WHAT THE (*&$@(*#$&!!!!!!
Okay, get this…
On Friday the 13th, I went down to get into my car in the underground garage and as I approach my car I stop short, realizing that the !@)*(#$&@#$ assholes beside me have rammed into the back of my car with their white van… They’ve left a ton of white paint behind, as well as a completely ruined back quarterpanel. No note, of course, because that would be the decent thing to do.
No, instead, they’ve hidden the van and haven’t been back in the building or parked anywhere near it since the incident.
So, I call the police.
After almost an hour waiting on hold to report the hit and run, I’m told there’s nothing they can do and they won’t get involved unless there’s an eyewitness that saw the hit. Riiiiight. I’m thinking, Christ, the white paint, the obvious height of the vehicle that hit mine, and the fact that my car was definitely hit in my assigned spot by the person in the next assigned spot, which just happens to be a white vehicle.
Then, I call ICBC… They are such helpful souls. NOT! I make an appointment to go in and see them about this, and they inform me that there’s a $750 deductable that I’ll need to pay unless they can get the guy to admit he hit my car, or there’s still damage on the vehicle when they voluntarily bring it in (Which they have up to a month to do — Geez, you don’t think they’ll have the damage cleaned up by then, do you?) So, for a $700 ()@#*&@#-up by those assholes, I have to jump through hoops for hours on end, hopefully be able to get back $450 of the deductable from my private insurance — Canadian Direct — Who will then likely raise my rates for filing a claim, as well as possibly not carry my coverage in the future.
Is this worth it? Probably not. I am absolutely flabbergasted that these assholes will get away with this, and that I basically have no recourse with which to find any awards in the courts for their negligence.
I’m kinda pissed today.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
that TOTALLY blows goats. ICBC are pig-fuckers when it comes to hit & runs. They do NOT understand how to deal with people who’ve just become victims of other assholes. I’ve been there myself.
Like a good neighbor……
I feel for you! SOmetimes, you gotta take the good with the bad.
and you’ll post more of the good/fun stuff in your life.
I’m sure you’ll come out on top
Wow. . . just more proof that my theories about using a dull spoon, a roll of duct tape, and a whole lotta chef-boyardee to fix the world’s problems are the right way to go!
You need to write a letter to the mayor regarding the Police Department’s apathy towards this crime. CC the Chief of Police and the City Councillor. I just had my passenger side window busted out for the second time in three weeks…600 dollars deductible there. Junkies and cops, man. Fuckers all.
P.S. If we became roommates, we could park my car with no window, and your car with no fender outside our mobile home and we could be totally trailer trash!!!
aw god, that’s horrible tan! I think revenge is in order.
and you didn’t tell everyone the news yet?? I’m going to be tanya’s new room mate! we’ve worked out a deal where I will work off the extra rent money in “special favours”
if you know where we can find the white van, i know where i can find a bat.
“special favours”! let me check my pockets… I’ve got $2.35. What favours can I get with that?
I want video, and distribution rights.
Col, I wouldn’t have it any other way
Sorry “Pot. Male Roomie” but I can’t do the trailer trash thing — It’s just not in me!
Shnewt, I have one with your name on it. Let’s talk
Jer — Ja, you would. *sigh*
oh my, sorry babe. i really wish i had access to some of those systems. i usually just hang up and dial in again when i get an idiot from icbc on the line. there are some people who do know what they’re talking about but there are unfortunately others who should be burnt at the steak for idiocy… good luck
mmm… burnt steak. And I have a friend who works at ICBC who freely admits that fully 75% of the employees there suck.
I’m with Shnewt, revenge is best served with a blunt object. Count me in with the People’s Popular Retribution Squad. Praise Allah!
heres the deal – when / if you see the van again… there is a tool you can buy at any WAL-MART that allows you to REMOVE the inside of the valve stems on the tires… unscrew those on all four tires let all the air out, and keep the pieces so the tires cant hold air…
im not saying i have ever done that before..
And I’m not saying I’ve never crammed heavy-flow-day feminine product in people’s tailpipes before… but the suggestion is there.
OMG… You guys totally freekin’ kill me! I love you all! LOL!!!