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Beware weedeaters on the side of the road

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Old Jun 11, 2004 | 11:26 AM
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Angry Beware weedeaters on the side of the road

He smashed my window! I should have honked at him before I got to him.
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Old Jun 11, 2004 | 11:27 AM
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Did you pull over, or was that not an option?
We need the scoop :D
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Old Jun 11, 2004 | 11:28 AM
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At least your tint kept it from imploding.
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Old Jun 11, 2004 | 11:28 AM
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BTW, did he throw a rock, or did you drive too close to him.
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Old Jun 11, 2004 | 10:06 PM
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man that sucks let us know.
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Old Jun 11, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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wtf is a weedeater?
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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 01:12 AM
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Originally posted by nosubstitutec4s
wtf is a weedeater?
Weed whacker, line trimmer, I'm sure there are many local variants of the term.
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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 01:31 AM
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at least you're ok...that sucks though
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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 02:52 AM
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u should be glad he hit ur window and not ur door leaving behind a huge dent but yeah... that sucks! hope everything turns out fine
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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 07:34 AM
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Here is the scoop.
Driving on local surface streets, at or below the posted speed limit, I turned left onto another street. This guy, a prisoner on road crew gang, was weed wacking on the right hand side of the road. He was near the pavement but not on it. Even so I swung wide of him, in the other lane, to go around. Just as I got even with him, BAM CRASH, the sound of breaking glass.
I pulled over and backed up to him and got out and told him that he broke my window. He said "No I didn't", I said "Are you arguing with me?", he said "No sir, but I didn't see anything".
So the supervisor is just sitting in his truck and finally gets out to see what is up, lazy bastard. And I tell him about it. So he starts yelling at this guy "G____AMN you , didn't I tell you to look out for cars? That's the third one in two days!"
Third one in two days? That is getting to be expensive cheep labor. :/
So I went to the Police station and filed a report. It is a good thing the mayor is a good friend of mine. Mazda is charging $200 for the window, $100 shipping from Japan, $200 for the install and tint. $500 bucks for this fiasco!!!!!!!!
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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 07:57 AM
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I don't know about in Mississippi, but in FL window damage like that is 100% covered by your insurance company, there is no deductable, and they cannot raise your insurance rates over it.

Not a rant, but I'd personally rather the insurance company pay than costing tax payers.
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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 11:34 AM
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It is not that way in Mississippi. Mostly states that have the potential for alot of snow and ice have that law due to rocks on the roadway.
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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 11:47 AM
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gotta love FL every now and then...
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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 02:15 PM
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for how much Floridians pay for insurance it better cover it, damn old people.
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