Re: Re: OT: bad week- need to play in dirt

I hope they fry the stupid wench.  It's people like that who make all of our premiums higher.  Ugh.

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Theresa
Sent: 10/19/2004 11:24:30 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT: bad week- need to play in dirt

My insurance company is after her, since she is essentially committing 
insurance fraud and filing a false police report and lawsuit.  So, we'll 
see.

Theresa

Andrea H wrote:

>What a freak.
>Do you not have ANY recourse since this was clearly her fault? 
>A
>
>Andrea H
>Beaufort, SC
>
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
>To: "GardenChat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:38 PM
>Subject: [CHAT] OT: bad week- need to play in dirt
>
>
>  
>
>>Hi all-
>>Sorry I haven't been too active on the list lately work + school gets 
>>kind of overwhelming...and then add in the new nightmare I have found 
>>myself in.  Allow me to vent:
>>
>>Last friday headed from a school over to work, some lunatic woman ran 
>>across a very busy road (the hospital is located there) without paying 
>>any attention (or perhaps on purpose) and RAN INTO the drivers side of 
>>my car.  This was while I was driving down the road!  Yes, she was on 
>>foot, and yes I slammed on my brakes and swerved away from her as much 
>>as possible as soon as I saw her- but she was only about 2 steps from my 
>>car when she was visible to me, because of all of the other traffic on 
>>the road.  Scared me to death- I screamed when she hit my car, even 
>>though she did not.  She apparently wasn't severely injured, as she then 
>>ran up to my passenger side window and said "I'm Ok" before I even had 
>>time to get out of the car.  She refused togo  to the emergency room and 
>>just kept saying she had to "check in at school" and left with someone 
>>she seemed to know.  I got her name and phone number before she left.  I 
>>went directly to work, which was right around the corner and called the 
>>police, insurance company etc.  I didn't realize it until I parked at 
>>work that she had actually dented the side of my car! Well, my hunch was 
>>correct, and so this week I have been dealling with her husband calling 
>>my work saying she is in the hospital, the sherriff's dept wanting a 
>>statement (I've called them back 3 times and still they haven't returned 
>>my messages), etc. etc.  What a total pain in the neck-  I am just 
>>furious about this.  Today I got the phone call from one of those smarmy 
>>TV personal injury lawsuit lawyers.  My auto insurance is of course 
>>handling it, but still- I've had to waste hours on the phone dealing 
>>with this, she sacred the daylights out of me in the first place, and 
>>I'm going to end up paying $250 deductible for my insurance due to her 
>>reckless behavior (and I'm sure my insurace premium is going to go 
>>up!).   Who the heck over 3 years of age runs headlong into the street?  
>>Oh- I forgot the best part- about 20 minutes after the accident last 
>>friday- her Drug Court Probation Officer called to confirm that this 
>>woman was indeed in an accident (apparently in this woman's mind 
>>"school" and "probation" are the same thing.)   I certainly hope that 
>>drug tested her that day!
>> So, it's been just a lovely week.  I will no longer answer my phone at 
>>work and boy do I want to get rid of this car now-  I'll want no 
>>reminders of this once it is all over!
>>
>>So- I'm taking the next 2 days off of work (and instead will spend 
>>tomorrow doing homework), but on Friday I'm going to get in the garden 
>>and hopefully regain some sense of calm over my nerves!
>>
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