Really really hard. And it kind of smells like poop.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Progressive
I got my car back today! And it looks as good as new. The guy called me this morning to tell me that it was ready to pick up, but that I would have to pay the $500 deductible because in order to get it. So I called Lisa, my claims adjuster. I left her a message asking why it hadn't been taken care of with the other person's insurance (remember, I was not at fault here).
I didn't hear back from her until around 4:00- I hadn't thought too much about it given my last insurance company experience- but when she called me back she apologized for it taking so long and that she had wanted to make sure it was taken care of before she talked to me. She had talked to the other person's insurance guy (who also happened to be with Progressive) and gotten him to pay the deductible.
I've got to say that this was all very painless and that I'm quite happy with Progressive.
I didn't hear back from her until around 4:00- I hadn't thought too much about it given my last insurance company experience- but when she called me back she apologized for it taking so long and that she had wanted to make sure it was taken care of before she talked to me. She had talked to the other person's insurance guy (who also happened to be with Progressive) and gotten him to pay the deductible.
I've got to say that this was all very painless and that I'm quite happy with Progressive.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I heart Aruba
Aruba was fantastic.
Highlights, in no particular order:
-We got there without any problems
-Jen got a blessing from some wonderful church members in Aruba that made it so she wasn't in constant pain from a kidney infection.
-No one got a lobster red sunburn, only a few pink patches here and there.
-Beverli, Jen, and Robin all came away with some new bling
-Jen and Kelly are now certified scuba divers
-We all have crushes on Josue, Osman and Norman
-My favorite dives were on the south shore where we saw two stingrays (one reeeeaaallly big one that flew right under me) a turtle, some cuttle fish, some eels, a queen angel fish, and a submarine.
-Some things that happen in Aruba stay in Aruba.
-Thanks to Demitri Martin we know that it really is true that if you say "laaaadies" after anything it makes it instantly more creepy.
-Kelly was the only one that made it on the flight on Tuesday when we were supposed to go home, and while we missed her dearly, that extra day was pretty awesome.
-On the sunset cruise, we overheard the young honeymooning couples saying "They must be really young" about us. Ahhh it's good to be young at heart.
-We complained enough that they finally let us change our diving reservation the day of to go to the south shore instead of the west shore again. How are you supposed to change it the day before when there is no one at any of the desks at any of the hotels? It pays to be persistent.
-We ate a fabulous dinner on the beach at the flying fishbone. And when I say on the beach, I mean that even though there was linnen on the table and in my lap, there was sand under my toes.
-We saw actual flying fish in the ocean.
-We had a rainy afternoon yoga session.
-Robin bought a timeshare so we get to go back.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
It's true....
I was in another accident. Neither of these accidents have been my fault, but my poor car is not happy. I dropped it off at Progressive this morning, and so far Progressive is definitely winning on customer service over the shady cab insurance company- not to hard to do, but still nice.
So this is what happened....
I'm driving along 395 south on Friday morning going to work. I was listening to the Book of Mormon (usually keeps me from getting mad, but maybe keeps me safe too) and minding my own business when I see the minivan in front of me slam on the brakes. I slammed on the brakes too and had to swerve onto the shoulder to avoid hitting anyone. I had just enough time to notice that I hadn't been hit and that there was a stupid red honda civic stopped in the left lane with a flat tire, then crunch and a second crunch.
The first crunch was the CRV hitting the minivan and pushing it into me, the second crunch was the minivan hitting the civic in the front. The minivan and CRV both pulled in front of me and the civic and off to the shoulder. Guy from the minivan checked on everyone and it seemed like everyone was mostly ok. At this point I had to get out of my car and tell dumb civic guy to turn on his car and move it out of traffic and onto the shoulder. He got it kind of onto the shoulder, but minivan guy had to tell him to move all the way over.
Sorry everyone going south on Friday- that was us stopping traffic.
Originally I had thought that there were 5 cars involved because I had felt two different impacts, and I couldn't really see behind me. The cop was kind of mean to me as I was telling him what had happened, but then once I thought things through (that's not as easy as you might think in the circumstances) I realized what had really happened.
The CRV and minivan folks all went to the hospital- I don't think anyone was seriously injured- and it was just me and dumb guy left with the cops. Dumb guy was trying to say that he hadn't stopped in the traffic lane, and that it was ok because he turned on his hazard lights. At this point officer man is much nicer to me, because I'm the only credible witness left.
He told me that I was the only one that did the right thing and that I was the only one who didn't get a ticket (although mini-van only got a ticket because the driver didn't have a license). I may have to be a witness in court if dumb guy contests the report, but I have a feeling he won't.
So this is what happened....
I'm driving along 395 south on Friday morning going to work. I was listening to the Book of Mormon (usually keeps me from getting mad, but maybe keeps me safe too) and minding my own business when I see the minivan in front of me slam on the brakes. I slammed on the brakes too and had to swerve onto the shoulder to avoid hitting anyone. I had just enough time to notice that I hadn't been hit and that there was a stupid red honda civic stopped in the left lane with a flat tire, then crunch and a second crunch.
The first crunch was the CRV hitting the minivan and pushing it into me, the second crunch was the minivan hitting the civic in the front. The minivan and CRV both pulled in front of me and the civic and off to the shoulder. Guy from the minivan checked on everyone and it seemed like everyone was mostly ok. At this point I had to get out of my car and tell dumb civic guy to turn on his car and move it out of traffic and onto the shoulder. He got it kind of onto the shoulder, but minivan guy had to tell him to move all the way over.
Sorry everyone going south on Friday- that was us stopping traffic.
Originally I had thought that there were 5 cars involved because I had felt two different impacts, and I couldn't really see behind me. The cop was kind of mean to me as I was telling him what had happened, but then once I thought things through (that's not as easy as you might think in the circumstances) I realized what had really happened.
The CRV and minivan folks all went to the hospital- I don't think anyone was seriously injured- and it was just me and dumb guy left with the cops. Dumb guy was trying to say that he hadn't stopped in the traffic lane, and that it was ok because he turned on his hazard lights. At this point officer man is much nicer to me, because I'm the only credible witness left.
He told me that I was the only one that did the right thing and that I was the only one who didn't get a ticket (although mini-van only got a ticket because the driver didn't have a license). I may have to be a witness in court if dumb guy contests the report, but I have a feeling he won't.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Celebrate Today
I'm 29 now, that's a little bit weird, but I guess these things happen.
I got to go to Disney World with Jen, and that was super fun. It's kind of annoying when your friends travel all the time and you don't get to see them as often, but when they travel to cool places and you get to stay on their company's dime, it's a little easier to come to terms with.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
I have cool friends
This is my friend Beverli who has been around for a whole three months and who we get to keep for at least one more before she gets shipped off again. Go Bev!
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