Tuesday, October 11, 2011

To Whom it May Concern: You owe me $500. Hugs and Kisses- Lesley (I'm looking at YOU City of Evanston)

September 1, 2011. 8:20 am. I was sound asleep in my comfy bed. My husband got up and left for his 2nd day of orientation for grad school. At 8:25 am, I get awoken from my slumber by my hubs to come outside and take a look at something. That something happened to be our sweet, brand-new, LEASED, 2010 Toyota Corolla S, from the headlight to the taillight on the drivers side, COMPLETELY smashed in. There is a sweet little note from the City of Evanston saying "Your car has been hit by a city vehicle. Call this number and mention this case number."
(Can I Leslie Knope and side bar for a hot min?? I'm thinking, if you have to be hit, being hit by the city HAS to be the best option. You. Are. Mistaken.)
We call. And call. and FINALLY get ahold of someone, who tells us to call our insurance company. Now, if I have learned anything through this, it's that Progressive Insurance is where it's at. They have been amaze. Anyways, they get a tow, get us a rental (mind you, only for 30 days) and start working with the City so we don't have to. Turns out, our neighbor heard the crash and told us what happened!
(Luckily my husband is apparently a god to the people he serves coffee to and they recognize him HEY! PEETS GUY! HEAR WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR CAR?!)
A FIRETRUCK was turning down our street and the ladder fell off and hit my car. $14,000 worth of damage. But it's all fine!!! The city will take care of everything!!
(Bitches)
5 days later, we get a call from Progressive saying that their lawyers have done all they can (never a good sign) and apparently in Illinois, there is a law stating that if an emergency vehicle is on its way to an emergency, they aren't liable for anything that it harms in it's way.
(Really cool, Illinois. Way to have your citizens backs.)
So anyways, long story short, our insurance is covering most of it. Our car has taken 6 weeks to fix. We only had a rental for 4 weeks. It is ready this Monday, and we have to have our $500 deductible to pick up our car. $14,000 worth of damage that happened in OUR SLEEP and we STILL have to take the hit.
(This isn't points in your column, Chicago. Love ya babe, but Dallas is taking you on this one)
If you have been reading my blog posts before, you know that my fabulous hubs and I are already pretty poor. Seriously, I'm feeding my dog rice. I started buying lottery tickets.
(The Lesley with more money was so much more fun.)

Moral of the story: If you are ever anywhere NEAR Illinois, beware of government funded vehicles. They may just run into you without abandon just because they can!
It really hip and cool of you Evanston. You really owe me $14,000 and I'll take another $5,000 for the surgery I will inevitably have to have from all the wrinkle lines I'm creating. BUT, I'll be a nice southern gal and settle for just my $500 deductible so this mess doesn't actually cost US money. Thanks and have a good damn day.

(Just one more side bar. If anyone feels Jesus himself telling you to help a poor, seminary student and his hardworking hairstylist wife, I will never stop the Spirit from moving. Let me know, gurrll)
(Okay I lied. One more. Open your netflix instant stream and start watching Parks and Rec immediately. And then send me $500. The order isn't important, just that you do both. I'm kidding!)
(No. I'm Not.)

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