Miata Mailing List: July 1995, Message #90
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   From: Aengus 
Subject: Re: He hit Bibi!
   Date: Wed, 5 Jul 1995 02:18:54 -0400

Robb Baer said:

> I don't think that people in trucks and vans can see us when 
> they are backing up...  But what can you do.

Well, the guy that backed into me as I followed him out of a parking
lot (he decided the oncoming traffic needed more room than the 1 1/2
lanes it already had) on Saturday apparently couldn't see me.  This
had less to do with the fact that he was driving a Bronco, though,
than that he didn't turn around to look before backing up.  I leaned
on the horn (stock -- gotta get airs), but that didn't alert him
either.  Crunch, ouch.

We get out, look at the damage -- none to the Bronco, dings in my
front bumper -- he admits fault, says do him a favour, call him when
I've got the quote 'cause he'd like not to do it through insurance.  I
get the quote today (~$285 Canadian), phone him this evening: "Well,
I've been thinking about it and I feel I'm not to blame because you
got behind me awfully fast"!  So, tomorrow I get to spend lots of time
with insurance adjusters.  Jerk.

Aengus "ready for Mudflapping" MacIntosh
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Aengus MacIntosh        |  The opinions expressed herein will be those
amacintosh@actcorp.com  |  of ACT Inc. when my genius is recognized.
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92 yellow SE -- who says, "what d'you mean, 'your' front bumper!"