Someone Dented my pickup today.

[Deere Dude]

I pulled into an empty spot on the left of the row of cars. No sooner than I pulled mostly in the guy on the right started backing out toward the right and I could see his front end just miss my side as he was just looking over his shoulder to the right. Something else to watch out for now.

 

[Howling]

I got rear ended last year while stopped in traffic. She said flip flop slid off brake paddle. Hitch ball right thru bumper

 

[Otto Syracuse]

My Mother backed into my car while it was parked in her driveway. It took me a few days to realize how it happened, when I asked her about it, she said, "I thought I heard something!". Maybe whoever did it, didn't even realize it.

I had a truck park so close to me at the grocery store I couldn't get in my car until he left. Plus he had at least 6' on the other side of his truck! Spent a good five minutes telling myself not to slam my grocery cart into his truck. Went back into the store and walked around for a while to cool off, when I came back, he was gone.

 

[Deere Dude]

My Mother backed into my car while it was parked in her driveway. It took me a few days to realize how it happened, when I asked her about it, she said, "I thought I heard something!". Maybe whoever did it, didn't even realize it.

I had a truck park so close to me at the grocery store I couldn't get in my car until he left. Plus he had at least 6' on the other side of his truck! Spent a good five minutes telling myself not to slam my grocery cart into his truck. Went back into the store and walked around for a while to cool off, when I came back, he was gone.

In my more rascalous days I came out of a Bonanza steakhouse and somebody parked 6" away from the drivers side and there was no way to get in. The passenger side was a little better so I could just squeeze in. I had just finished eating a pile of chocolate mousse and was still coating my mouth so I worked up a big mouthful of goo and shot it all over the side window of the guy that blocked me in. Yah, I know it was childish, but it sure felt good at the time.

 

[TomSeller]

In my more rascalous days I came out of a Bonanza steakhouse and somebody parked 6" away from the drivers side and there was no way to get in. The passenger side was a little better so I could just squeeze in. I had just finished eating a pile of chocolate mousse and was still coating my mouth so I worked up a big mouthful of goo and shot it all over the side window of the guy that blocked me in. Yah, I know it was childish, but it sure felt good at the time.

What, you didn't toss your stale Fritos followed by cold coffee on his windshield too? . I always seem to have reserves of both.

 

[Coyote machine]

Way back in the 70's a truck with a bunch of drunk black guys ran into the back of my parked Volvo. I happened to be near the window of my workplace office and ran out. They were in a daze, and wanted to take off. I asked them to stop and called the police, who had a station on the block. The police came, we took the info, they drove off. they had rear ended the quarter panel badly and didn't seem at all concerned. I was pissed, but could not do much to change the outcome. My work building was in the black section of town, and drunk crashes were not uncommon, there or in the wealthier white areas. Everybody seemed to drink and drive.:confused3:

Anyway, I had to battle with the insurance co forever, but eventually got them to pay for me to rent my GF's car while mine was in the shop. I went to where Volvo sent the car to be fixed to find they had broken the other quarter panel tail light assembly. I went to the mayor of the town after trying to deal with the Volvo dealer, and the speeka the no English body shop, to no avail.
Eventually got it back, fixed. Big headache.

Here in VT some drunk skiers lost control of their SUV in the theatre parking lot and somehow found my XC-70 Ocean Race-Blue station wagon. They missed the light pole I purposely parked next to and hit my driver's side rear door, front door and took out my mirror, etc. I called the police. They eventually showed and I showed them how it must have happened. The officer found the skid marks and filled out a report. No note from the scofflaws, nothing. Because I had a police report and could show hit and run, it cost me nothing but aggravation.

Just came out of on site hotel parking in Burlington a week ago. Some idiot decided to use my 2015 Forerunner hood for skribble practice, down to the primer. I haven't done anything about that one yet.

Also years ago my mother was unpacking her car curbside at night. A drunk guy, himself the prior victim of drunk driving, ran into the car behind her, drove off and left her for dead in the street. Broken legs, and all kinds of trauma at around 70 years old. I got the call, the next day. Guy was uninsured, no license, (suspended for DUI's), and his family hired the local best lawyer to fight his case. Mom suffered long rehab, excruciating pain, etc. I had to twist her arm to even get her to think about suing the uninsured drunk motorist. She got nothing out of it. The insurance co supplied a low level idiot attorney and between them she got the raw deal.

I carry a 5 mil umbrella policy on my properties and vehicles to keep these idiots at bay as best as possible. It is a war out there - I've seen it, and it's NOT getting better anytime soon.

 

[Dftodd]

Also, I've been run off the road twice in the last 6 months or so and in both cases, the drivers who almost hit me head on kept going. Very frustrating today that nobody seems to care about anybody else or their stuff they work hard for.

We used to have an issue where I worked in florida with folks running us off the road. Boss finally said to make sure and get a piece of them too!!!! It actually looked better for our insurance to have the other person charged Course a week later I was sitting in an intersection and had a women love tap the bumper on my service truck. Filed a report and made sure I had a copy of the police report so they couldn't come back and sue. Cost a can of black spray paint to fix my truck. Her car was in the body shop for a week with $1500 worth of damage

 

[Dftodd]

Years ago, I was parked in a parking garage. Minding my own buisness. There were 6 open spaces on either side of me. Was filling out paperwork and started hearing this thumping noise and feeling the truck rock a little. Looked up to see some old lady had parked next to my truck (3" maybe from the door) then tried to get out of her car :banghead: I had to physically grab her door to keep her from wracking my truck with it. Then she starts screaming bloody murder that "YOU NEED TO MOVE YOUR TRUCK", While still trying to whack my truck with her door. This women wouldn't stop. Finally had to call the cops, since I couldn't move my truck because of her car door

No liscense, car was her sons, and the women had alzheimer's. She actually snuck out of the house, and was headed to "work". Her sons insurance ended up paying for the damage to the truck.

 

[ultrarunner]

This is an excellent point... never know who is behind the wheel... and yes... it can be a real problem with Alzheimers simply because they really don't know or fully believe they can drive... to the point of pathological.

 

[Howling]

I am dealing with a neighbor that is losing it. Lost his license last after driving car off left side of road.

This video of my driveway is tip of the iceberg.