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jonharky 12:51 PM 01-01-2009
Me personally I have backed into a parked car while in a work van and even though I did damage to my van and not to the car parked I still left a note. I found out today that somebody had backed into my car and drove off without a note. This isn't the first time this has happened, this is the third. Different vehicles not the same one. I am so tired of this ****. That I have to spend my hard earn money to get my car fixed because some jackass hit it.

Just needed to vent and thanks for reading

Jon:-)
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AD720 01:42 PM 01-01-2009
I'm with you dude. This was my car last year -

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H&R right in front of the house.We lived on a pretty busy street too. :-)

It is amazing to me how selfish someone can be.
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MadAl 01:48 PM 01-01-2009
That so sucks!

Is that an Outback? What year? Gotta '98
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AD720 01:58 PM 01-01-2009
Originally Posted by MadAl:
That so sucks!

Is that an Outback? What year? Gotta '98
01 Outback H6 :-)
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SmoknTaz 02:02 PM 01-01-2009
I find that a lot of people now a days have a lack of respect and regard for others and their possession/property. My truck was recently broken into right in front of my house on the street and yes I felt violated and I feel your anger. I also believe in karma so the violators will get whats coming to them.

Be angry, be mad, hell I'm still mad. I'm also an optimist. We live the best part of the world. Things could be a lot worse. I'm thankful for my family and for having the ability to provide and live comfortably. Here's to a better year! :-) Cheers!
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karmaz00 02:22 PM 01-01-2009
thats suck man
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heavyd 02:59 PM 01-01-2009
This doesn't surprise me at all. I saw someone back into a car in a Costco parking lot last November. It was a significant hit. I was in my car in a position where the guy could not see me. I watched him get out and look around. He went back to his car and jotted something down. He put what looked like a business card in the wiper blade of the car he hit and drove away. I got out of my car and as I passed the vehicle on the way into the store I looked at the note. It was a plain White piece of paper with nothing written on it. I didn't get the guy's plate because he left the parking area in the opposite direction. I left my business card in the wiper blade with a note for the owner to call me. The owner did call and I gave him the suspect description and vehicle description. Without a plate though, prosecution will be impossible. I wish I would have walked past the cars before the guy left, that way I would have had plate info. His actions seemed pretty legit to me at the time, but the way he looked around after the collision gave me pause as I thought about it more. Oh well...next time!
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Ace$nyper 03:02 PM 01-01-2009
I had a lady back into me when I was opening my door at a parking lot and she drove off.

No damage but still.

To be fair, if she died in a fire, I'd probably not pee on her.
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elderboy02 03:03 PM 01-01-2009
I absolutely hate people that do this. If you screw up, take responsibility for your actions.
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tchariya 03:24 PM 01-01-2009
Originally Posted by Ace$nyper:
I had a lady back into me when I was opening my door at a parking lot and she drove off.

No damage but still.

To be fair, if she died in a fire, I'd probably not pee on her.
But if there was not a single drop of water around...you could help put out the fire with your pee....just pee around her.
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Cigary 04:04 PM 01-01-2009
Originally Posted by elderboy02:
I absolutely hate people that do this. If you screw up, take responsibility for your actions.
I agree but in this day and time people are more proactive in finding ways not to be responsible or at the very least, looking for excuses not to be responsible. I have been a victim of H&R more times than I care to talk about. When I see someone hit another car anywhere or do damage, I walk over and act like I'm just concerned and start talking with the person who did the damage and I stay there until they take action or I tell them that they should leave a note with their name, license and insurance and I don't walk away until they do it. I would expect someone to do the same for me. If we all make people accountable when they do wrong things are bound to change. If you don't step up to the plate, things remain the same.
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heavyd 04:41 PM 01-01-2009
Cigary, a quick quick question: If the info they leave is BS, how will you know? Do you ask to see their insurance card, etc? Surely you don't try to verify their license and insurance info unless you are a cop / security guard in uniform. Don't get me wrong, your intentions are good :-). ...Just kinda curious how this all transpires.
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tobii3 05:47 PM 01-01-2009
just some advice...always keep a camera in your car/truck for that "Kodak Moment"

I've actually used my digital camera a number of times for dumbasses that hit cars in parking lots, look around, then drive off.....I've taken pics of their car and their plates....

Integrity is Non-Negotiable
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heavyd 06:25 PM 01-01-2009
Originally Posted by tobii3:
just some advice...always keep a camera in your car/truck for that "Kodak Moment"

I've actually used my digital camera a number of times for dumbasses that hit cars in parking lots, look around, then drive off.....I've taken pics of their car and their plates....

Integrity is Non-Negotiable
Good advise. The problem with "getting the plate" is that unless you can identify the person driving the car, no one can be charged with hit and run (at least that's the case here in Cal). Identifying the driver at a later date can be difficult.
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heavyd 06:27 PM 01-01-2009
Originally Posted by tobii3:
just some advice...always keep a camera in your car/truck for that "Kodak Moment"

I've actually used my digital camera a number of times for dumbasses that hit cars in parking lots, look around, then drive off.....I've taken pics of their car and their plates....

Integrity is Non-Negotiable
Good advise. The problem with "getting the plate" is that unless you can identify the person driving the car, no one can be charged with hit and run (at least that's the case here in Cal). Identifying the driver at a later date can be difficult.

duplicate post, sorry

Follw the driver and call 911 from your cell...if you have one. my 2 cents :-)
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barbourjay 07:11 PM 01-01-2009
when i was still in VA my car was hit on 3 separate occasions and not once did the driver stick around. most of it was minor damage but the last one caused the whole trunk to cave in.

i moved to FL and had a good streak of luck for the past few years, until november last year. went to the movie and was walking on the crosswalk. a 16 year old kid slammed into me while i was walking past his driver side headlamp. he literally didn't look once and just turned right into me never stopping. i rolled up on the hood and windshield and landed on my feet and started yelling at him. he took off and they never found him. luckily i was just bruised. he was only going like 5-10MPH.
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