I propose a toast

[cjsmith]

Random status:

Called insurance companies (both). Called other driver to confirm license plate number. Appears fairly certain other guy's insurance is accepting liability. Guy on phone said so, anyway.

I don't even have collision insurance. Oddly, this amuses me. (Years ago I decided the car wasn't worth enough to keep paying that bit.)

I will now confirm, never having been a customer of theirs, that State Farm is very nice to deal with in the initial stages of a claim. So is AAA, where I am insured.

Lots of meetings today. The lunch one ran very long, and then the 2pm didn't start until 230 and lasted until after five. This would have to be the day I'm playing phone tag with two insurance companies! Bailed out on a trip to a company we're working with in MtView. No time left; that'll have to be Monday. Also bailed on two reference-check phone calls. Drat. Want that wrapped up, darnit. Well, it's just not been a good day, that's all.

Escaped the office and went to my chiropractor before he closed up for the day. Got a gentle once-over and some good advice.

Canceled tomorrow's flight because I have no clue how I am going to feel in the morning and it will be too late to cancel by then.

Drove the crippled beast home. Parked backwards in the garage so I could exit the car.


Now that I'm not flying in the next 24h, and I'm not driving anywhere tonight, and I have had one hell of a day, I am settling down to some DRINKING.

I propose a toast. To our mechanized servants/companions, stolid beasts of burden, haulers of heavy loads in punishing conditions. To the one, loyal for seventeen years, who gave its life for mine today.

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I thiiiiiiiink their check minus the salvage might be nothing. If (handwave handwave) I can get $1500 for it, and then I buy back the car, I've bought a perfectly fine engine with only 130k miles on it plus a LOT of parts that are getting expensive for 1989s. I don't know how all this works though. Maybe they don't really think much about what the parts will bring.

Is the Civic hybrid a 2-seater? I don't remember much about those. Time to go look.

[jb98.livejournal.com]

Honda says it seats 5 adults comfortably, but I've been in the back seat with two other adults and it wasn't comfortable. There's plenty of room for 4 though with lots of leg room. It held most of my belongings packed to the ceiling when my sister drove it cross country for me, and I'm always surprised at what fits.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I'll go check out the size and suchlike. Thank you!