Friday, August 12, 2022

Friday, Fender Bender


 Well Hubs took off with his mom this morning and within 10 minutes I had a call from him, wondering what he forgot, and he told me he had been hit in the parking lot of the gas station. The police will not come when and accident happens on private property unless there is a bodily injury.

This is the third incidence of Hubs being hit in a parking lot and the other two times he did not get correct info or was lied to, and we ended up eating the bill.  So, as he was explaining to me that the girl who hit him had to go to work, I actually screamed, "STOP!"   I told him to grab two witnesses and keep her there until I arrived.

I made her call her insurance agent which happened to be the same company as ours and I sent hubs on his way in the truck. Both drivers' door and the passenger door are badly damaged, but the car is drivable. The only blessing out of this is that we had two small dings on the driver's door left by people who hit us in parking lots and now those will be fixed at no expense to us.  But I know hubs would have let her go and not gotten anywhere with info.  He does not have that capacity for confrontation. I felt bad for the girl as she was driving a big old Pontiac and it really wiped out our Subaru.

So, I have the whole house to myself, and I plan on doing a deep clean and a little sewing and then getting the ironing done tonight. No cooking, just eating leftovers.  Yeah, it is like a day off for me. I will miss mom; she was a joy to have this time. I called Hub's younger sister and told her I was worried about mom's breathing, and I thought maybe she should see her doctor. 

I want to get my shop cleaned today and some organization in there and then I will get a jacket done and work on one wedding dress.  The rest of the day will be doing what I want.  Mostly cleaning.  I have two boxes of costumes from the studio I used to own that the new owner dropped off.  I am going to try and sell them.  But I need to wash and dry them and then store them until they sell if they sell.  If not, I will donate.

Tomorrow, Signe' and I are driving to Spokane for some school shopping for Schmills, and she has theater tickets to a Broadway show at the colosseum.  SO, it will be a girl's day and night out, and I am badly in need of one of those.

I need to strip beds and get some laundry done.  I need to run to Walmart and get a couple of good storage boxes that mice cannot get in as these costumes were returned in boxes without lids.  I want to mop floors, and do a thorough vacuum, and clean out the fridge.

So, I have much to do and then I tell myself to go take a nap.

You guys doing anything fun this weekend?

Hmmm.... What will Kim do?

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.


Kim

 

21 comments:

  1. Wow, you must be feeling better! And the next two days of mostly “you” stuff will also help. Glad you are better and got your sea legs back ;). Hilogene in Az

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    1. It was a lovely weekend, but I still slept most of Sunday!

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  2. so happy no one was hurt in the accident. Don't over do it - you know how you are!!! LOL Enjoy your girl time!

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    1. I had a great long day on Saturday and slept most of Sunday.

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  3. You were so smart to be the voice of calm. I too feel bad for the girl, but I'm sure if she had to get to work, she wasn't being mindful. As much as we all hate paying for insurance, that's what it's there for. Enjoy your girls day.

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    1. Thanks Sam. Yeah, my heart did go out to her, but we both have the insurance where they forgive your first accident.

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  4. So glad no one was hurt in the accident - but good for you for getting out there and dealing with the insurance info!

    Lol, my days off are totally slothful compared to yours, Kim! Your trip to the theatre in Spokane sounds amazing.

    Make sure if you come up here to visit, you let me know - I would love to take you out to lunch and/or show you around. :)

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    1. Oh I will be in contact. My husband and I love to hike and we would love to see the places you take you mom. Our son in law was born in Cananda and has dual citizenship, also speaks French.

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  5. Do you think his lack of attention has anything to do with all these fender benders? At some point, insurance will balk on paying so many claims. Thankfully, no one was hurt.

    I imagine all this free time without people to think about is heaven to you. Enjoy your day in Spokane.

    Have you penciled in naps?

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    1. No they are really never his fault. In fact this time he laid on the horn and had many witnesses. Believe me I thought if that.

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  6. Bummer about the car!
    Have fun, but remember you are still recovering and you don't want to be back in the same place you were earlier in the week.

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    1. I know. I slept most of Sunday to make up for the 12,000 odd steps Saturday.

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  7. Happy to hear that no injuries occurred. As for plans, I'm going to explore Springfield this afternoon.

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  8. Oh I am so pleased you told hubs to wait & you went there & sorted it out Kim ... that would be such a shame if he'd let her drive off without any insurance details. I hope you have a productive time while you are home alone.

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    1. You know I did not do a damn thing, and it was wonderful.

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  9. Enjoy your time in Spokane, and so glad no one was injured!

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    1. Me too! Especially mom at 94 everything is seriuos.

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  10. So glad no one was injured. I hope you had a fun weekend.

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  11. I had a girl back her car into mine once. I was so stunned I really couldn't think straight and forgot to get her information - it looked like only a small dent but actually did a lot of damage under the hood that we had to pay for - lesson learned after that!

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