Worst 8 Days Ever!

Friday, August 15, 2008
Last Thursday: Aharon gets rear-ended on his drive home from work by a 16 year-old kid who has had his license for like 2 weeks. Police reports, multiple calls to State Farm, and trying to find alternate means of transportation follow.

Last Friday: Drop Aharon's car at a body shop in Richmond that works directly with State Farm, because we were told if we did it this way the estimate would be done on Friday and Aharon could pick up a loaner on his way home from work Friday if the car wasn't totaled. All day goes by with no phone call from the body shop. Aharon finally calls them at 4. They won't have the estimate done until Monday afternoon.

Saturday and Sunday: Aharon drives his huge work truck around and gets about 10 miles per gallon.

Monday: Aharon's car is not totaled! He picks up a loaner after work. They give him a 2007 Mustang!

Tuesday: We get a copy of the estimate and police report and give it to Aharon's agent at State Farm so they can recover Aharon's deductible from the insurance company of the kid who hit him.

Wednesday: Goes by quietly

Thursday: Aharon gets a call from his State Farm agent that the father of the kid who hit him is a lawyer and is stating that there was NO damage done in this accident and that Aharon and I faked the entire thing (to the tune of $2,200) to get an old clunker fixed up. (Aharon's car is NOT an old clunker). Agent promises to handle it, but Aharon is now stressed.
Also, Aharon's car can be picked up! We go to Richmond and return the loaner and then head to the shop to get his car. Everything looks fine. We leave, and I notice his rear tires are very noticeably wobbling. He also notices that his instrument panel has not been cleaned from the entire 20 ounce energy drink that spilled in it during the accident. This was listed on the damage report because it can damage the electrical system. We go back to the body shop and tell them these problems and leave them the car. We go back and get a new loaner, a 2006 Dodge Caliber.
Also, I am told by my employer that they will not be splitting the cost of my tuition like they originally told me they would do last summer. I am now officially looking for a new job.

Friday (today): We wait to see what happens with Aharon's car and the lawyer-dad of the kid who hit Aharon's car.

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