March 2007

Okay I've started looking at Volkswagen body parts on the internet. Reckon if I play my cards right then I can get this done for less than $1500 out of pocket. The parts are already primed and just need to be painted. This weekend I'm going to go around, get estimates and from those estimates see what parts are needed and go from there.

At the very least I just need a monkey to do the installation work. Reckon the paint can be done at Earl Scheib on the cheap. Gotta find the fucking paint code for my car.

Maybe, maybe, maybe I can get non-professional help with installing the new parts.

The cop told me that the guy who hit me had no insurance and explained that the guy was up the creek. To be honest, I do not know who was at fault. I don't want bullshit with insurance companies and lawyers unless he's going to cast the first stone.

Here's the situation from my perspective.

I'm heading south on Uintah. At 24th street I'm going to turn left so I can go to the bank. There's someone in a blue car who's turning left from the opposite direction. I see that she's stopped, give it a beat then make my turn. The guy was behind the car turning left and he decided at that time to pass her on the right just as I'm turning into 24th street. Boom.

I have a $46 dollar ticket for turning left with a mandatory court appearance to say "LOL I HAEV TEH INSURANCE SRY". Plus I'm going to see if they can knock down the points on the ticket by paying double or something. That's what I've heard of people doing back in New Jersey long before I made my journey to Colorado. Last time I had to show proof of insurance I sat through a bunch of traffic tickets where the judge changed the charge of turning left on a red, shielded light to driving with a broken headlight.

May 5^th, 2007 is my day. Two days later I have my first week off of 2007. So much for having a day off in April like I was planning in the first place.