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Aspirin99
08-11-2007, 10:02 AM
Last night, we had a storm here in Minneapolis. The tree next to my driveway split and half of it fell right between the two cars there. I've spent the morning sawing branches enough to pull my car out. Just minor damage, but it messes up my weekend.
David
08-11-2007, 10:32 AM
Good thing it was just minor damage. Gonna claim it on your insurance?
Aspirin99
08-11-2007, 11:19 AM
Right. We already called them this morning. There must be a lot of claims being made due to the storm. We had to wait on hold for a long time.
David
08-11-2007, 11:43 AM
So, no pictures? :P
Kingreaper
08-12-2007, 03:34 PM
Did it make a sound?
Aspirin99
08-15-2007, 07:11 AM
Here are some pics. We had a second storm, and I've been without power for a couple of days. No interenet - ugh.

My car is the convertible. My wife drives the minivan.



http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/5091/01ki3.jpg
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7487/02vr0.jpg
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/4181/03qo6.jpg
David
08-15-2007, 09:26 AM
Ugh.. That sucks.. No internet -- I'm not sure how you handled it..

Actually, for us, the biggest issue would be no A/C! It's over 100F for the last day or two! yuck..
Kumbafu
08-15-2007, 11:09 AM
Ugh.. That sucks.. No internet -- I'm not sure how you handled it..

Actually, for us, the biggest issue would be no A/C! It's over 100F for the last day or two! yuck..

Got news for you, Dr. Rabbi :) It's hot all over. And this week, nationwide, the temps are cooler than they've been the past few weeks. We ship coast-to-coast and temperatures are a major factor in the desicion of whether or not to ship. The heat has made it rough on us lately.
stan2reason
08-15-2007, 12:46 PM
Sheesh. What a way to greet the morning.
Sorry Aspirin.
chasm
08-16-2007, 07:23 AM
So ... is the insurance company going to pass it off as an act of God?
David
08-16-2007, 08:56 AM
So ... is the insurance company going to pass it off as an act of God?
I want insurance companies to prove that there IS a god first... :p
phrog
08-16-2007, 11:11 AM
So ... is the insurance company going to pass it off as an act of God?
More importantly are YOU passing it as an act of god? Learned your lesson heathan? Next time the big guy might not miss!
Aspirin99
08-17-2007, 05:42 AM
This has actually worked out nicely for us. The insurance paid out $1900 on several small dents on the van, which we will not repair. My deductible is $250, so we made $1650 from the storm. This is nice because, my wife is a school teacher and has this month off. :rolleyes:
David
08-17-2007, 10:01 AM
Good to see you're profiting from a storm. It kinda makes you want MORE trees to fall on your car! :deal:
formerfundie
08-21-2007, 02:00 AM
This has actually worked out nicely for us. The insurance paid out $1900 on several small dents on the van, which we will not repair. My deductible is $250, so we made $1650 from the storm. This is nice because, my wife is a school teacher and has this month off. :rolleyes:

So Gawwwwwd new you needed the money and blessed you by creating a storm that he new would give your car $1900 dollars worth of damage that he knew you wouldn't really need to fix and thusly would pocket $1650 after your deductible... Praise Gawwwwwwd!!! :D
David
08-21-2007, 11:01 PM
So Gawwwwwd new you needed the money and blessed you by creating a storm that he new would give your car $1900 dollars worth of damage that he knew you wouldn't really need to fix and thusly would pocket $1650 after your deductible... Praise Gawwwwwwd!!! :D
Google decided that since we're talking about car insurance, we might be interested in Geico.. lol