[berettafan]

in the hopes that it might make someone else's lousy week a touch better I am sharing my experiences this week.

my beautiful brand new tundra was attacked by a "big, like 10 point big' buck on the way to work the other day. 1500 miles on it and the damn thing does $4,600 in damage. i'm the guy that parks far away from others and seeks end spots to avoid door dings.

then I find out I don't have rental car coverage. I mean who the heck wants their car fixed but wants to walk to work for 2 weeks while it gets done? it's like those awful insurance commercials. my fault really but still would've appreciated having it suggested to me.

I tell myself to get over it, there are people, even right here on Pelican, dealing with real problems and the majority of the worlds population would happily trade their list of problems for mine. and of course it's darn sure the truth. first world problems.

so today i get the good news that my insurance has approved the estimate i got from my chosen body shop. great! i'll drop the truck off today and they are ready to start tearing it down! i think i'll run up to the store and grab a few snacks for the office.

get in the truck I've parked far away so i don't have to look out my window and see the damage.

put it in reverse.

beep beep bee...crunch.


as my friend says eff me with a brick, what'd i hit a light pole or something?


no, a 535.

i guess the good news is it's just a bit of cracking of the paint on the bumper cover and POSSIBLY a slight crease in it. under $1k for sure if not $500. my truck, well the plastic bumper corner is ready to fall off. of course it has sonar and backup sensors in it galore. better my truck than his car though.

the guy works for a client of mine. great. i feel particularly terrible as typically a guy driving a 535 around here actually cares about his car and likes it. this is a rural area and bimmers aren't like camrys.

apologized every way i possibly could and of course told him i will of course pay for all repairs and compensate him for his time. doing this out of pocket since i don't think my insurance company would appreciate hearing from me again so soon. i mean the first thing was the damn deer's fault as he hit me, i didn't hit him. it's stunning how much damage a big buck can do to the side of a truck. sheet metal is so thin these days.

just feeling like a total schmuck right now. can't do anything about a deer determined to kill himself but what kind of ******* backs into a damn bmw like that. rear camera, blind spot alert, backup sensors, the whole damn nine yards and still i tap the poor buys bumper.

God bless America that i live in a place where these are my problems right? my lord my confidence is rattled right now.