MR Forum Confessions

[RgrF]

When the inspector looked at the bumper damage from the accident, he said something like, "Oh my god, how did your repair shop miss this? The front end is off a full inch to the side. This whole front clip needs to be replaced."
I didn't say a word, let them fix it.

Couldn't happen today, insurance companies are floating in so much money today they no longer do inspections - sign the form and cash the check please.

[anonymouse1]

Sorry, I gave at the office.

[NewtonMP2100]

....I avoided and never watched 'I Can See Your Voice'.....but caught it once....and I love it.....the moment when you know if it is a bad or good singer......priceless....

[Fritz]

:popcorn:

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Clams have feet.

[Speedy]

DinerDave wrote:
In March 1982 I was driving along a residential area that of course had side streets crossing both ways. My direction had the right of way, only a flashing yellow light. The road that crossed over had a flashing red and a stop sign. I'm driving along and a van stopped at the red light, then proceeded to start pulling out right in front of me. I saw him and reacted by hitting the brakes and turned the wheel. I missed him completely but there was some wet sand in the intersection from a recent sanding, it was still winter. I missed him, but slid head on into the traffic light pole. Minor damage, 5 mph bumper of my 1981 did it's job, dented the bumper and cracked the grill.
Car was still drivable. I got an estimate, the other guy's insurance wanted to have their inspector look at it. Set that up for about a week later. In the mean time, I was driving on a twisty shaded road which apparently had something slippery on the road's edge. I turned, the car slid straight and bounced over a small divet for water run off.
When the inspector looked at the bumper damage from the accident, he said something like, "Oh my god, how did your repair shop miss this? The front end is off a full inch to the side. This whole front clip needs to be replaced."
I didn't say a word, let them fix it.

Dave

I had a ‘65 Impala convertible that I bought with right front damage. I wired in a replacement single headlight (it came with dual headlights) and turn signal and drove it with no intent to repair; I even took a trip from Minnesota to Southern California. Flash forward awhile and some kid with a learners permit fails to see me approaching an interchange where he had a stop and I did not. I plowed right into him. My car was towed to a dealer lot and two weeks later an adjuster looked it over, without me being present, on a dark day with heavy rain. He did not detect the preexisting damage and my settlement, even after deducting the portion that was my fault, was significantly more than I paid for the car. I didn’t feel the need to mention the old damage.

[$tevie]

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
Clams have feet.

I haven't thought of that in years.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

$tevie wrote:
[quote=N-OS X-tasy!]
Clams have feet.

I haven't thought of that in years.
I throw it out as the occasional response here — this is the first time anybody has commented on it. :-)

EDIT: That last part is incorrect. A quick forum search shows that the first time I threw this out there was 13 years ago and that a number of folks have recognized it, most recently three years ago.

And I blew the quote — the actual line is “Clams got legs.” The ole memory ain’t what it used to be…

[Tiangou]

True confession: I didn't like BC growing up, but I read it anyway because the one part of the newspaper that I was allowed to touch was the comics... After my dad was done with them.