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KingtheZJ

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Re: Parental migration
« Reply #75 on: October 19, 2012, 04:52:33 PM »

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Re: Parental migration
« Reply #76 on: October 19, 2012, 05:48:30 PM »
what a pain,

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Re: Parental migration
« Reply #77 on: October 19, 2012, 06:44:34 PM »
At least nobody got hurt. Formulating a plan to get the dumpbus and trailer back here, thats a pain in the dick.

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« Reply #78 on: October 19, 2012, 06:51:44 PM »
Definitely a fuckin pain in the expense.

I do have collision so I'm not totally up a creek. Adjuster will be out Monday and then we'll see if I get to play numbers with a total-out or if I'm just stuck with eating my deductible and that's final.

I'm waiting for a shuttle back to MSP now, and I've got a flight back to ROC tomorrow morning. Hopefully insurance is all straightened out by EOB Tuesday and if that's the case it should be ready to go by the end of the week. I did book a round trip right away, little gamble there.

Whole cooler stack is toast, fan clutch broken, fan probably bent, belt cut, maybe tensioner and alternator bent or cracked but I can't quite tell. At least upper rad hose, right headlight and fender. Front bumper, jack tagged the rear bumper, hitch (not rusted, full wall thickness and no cracks; just plain failed), spare tire winch (hitch hit the tire and ripped it off), maybe a rear shock (tire hit it). Hood and grill obviously, hood latch, upper cross bar. Battery is fine, core support probably straightenable. Passenger door wasn't closing right so can could be a little tweaked too but not badly.

Guy at the shop took a quick look and found white fender and hood on car-part already. Cooler stack should be easy parts. Hopefully nothing else hiding.

Everybody there thinks the Eaton is the coolest thing ever :)
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« Reply #79 on: October 19, 2012, 07:07:39 PM »
Oh, as for what happened:

Cloverleaf exit with a short decel lane was backing up. Right lane through traffic was moving into the left lane ahead of me. Everybody on their brakes and slowing down. I had a truck in front of me (obv). Then suddenly everyone is slowing down WAY faster to damn near a full stop. I had a guard rail to my left so I couldn't take the (flat, smooth) ditch, and I had minus 4-6' to stop. I smacked the truck, and as traffic is clearing while we aim for the right shoulder, we pass a white RAV4ish thing at 30* to the direction of travel on the right lane. Truck driver tells me this driver had a close call with the slowing traffic, overreacted, and spun out. She didn't get hit by anyone and just drove off. No witnesses stopped. I got a sweet $200 ticket for following too close.

Trailer brakes were fine. It was a matter of going from slowing down to STOPPING without a sight line to the cause. Brake lights were already lit everywhere, so it was a perception failure more than anything else.
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Re: Parental migration
« Reply #80 on: October 19, 2012, 08:49:13 PM »
And the dump bus is down again!!!  hopefully they total it out and take the drivetrain and put it in a f550

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« Reply #81 on: October 19, 2012, 09:48:25 PM »
Uh oh

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Re: Parental migration
« Reply #82 on: October 19, 2012, 11:10:03 PM »
I thought it was tha Dakota for a second....

Not good...
I never wanted a red car.. always thought they were tacky and common...
I now have 4 very not common cars and they are all red.. :o

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« Reply #83 on: October 20, 2012, 07:03:38 AM »
Nope, not good.

Wondering if I should call them Monday to have them start gathering known needed parts. Can't work on it till the insurance adjuster looks at it but thats probably no reason not to get what we know is wrecked on the way since I plan to fix it, totaled or not. I don't think there's any real hidden damage.

I need to remember to call an let them
Know how to shut it off too ;D I forgot to do that.
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« Reply #84 on: October 20, 2012, 08:30:37 AM »
You should claim loss of business as well....
I never wanted a red car.. always thought they were tacky and common...
I now have 4 very not common cars and they are all red.. :o

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Re: Parental migration
« Reply #85 on: October 20, 2012, 10:22:58 AM »

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« Reply #86 on: October 20, 2012, 11:08:18 AM »
Insult to injury: dropped my iPad getting on the interterminal shuttle bus in PHL.

Go me!
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Re: Parental migration
« Reply #87 on: October 20, 2012, 11:27:27 AM »
you have someone picking you up when you get back?

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« Reply #88 on: October 20, 2012, 03:49:01 PM »
Thanks for the multiple offers, my parents got here a day ahead and picked me up. No issues there.

Realized I have no tools right not other than what was laying aroun the garage. Spare random sockets in a bucket plus a wrong size flare wrench got my lea sweeper chain back on. Hedge trimmed and leaves round 1 done. Weee
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« Reply #89 on: October 22, 2012, 07:10:55 PM »
Adjuster didn't show up today. I hope tomorrow does t have to be yellingday.

Funny:
KBB private party value: $6800
AutoTrader comps: $12,000-19,000. There's one exception out of of the 10 96-98 diesel 4x4 manuals at 8500, and it's a SRW swap with a farmer's flatbed on it.
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