Ouch. Could have been worse tho. Good time to put in a rollpan and have him
pay for it.
You'd of thought the driver would have at least took the time to go into the
diner and find out who's it was. It's not like you were at the mall or
something.
Marty
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""Paul.Tomlinson"" <Paul.Tomlinson@gov.yk.ca> wrote in message
news:6DD7370C9452D31192A10008C75D07530AD9ACF6@raptor.gov.yk.ca...
>
> Ah Friday, such a lovely day. The weather was beautiful and the weekend
was
> in full swing. I was out with a friend for dinner and the appetizers had
> just been served as the waitress comes up and says those words we all
loath
> to hear "Excuse me sir, are you driving a blue pickup with a canopy?"
> After a long slow sip on my drink I answer yes, and she continues "Ah, I
> think your truck has just been hit by a motorhome..." Well I think you
can
> all imagine the pictures running through my head at this time, but as I
ran
> outside I found the damage to be minimal, the motorhome had only brushed
the
> rear bumper. Of course the bumper is bent, and the paint rubbed off, but
at
> least he didn't hit the body of the truck. The owner of the motorhome had
> already left, but he left a note with his card and name and said he will
pay
> for the damage, but he won't be back home for two weeks.
>
> So now for the estimates... I imagine the motorhome owner is going to be
> surprised because I think that the damage is going to cost a lot more than
> he expects, it may not look that bad, but I am going to make sure that it
is
> fixed properly. On the plus side I was already thinking of taking the
truck
> in to get some rock chips in the paint professionally fixed, so I might as
> well do it now.
>
> Sometimes with all the idiots opening doors into my truck, and now this, I
> am sure that I am not driving an Intense Blue truck, but one with a big
red
> bulls eye painted on the side...
>
> Paul
>
> 2001 Intense Blue (Slightly scraped) CC 4x4 4.7 5-Speed
>
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