The thing between here and suicide: A car.
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love my kids
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I'll be over to kick you in the ovaries. Gimme a sec.
Oh, the chick at the hospital was talking about how I'd probably be sorer tomorrow than I am now, and she goes, "Have you ever been in an accident before?" but I didn't hear her and thought she said something else so I said, "I'm not sure." And she stared at me for a moment like, "Wtf?" so I asked my boyfriend later, "Um, did she ask me something other than what I thought she did? Because it looked like my response made no sense to her." Maybe I should chalk that up to all the disorientation and confusion caused by my injury. Rather than just being naturally retarded.
You can kick me in the ovaries if it doesn't hurt. But I suspect it does. Still, I'll try anything once. Except gross things. And painful things. So actually, maybe we should forego the ovary-kicking and order a pizza.
You can kick me in the ovaries if it doesn't hurt. But I suspect it does. Still, I'll try anything once. Except gross things. And painful things. So actually, maybe we should forego the ovary-kicking and order a pizza.
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I think you should sell all your possessions, buy a boat and cruise to Magadascar. You won't have time to be depressed with all the crazy adventure, and you'll be like "WTF have I done? HAhahahahahaha!!!!! This shit is fucking great."
That's a good idea and actually related to another reason I forgot to mention that I don't kill myself. Only uncreative people kill themselves. What I'd do is try and go assassinate someone who needs assassinating and get shot in the process or go on a crazy crime-spree and shoot it out with the police and die in a hail of gunfire. At least then I'll have accomplished something. Plus, there's always the possibility that I'll get away with the loot and thus most of my problems will be solved and I won't have to die at all. 
*~*Iris C*~*
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Did you get his insurance information? If he caused the wreck, they should provide you with a loaner/rental car.
Negroes Against Society
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The cops wouldn't give it to me. They just gave me an "Accident Report" number, which they said will be viewable on their website within 48 hours or so, and which I assume will have such information on it/linked to it. I gave that number to my insurance people, who want me to call them back tomorrow once they assign me a representative and stuff. So I guess I'll let them figure out if I should get a rental car in the meantime or drive mine around or what.
crissie_95
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What you should do, is talk to a lawyer.
In love with a soldier
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As everyone else has said im glad your ok and that your car still works (if it had been my car id be in jail for murder cause i've got a
) Like others have suggested, i would advise you to all a lawyer. I just got done seeing a lewis and dagget commercial not too long ago i could tell you the number if youd like. Damn those commercial jingles, damn them to hell!!
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Be aware that most good personal injury lawyers (aka: ambulance chasers) will talk to you for free. Talk to a few of them. Don't just settle on the first douche that says "We'll get you a million dollars guaranteed!"
Shop around. Find out what they charge, what their fees are etc... Many will take you on and not charge if you lose but they'll take between 30 and fifty PERCENT of what you win. Others will take much less but they charge by the hour even if you lose. These guys are going to give you a realistic view of what you stand to gain and what your chances are.
Remember, you're probably not going to win anything more than his insurance covers. If he's a 25/50 douche that means his insurance ONLY covers UP to $50,000 of your bills. So if you win a 75k judgment, your attorney is likely going to take 30% of that 75k. But HIS insurance will ONLY pay you 50k. You have to get the other 25 grand out of him. If he doesn't HAVE $25,000 sitting around or 25k worth of stuff you are shit out of luck. In that case your attorney is going to take $22,500 give or take of the $50,000 you actually get.
Oh... and you can sure as hell bet Uncle Sam is going to tax you on the money too. But at least they'll only tax you on the monies you get, not the monies you are awarded.
Now, I used numbers like $75,000 as an example. There is no guarantee that you'll get anywhere near that kind of money in a case. Chances are they'll repair your car and offer you a few grand.
Your best bet is to call an attorney and talk to him. Tell him what happened and what you've done so far. Ask for realistic expectations, what s/he bills and what they think. Then call another guy and ask him the same questions. Set realistic goals and expectations. If 3 lawyers tell you "Maybe 10k and I'll take 30%" and one says "300k and I'll take 20%" that last guy is probably blowing smoke up your ass.
Finally, after lawyer shopping, settle for one that you feel comfortable doing business with. They're going to probably know a LOT of personal stuff about you such as income and such, so make sure you trust the guy before you sign ANYTHING. Do NOT sign papers with the legal eagles until you settle on who you're going to use.
Let me repeat that most important part: DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING AT THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE UNTIL YOU'VE READ IT AND ARE SURE YOU WANT TO USE THAT ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU
Shop around. Find out what they charge, what their fees are etc... Many will take you on and not charge if you lose but they'll take between 30 and fifty PERCENT of what you win. Others will take much less but they charge by the hour even if you lose. These guys are going to give you a realistic view of what you stand to gain and what your chances are.
Remember, you're probably not going to win anything more than his insurance covers. If he's a 25/50 douche that means his insurance ONLY covers UP to $50,000 of your bills. So if you win a 75k judgment, your attorney is likely going to take 30% of that 75k. But HIS insurance will ONLY pay you 50k. You have to get the other 25 grand out of him. If he doesn't HAVE $25,000 sitting around or 25k worth of stuff you are shit out of luck. In that case your attorney is going to take $22,500 give or take of the $50,000 you actually get.
Oh... and you can sure as hell bet Uncle Sam is going to tax you on the money too. But at least they'll only tax you on the monies you get, not the monies you are awarded.
Now, I used numbers like $75,000 as an example. There is no guarantee that you'll get anywhere near that kind of money in a case. Chances are they'll repair your car and offer you a few grand.
Your best bet is to call an attorney and talk to him. Tell him what happened and what you've done so far. Ask for realistic expectations, what s/he bills and what they think. Then call another guy and ask him the same questions. Set realistic goals and expectations. If 3 lawyers tell you "Maybe 10k and I'll take 30%" and one says "300k and I'll take 20%" that last guy is probably blowing smoke up your ass.
Finally, after lawyer shopping, settle for one that you feel comfortable doing business with. They're going to probably know a LOT of personal stuff about you such as income and such, so make sure you trust the guy before you sign ANYTHING. Do NOT sign papers with the legal eagles until you settle on who you're going to use.
Let me repeat that most important part: DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING AT THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE UNTIL YOU'VE READ IT AND ARE SURE YOU WANT TO USE THAT ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU
Thanks, Uber, you took away some of the mysticism that surrounds insurance for me. I never got any of that shit and those numbers, but now it actually makes a little sense.
I found one of them thar we-don't-get-paid-until-you-do lawyers and wrote them an email, so we'll see what they have to say. I'll probably check out a few others. I'm also busy with exams, though, and this happened at a shitty time.
My neck is SO sore today, man. Of course I expected it, but just to let you all know - it's exactly as expected. It's actually okay so long as I don't turn my head. Who needs to turn their head, anyway? That's owl shit, man. I've got eyeballs that move, I don't need that fancy head-turning crap. I can't look up, either, which should only be a problem if I need to... look up at something. I can probably avoid that, too.
Inexplicably, my right ear also aches. I had my head turned to the right when he bashed me, so maybe the impact sort of hurt my ear drum or something. That's all I can think of that might be responsible. Further inexplicably, I woke up today with no feet. Do you think that's related to the accident?
No just kidding, I still have feet.
I found one of them thar we-don't-get-paid-until-you-do lawyers and wrote them an email, so we'll see what they have to say. I'll probably check out a few others. I'm also busy with exams, though, and this happened at a shitty time.
My neck is SO sore today, man. Of course I expected it, but just to let you all know - it's exactly as expected. It's actually okay so long as I don't turn my head. Who needs to turn their head, anyway? That's owl shit, man. I've got eyeballs that move, I don't need that fancy head-turning crap. I can't look up, either, which should only be a problem if I need to... look up at something. I can probably avoid that, too.
Inexplicably, my right ear also aches. I had my head turned to the right when he bashed me, so maybe the impact sort of hurt my ear drum or something. That's all I can think of that might be responsible. Further inexplicably, I woke up today with no feet. Do you think that's related to the accident?
No just kidding, I still have feet.
Elizabeth Gonzalez
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I know you're busy but stop dragging your feet. Emailing them isn't going to cut it. You need to CALL an attorney NOW. The longer you wait, the harder of a fight you'll have and the less his company will pay.