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The Fickle Finger of Fate...

The Wreck Last month, November 18th, I was driving to work like any other Tuesday. I was yielding to oncoming traffic, as per the sign, at a major intersection, as I do five days a week minimum, when my car was rear-ended. Now, obviously, I am fine but my car was seriously damaged. Don't get me wrong, I have been driving it for nearly a month, albeit with my teeth clenched and my fingers crossed, waiting for the rear end to fall off. Finally today, after nearly a month of telephone tag with the insurance agent, I got an estimate, $3,145.97. Sounds bad. Gets worse. [See Pics Here] According to the nice fellow who gave my car a cursory exam which amounted to the equivalent of "turn your head and cough" and lasted all of three and a half minutes, this is probably enough to total my car. Yea! A Total Loss I spoke with the insurance agent, finally, and it appears his assesment mirrors that of 'Bubba' the body jock. Apparently a ten year old car with over 160,000 mile...