Guess I'm not going to the coin shop on my day off. Also known as a tree branch fell on my car...

SiriusBlack · October 15, 2018 11:39AM

Stupid Santa Ana winds dropped a branch on my car and messed it up. According to the property managers of the condo complex they don't cover it because it's an act of god. Glad I have full insurance coverage for me car.

Post some cool coins to cheer me up please!

thebeav · October 15, 2018 11:43AM

I can't believe the property manager.
Now why would God wanna drop a branch on your car ?

BAJJERFAN · October 15, 2018 11:48AM

@thebeav said:
I can't believe the property manager.
Now why would God wanna drop a branch on your car ?

The Lord works in mysterious ways don'tchya know!

BryceM · October 15, 2018 11:49AM

Ah, they’ll fix that. Just surface damage. I was expecting to see something like:

Sorry. Been watching too much hurricane coverage on the news.

asheland · October 15, 2018 11:52AM

Dang!

metalmeister · October 15, 2018 11:53AM

Tat will buff out

Catbert · October 15, 2018 11:58AM

@metalmeister said:
Tat will buff out

Talk about "dropping a log" (see what's between his legs!).

WildIdea · October 15, 2018 12:00PM

Yeah, you can still drive yours to the coin shop, just don’t blow your deductible.

SiriusBlack · October 15, 2018 12:03PM

@WildIdea said:
Yeah, you can still drive yours to the coin shop, just don’t blow your deductible.

Indeed! It just sucks because the catalytic converter went out last month even though I'm under 60K Miles. They warrantied the repair, but broke my windshield in the process. Got that fixed and was great. Then last week the panel under the engine that covers it for protection and aerodynamics and stuff came loose while I was driving, so I took it back in again. They fixed it fast, apparently when they were doing the other work they removed it and when they reinstalled one of the clips came loose so the wind go in with driving and pulled it down. Now I get to take it back in for this.
Batting a thousand in the past 30 days.

Aspie_Rocco · October 15, 2018 12:05PM

Sorry to hear about your car!
The winds have destroyed many trees around my city. One in my yard. I passed these precariously leaning palms earlier

TommyType · October 15, 2018 12:07PM

@SiriusBlack said:

@WildIdea said:
Yeah, you can still drive yours to the coin shop, just don’t blow your deductible.

Indeed! It just sucks because the catalytic converter went out last month even though I'm under 60K Miles. They warrantied the repair, but broke my windshield in the process. Got that fixed and was great. Then last week the panel under the engine that covers it for protection and aerodynamics and stuff came loose while I was driving, so I took it back in again. They fixed it fast, apparently when they were doing the other work they removed it and when they reinstalled one of the clips came loose so the wind go in with driving and pulled it down. Now I get to take it back in for this.
Batting a thousand in the past 30 days.

I'm not much of a "car guy".....but if they broke the windshield while replacing your catalytic converter, that takes a special kind of "OOooooppppssss", I think.

SiriusBlack · October 15, 2018 12:12PM

@TommyType said:

I'm not much of a "car guy".....but if they broke the windshield while replacing your catalytic converter, that takes a special kind of "OOooooppppssss", I think.

In this case blame Ford. The way the car is designed, half the engine compartment is under the dash. I can't even replace my battery myself because you have to remove engine parts to get to it. Apparently part of the repair is removing the windshield whipper blades and in doing so, his tool slipped and wack!

SkyMan · October 15, 2018 12:23PM

Ouch. Good luck with everything!

thisistheshow · October 15, 2018 12:32PM

Some days, a trip to the coin shop is just not meant to be.

Sorry about your car!

SanctionII · October 15, 2018 12:41PM

If the property manager is an atheist, I would find his or her statement to be:

Confusing;
Ironic; and
Inexplicable.

logger7 · October 15, 2018 12:42PM

Sorry for your damage. I've been doing a lot of log splitting, around here stump wood logs are usually over 400#, at least a few of them, lots of fun to split.

SiriusBlack · October 15, 2018 12:44PM

@logger7 said:
Sorry for your damage. I've been doing a lot of log splitting, around here stump wood logs are usually over 400#, at least a few of them, lots of fun to split.

I'm actually amazed at the damage for the size of the branch. it wasn't huge. Obviously enough though

Timbuk3 · October 15, 2018 12:46PM

Yikes, sorry to hear that. Hope you find something good at your local B&M shop when you do have the chance to go !!!

ParlousJoe · October 15, 2018 12:57PM

Ummm, what kind of car is it that you own? If you don't mind me asking.

I've already owned a truck years ago that was in the shop it seemed about every other week and going to be buying a new car and don't ever want to go through that again!

Kkathyl · October 15, 2018 12:59PM

Here you go

SiriusBlack · October 15, 2018 1:00PM

@ParlousJoe said:
Ummm, what kind of car is it that you own? If you don't mind me asking.

I've already owned a truck years ago that was in the shop it seemed about every other week and going to be buying a new car and don't ever want to go through that again!

Ford Escape 2013!
I love the car other than the design flaw with the battery location. I've just had rotten luck the past few months I guess. The other half of the branch is on the other side of the car out of view. It broke in three pieces when it hit apparently.

Kkathyl · October 15, 2018 1:00PM

SiriusBlack · October 15, 2018 1:01PM

@Kkathyl said:
Here you go

Awesome!! I love Seated's!!

FranklinHalfAddict · October 15, 2018 1:03PM

telephoto1 · October 15, 2018 1:06PM

If that were my car I'd start thinking it was cursed. Oh, and I'm not totally buying the act of god defense by the landlord. If the tree had disease or wind damage prior you could press the issue I believe.

ParlousJoe · October 15, 2018 1:16PM

Hmmm, my daughter just bought a new one of those Ford Escape's (a fully loaded v6 4x4 model) to take to school with her back in Utah @Siriusblack, when I rode and looked over the car, it seemed to be a decently built car. She loves hers, hopefully it has just been a little bad luck that hopefully ends now for you! Good luck with yours for now on and hopefully the condo management pays for the damages done to your vehicle.

telephoto1 · October 15, 2018 1:42PM

The tree obviously is a GM fan.

ms70 · October 15, 2018 1:46PM

"Act of God" is an excuse for not maintaining the trees.

telephoto1 · October 15, 2018 1:56PM

@ms70 said:
"Act of God" is an excuse for not maintaining the trees.

Bingo...

SiriusBlack · October 15, 2018 2:31PM

I'd normally agree with you all about not maintaining tree's but in this case I'm going to have a hard time claiming they've been negligent in maintaining trees when the past 2 weeks have been nonstop crews going through the whole area doing their once yearly tree trimming

Baley · October 15, 2018 2:37PM

@SiriusBlack said:
I'd normally agree with you all about not maintaining tree's but in this case I'm going to have a hard time claiming they've been negligent in maintaining trees when the past 2 weeks have been nonstop crews going through the whole area doing their once yearly tree trimming

Looks to me like that branch was partially sawn, and the wind finished the job. After having some of my big trees trimmed one time by a "budget" crew, branches fell for another few days.. then a wind came a few weeks later and more fell

SiriusBlack · October 15, 2018 2:43PM

@Baley said:

Looks to me like that branch was partially sawn, and the wind finished the job. After having some of my big trees trimmed one time by a "budget" crew, branches fell for another few days.. then a wind came a few weeks later and more fell

Dang!!! I guess I should look at the ends when I get home

grip · October 15, 2018 2:51PM

Call God.LOL

santinidollar · October 15, 2018 3:18PM

Hope this cheers you up. Arrived today.

santinidollar · October 15, 2018 3:20PM

And my latest Peace dollar

SiriusBlack · October 15, 2018 3:21PM

@santinidollar Those are some nice shiny's!!! I especially like the $5 Liberty! Thanks for posting!

Twobitcollector · October 15, 2018 3:31PM

ricko · October 16, 2018 7:58AM

Wow... take that car to an exorcist..... it is possessed by the 'Evil Car Demon'... Cheers, RickO

Paradisefound · October 16, 2018 10:38AM

Extra Extra cheers for you I am glad it's only the car ........

shorecoll · October 16, 2018 10:55AM

I had a 30 footer come down and miss my car by 4 feet, so I was good. On escapes, I had an old one where the back spark plug was inside the dash...I can understand that on a 67 vet but not a little 6-cylinder.

OldEastside · October 16, 2018 11:01AM

Sorry to hear that, them Santa Anna's are blowing pretty good here in Chatsworth

Steve

Guess I'm not going to the coin shop on my day off. Also known as a tree branch fell on my car...

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