3 said:

The day I pay a tip on the sales tax which has absolutely nothing to do with the meal, food, or service, is the day I drive the speed limit or less for more than a minute on I15 on a bright sunny day with little traffic.

Well I hope the extra dollar or two is useful for you.

Do the math... on a $100 bill the tax is an average of $7.00 across the country. So it would be an extra $1.40.

IMO if you don’t tip well don’t go out to eat.