Aaaarrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhh!!!!!!

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck) 05/25/2016 at 08:07 • Filed to: None

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Dangit! I tried to do the right thing and got burned for it. My daughter and I were on our way to a school function. At the four-way stop near our house, someone lost a 2x4 with a couple of metal hinge plates on it. Everyone was trying to maneuver around it instead of just picking it up. So, when it was my turn to go through the intersection, I opened my door and grabbed the board. I then rolled through to the other side with my door open, dragging a piece of wood. I stopped once I was clear of the intersection with the intent of getting out and tossing it into the ditch. Instead, my daughter opened her door and said, “let me help, dad.” Ok! So, I passed the board through the car. Instead of gently placing it on the ground, she decided to toss it out the door. It didn’t make it. Instead, it hit the door handle, then fell to the ground, using one of the hinge plates to take a chunk out of my newly replaced side skirt. All she could do was laugh and say, “Sorry, Daddy!” I was not amused.

vondon302 > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/25/2016 at 08:17

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Unfortunately. No good deed goes unpunished.

Stapleface > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/25/2016 at 08:33

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That sucks. But look at the bright side, it was going to get a battle scar eventually. At least you know you put it there, versus some random jackass who wasn't paying attention.

450X_FTW > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/25/2016 at 08:36

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Are you able to return the daughter for a different model?

TheRealBicycleBuck > Stapleface 05/25/2016 at 08:36

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Technically, SHE put it there. I would have felt better about it if it happened while I was in a full-oppo slide around a corner on a gravel road and caught a branch. Ok, perhaps that would have never happened, but I can dream.

TheRealBicycleBuck > 450X_FTW 05/25/2016 at 09:29

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This one is pretty good, despite a few flaws. Perhaps should take the same attitude about my car.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/25/2016 at 09:54

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“Let me help, dad!”

Hah! Like any father could say no to that...

Chasaboo > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/25/2016 at 10:28

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Ah, don’t worry about it. Side skirts gotta be cheap on a Kia.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Chasaboo 05/25/2016 at 11:35

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Ouch.

So, the numbers - $233 for a replacement skirt. Add another hundred or so to get it painted. And now my afternoon will be consumed not with work, but with videos on making side skirt repairs.