[2000Z-71]

I had posted last weekend about my truck literally being run over by a Waste Management garbage truck. It's been decalared a total, my insurance company has offered a fair settlement for it and is taking care of me.

What I can't believe is the conduct of Waste Management. From day one their lawyers came out swinging and intimidating. I won't go into details since this is currently in dispute. They have denied any responsibility and I will be out my deductible until the insurance companies settle. The lady who stopped and gave a statement and was extremely helpful on the day of the inident now can not be reached and is not returning phone calls.

What I've learned from this week, it's not about right and wrong and establishing fault, it's about who has the best attorney and files first.

[rpoz-29]

That sucks, but check this out. Last summer I was hit from the left by a dragster at Virginia Motorsport Park, which is private property. He was returning from a pass. The car was a '68 Camaro with a glass front end. He hit my '86 F-150 so hard it took the tire off the rim on the RIGHT side. The frame was bent , the door on the right wouldn't open, and there was a gap of over 3 inches between the cowl and the hood. Driver gets out screaming WTF was I doing? The owner comes up calling ME an ignorant SOB, MF etc. I keep my cool because I know I'm not at fault. I finally have enough of this ass, and tell track security to make him leave or he'll get the fight he's trying to start. The driver needs stitches, but refuses medical transportation. To make a long story short...my insurance company COVERS these assholes! Poor driver couldn't work for a week because of 5 stitches, the candy-ass. The story they get is that I was speeding. Was in an area I wasn't supposed to be in, and besides, the driver was hurt. I had permission to be where I was, and if I was speeding, how the hell did a 2800# racecar twist the frame on a 4500# truck? He was hurt only because he had unbuckled his harness. A friend of a friend bowls with the driver and said he later admitted to running around 45-50 mph,(the speed limit is 15mph), but still felt it was my fault. If it ever happens again on private property, I'll tell them to call the police, or KMA. and the next jerk that swears at me like that will need a trip to the dentist as well. Thank you. I feel better now. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif)