Gotta vent

So I get an e-mail from my wife on Saturday morning here (Iraq) still Friday night back home in Missouri telling me that she was rear ended by some dip$4!t in Knob Noster. :mad: She is a little bruised up but fine :) and from the looks of the pics that she sent me her Vue is going to be totaled. :mad: Well she stopped by our insurance company this morning and finds out that this idiot didn't have insurance. :mad: He apparently didn't make his payments to Safe Auto, which has a wonderful reputation of insuring the dang near uninsurable, back in December. :mad: So now we get to find out how much of a "FUN" (my attempt at sarcasm) it is to deal with an uninsured motorist accident claim. :D:mad::D Add that to the crap that we deal with over here plus I just quit smoking and needless to say I am not a very chipper individual. Sorry just had to get it off my chest.

Dang sorry to hear about that but sure glad your wife is ok.

Redneck,

Sorry -- but the same thing happened to my son in college. Gal didn't have insurance.
Get ready to deal with your insurance company !! Your not going to like the out come.
My blood pressure rose 40 counts that day :):)

Z21

I hear you on the quit smoking, wife and I tried to quit a few years ago when the nephew worked for me in the prop shop, lasted about 3 days of him getting his azz chew from her and I both, so he comes to work the 4th day with 2 cartons of cigaretts one for each of us and said to go back to smoking he couldn't take it any longer........:)

main in the arsh but sounds like perm damage

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Originally Posted by Pole Bender

Dang sorry to hear about that but sure glad your wife is ok.

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x2..Also tried quiting cigs. Same result. Kids could not stand me or my wife. Really wish it was as easy to quit as to start. Good luck with everything.

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Originally Posted by adjust555

x2..Also tried quiting cigs. Same result. Kids could not stand me or my wife. Really wish it was as easy to quit as to start. Good luck with everything.

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Words of wisdom: Don't start. :)

Let it out brother (is that better than sir?), good to hear no one was hurt. It's going to be "Fun" as you say with the insurance unless you have a good one (some are not too bad to deal with). Good luck my friend, it has to be more difficult not being here to help deal with it.

My wife has had 2 accidents when the other party was at fault & they had no insurance. We have American Family & didnt have any problems getting her car repaired. We have every thing threw AF for over 20 yrs never a problem. Good Luck & thank you for serving.
JJ quit smoking cold turkey 5yrs ago May 1 best thing I ever did. That was after 40 yrs of smoking. If you want to quit you can hang in there.

sorry to hear that glad she was ok though. just hang in there

and thank you for your service stay safe over there and god bless

Glad your wife is OK.....thats the main thing. Stick it out on the smoking, you will thank yourself down the road;)

Sorry to hear about the problems the two of you are having
Prayers sent

PS
Thank you for your service

Hang tough man, "glass-half-full" side.. It's only a car. You'll get paid and get another ride. Yeah it's a hassle with the estimates and appointments and phone calls and paperwork but it beats surgeries and rehab. Your ins company will sue him for their loss so you don't have to. That's what the un-ins add on is for.

I smoked for 25 years, pack and a half a day for most of them and just quit three months ago. Got tired of it. The $$ and persecution and exclusion from more and more public places and peoples houses and cars. Plus I don't want my 9 month old grandson to ever be able to remember his grandpa smoking.

The biggest kick in the bass for you with all this is being stuck THERE and not being able to be hands-on helping your wife through this. It sucks. Thank you for what you do. I've done my time and all you have to do is stay safe and come home. Besides, the fishing has to be HORRIBLE there!

been there my friend! only my mother in law wrecked and totaled my truck:mad:

take my advice GET AN ATTORNEY!!!! to handle everything, cuz even your own ins company will try or will screw you over.

you ins co has been notified now let an attorney go to work for you and your wife , cuz if they total it they will only pay what its blue book value is and if you still owe money on it thats more than blue book YOU will still have to pay the difference, if you bought GAP ins with your car they will screw you too and only pay a certain amount as well NOT the rest of what your primary ins co doesnt pay like promised from the dealer when you bought the car:mad:

just speakin from experience,,,but good luck to you and glad the wifes ok

Without a lot of extra verbage -- what JohnnyLaw said. And do it now!!!!!!!!

happened to me did what johnnylaw suggested, only long time ago, lawyers are good at what they do. get one

bummer man, hope all works out well in the end

at the bare minimum dont sign anything until you or your wife goes over it with a lawyer, dont let the insurance company slick you into signing ANYTHING making you think your being taken care of.

PLUS!!! An attorney will not only get after your ins co to make sure they pay everything they need to, the attorney will also go after the a$$wipe with no ins,

ooohhh yessss, I could take off on this subject and go for days:mad:

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Originally Posted by rugsrme

Let it out brother (is that better than sir?), good to hear no one was hurt. It's going to be "Fun" as you say with the insurance unless you have a good one (some are not too bad to deal with). Good luck my friend, it has to be more difficult not being here to help deal with it.

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much better rugs, I already have to deal with youngsters every day that make me feel really old.

Johny Law and every one else thanks for the advice. We already have a lawyer on the job. So far our insurance (Preuitt Ins. out of Sedalia) is treating us pretty darn well and we hope it stays that way.

The non smoking is going fairly well, definitely not a cold-turkey, I have had about 5 in the past two weeks. Considering I was a pack a day habit I think that is pretty good. I am still chewing but about a half can a day working my way away from that as well.

Just got back from a road trip, considering where I am at right now doesn't have the best reputation it has been really quiet and pleasant around here. Maybe the breeze is blowing in some change for these people. For most of them I pray that it comes soon. One of our biggest battles over here seems to be mis-information. The truth is starting to get around, they had to come to the realization themselves. I will be curious to see how the election results are received but it is their process. I got to see my first ink stained fingers too, pretty neat to see. Kinda makes you smile. Just about as much as driving through a town and seeing school kids, boys and girls leaving their school with smiling faces.

Sorry to hear of the troubles back home, I am sure that is the last thing you needed to deal with. Stay strong, it will all work out.

"The non smoking is going fairly well, definitely not a cold-turkey, I have had about 5 in the past two weeks. Considering I was a pack a day habit I think that is pretty good. I am still chewing but about a half can a day working my way away from that as well."

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5 per day = not bad = you are almost there = thanks for serving our country = never give up = that is unless you are giving up a bad habit!

Best of luck with the insurance company, not that I would want them to play favorites, but wouldn't mind it if they treated you a little extra special:)

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"The non smoking is going fairly well, definitely not a cold-turkey, I have had about 5 in the past two weeks. Considering I was a pack a day habit I think that is pretty good. I am still chewing but about a half can a day working my way away from that as well."

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5 per day = not bad = you are almost there = thanks for serving our country = never give up = that is unless you are giving up a bad habit!

Best of luck with the insurance company, not that I would want them to play favorites, but wouldn't mind it if they treated you a little extra special:)

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No that is 5 total over two weeks, not 5 a day. I have to say that all my dealings with businesses and companies are usually extremely pleasant when they find out I am military. There are some benefits which I take advantage of when possible.

Sorry to hear about your wife having a car wreck...first thing, I'm glad she's okay. Your insurance should come through for you...if they don't get what you can then drop them. Thanks for your service supporting our freedom. God speed on a safe return back to the good ol' USA.

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No that is 5 total over two weeks, not 5 a day. I have to say that all my dealings with businesses and companies are usually extremely pleasant when they find out I am military. There are some benefits which I take advantage of when possible.

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I'm glad to see the battles of all kinds are going well for you.
I think the benefits you take advantage of should be entitled to folks like you. Good luck and god bless you and your family. I can't wait to meet you some day, I get down to "Bob Knoster" a few times a year :D

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I'm glad to see the battles of all kinds are going well for you.
I think the benefits you take advantage of should be entitled to folks like you. Good luck and god bless you and your family. I can't wait to meet you some day, I get down to "Bob Knoster" a few times a year :D

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I look forward to it as well. I have about 70 days to go.

I have also been there myself.

I was hit by a Nigerian exchange student when I lived in Jefferson City, MO several years ago. What this kid did was go and get insurance then went and got his car license then went back to the insurance company and canceled his car insurance.

He had the nerve to tell me that I should feel sorry for him since he was a visitor to our country. Well since he was a member of my church at the time, stupid me, I didn't get a lawyer. I turned it into my State Farm agent and it was a real mess. There wasn't enough damage for my insurance company to cover. I had a high deductable back then. I even contacted some law makers in Jefferson City about changing the law. And we all know that didn't help!

I finally got mad because this jerk was continuing to drive without any insurance and also becoming a major free loader at the church. I had people at church tell me to forgive and forget. Well this southern redneck hillbilly may forgive but I don't forget. I finally went to him and kindly told him what happens to people who mess with rednecks :eek:. Told him myself and some of my redneck buddies might have to give him a visit to collect :D. That kind of opened the boys eyes a little and I finally did get my money!

Ah maybe if I had known Beagleman back then I wouldn't have had any problems!