"Funktheduck" (funktheduck)
07/16/2019 at 12:16 • Filed to: None
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"Funktheduck" (funktheduck)
07/16/2019 at 12:16 • Filed to: None | 1
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Bad news first: my car got hit in a parking lot. Didn’t think it looked too bad but I got an estimate done yesterday and it’s over $1600. The lady that hit my car doesn’t speak much English so I’m gonna have a friend do translating for me.
The good news is all my parts for my new computer finally came in and I got it put together. Took hours and several different methods to get the bios updated but it finally took around 11 last night. It got too late for me to mess with windows. That’ll be a job for tonight.
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 12:23 |
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Question, why do you need a translator past “give me your insurance documents”?
Just report it to her insurer and move on with the claim
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Funktheduck
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
07/16/2019 at 12:24 |
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They wanted to pay out of pocket so I thought I’d be nice enough to give them that option.
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CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 12:28 |
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I wouldn’t. Seriously, value your time. Also, they may have an option to reimburse their insurer?
The insurer will have agreed rates/pricing with bodyshops and your life will be easier.
I would never entertain anything outside of notification of their insurer. Plus, they hit you, they are a higher risk and their premiums should go up.
The Ghost of Oppo
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 12:28 |
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How did she do that? Did she nail you and create the dent, then back up and then slightly side swipe you?
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 12:32 |
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That’s a bummer on the car getting hit in that spot. There’s a lot going on right there in terms of surfaces/creases and ra di i. It’ll take a good body man some time working his magic to get it looking right.
Discerning
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
07/16/2019 at 12:42 |
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This is my mentality as well but there are a lot of people who think like funktheduck
I am firmly in the camp of not even going through my own insurance. There isn’t any point if they are at fault and doing so can actually hurt your insurance rates because you utilized them to handle the issue (USAA may not give you certain discounts anymore for example).
It was obnoxious but I went through the other driver’ s insurance. Fo ught my case for about a week, escalating it each time. Requested they view the officers body cam and report. In the end, they essentially admitted their client (who had committed a hit and run) was lying and likely submitting false documents.
I mean, the officer looked at his car and found damage but the guy submitted photos to progressive that showed no damage. Kind of an obvious conflict there.
Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
07/16/2019 at 12:43 |
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Generally, insurance “ punishment” for an at-fault collision here in CA costs somewhere around $3k over 3 years, assuming you aren’t already on the hook for another one.
It’s unfortunate that this here driver can’t speak English, but if the damage looks like it’s under $2k I would immediately ask for a shop quote and pay for it out-of-pocket . Nicely, of course.
Nibby
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 12:48 |
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BeaterGT
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 12:58 |
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Good luck with Windows (and the car!). Fresh install? I’ll be doing the same on Thursday.
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Funktheduck
> BeaterGT
07/16/2019 at 13:27 |
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All new Ryzen build. Haven’t built a pc in around 15 years. Haven’t used windows beyond a little here or there in 7.
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Funktheduck
> The Ghost of Oppo
07/16/2019 at 13:29 |
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She was backing out and cut the wheel too soon
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BeaterGT
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 13:41 |
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Similar story here, first AMD/ Ryzen build after coming from an Intel build 8 years ago .
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Funktheduck
> BeaterGT
07/16/2019 at 14:00 |
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I went with a b450 board which means I needed to do the flash first before my 3600x would work. Should’ve been simple but was a PITA
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Funktheduck
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
07/16/2019 at 14:00 |
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I took your advice and contacted their insurance directly
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BeaterGT
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 14:02 |
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B450 here as well, but with a 2600. From what I’ve been reading, I should be fine? Hoping so.
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Funktheduck
> BeaterGT
07/16/2019 at 14:30 |
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You’re good. The issue is the older boards and new CPUs. If I wanted to spend as much on a board as I did on my cpu I could’ve gone X570 and been fine.
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BeaterGT
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 14:35 |
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Cool, thanks! How much did you spend on the 3600x if you don’t mind me asking? I t seems like I’m always buying one gen behind which saves me some money but instills the feeling of inadequacy among the latest and greatest products . Such is the nature of PC building.
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Funktheduck
> BeaterGT
07/16/2019 at 14:46 |
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$250. I bought it before the reviews came out showing the 3600 was only a few percent slower in games. I don’t regret it though.
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BeaterGT
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 15:19 |
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I wouldn’t! Doesn’t it come with a better cooler as well?
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Funktheduck
> BeaterGT
07/16/2019 at 15:29 |
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It does! Might upgrade in the future but I’m fine with stock for now
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 19:14 |
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My gaming machine runs Win10, but I have Linux Mint 19.1 on my laptop which I actually use more day-to-day! Win10 has been pretty stable and trouble free though, for me.
GLiddy
> Funktheduck
07/16/2019 at 21:26 |
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Was this her?
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Funktheduck
> GLiddy
07/18/2019 at 15:17 |
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How can someone be so bad at parking?
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GLiddy
> Funktheduck
07/18/2019 at 16:27 |
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I have ladies in my life that could possibly do this. Call me a chauvinist pig, or I’m mansplaining or whatever, but I see it more in the women than the men. Perhaps its just that girls never played with cars when they were little or something. They don’t seem to get the “swing” on the turning end of the vehicle. Cars do not track true in a turn (unless you have 4 wheel steering of course) and they just don’t get it. I’m digging myself a hole I won’t get out of, so I will shut up. Shut up just as I do when my wife starts cutting the wheel before she has cleared her parking spot when there is 30 feet of clearance behind her.
I feel your pain at your car being damaged. Both of my cars have damaged front ends from the female drivers in my family. I’ll show myself out now.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> GLiddy
08/07/2019 at 12:13 |
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