Sigh...
It's always something. I was stopping by an import autoparts place today to get an actuator for a 3/2 valve. When I went to pull into the parking lot, a guy was running towards his 300ZX which was rolling backwards! Forgot to leave it in gear or put on emergency brake. So I couldn't pull all the way into the parking lot, and WHAM!
A little old lady ran into the back of me in her '94 Taurus. I felt badly for her until she hopped out of her car and started chewing me out. Had to be in her 70's. She said I was blocking her lane. I politely told her it was mine until I was finished with it. She failed to see the humor. Bless her heart, I really felt bad for her, as it is open and shut her fault. Had 2 witnesses too: the guy chasing his car, and the parts guy at the counter. I told the guy with the ZX jokingly that he caused this, and he offered to help me out financially if I got screwed by her ins. co. Nice kid, and refreshing to hear, but I told him he wasn't "at fault", and if I get screwed then I get screwed. We've all done something like he did.
Little ladies car had a black stripe from her headlight to her taillights. Her sideview mirror busted out my tail light, and she smashed my rear bumper in. '97 F-150. Why couldn't she hit the right side, where my daughter backed it up into my ex-wifes car?
And lastly, it was a chance for my concubinal apparatis to get in her "see what happens when you are doing something for that stupid wagon" remark.
JL

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

LOL

The old lady might not have hit the side your daughter damaged, but when you take it to the body shop to fix the recent damage they can probably fix the other side too for just a little bit more. So you'll still save some money in the long run .

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'81 300TD Wagon 355k (Miss Diesel)
'83 300SD 180k
'84 500SEL 190k (Parting it out)

Good to hear noone was injured and your sense of humor has some staying power. Many years ago I scraped a bolt o a fire hydrant. it puntured the sheet metal on my truck and at the time I thought darn it that was stupid....oh well I had no intention of fixing it. not 1 week later someone ran into me at that exact spot while I was standing still waiting for a light. The repair was covered byt he other drivers insurance and the whole time I was thinking "hey?! you dented my dent"....Thanks for listebning to this facinating tale...