So I had my car assessed by AAMI today. And, of course, it passed with flying colours. :D
The repairs were awarded to one of my preferred panel repairers, which is awesome.
Repair costs have come to a little over $4,000.
And in two weeks, my little baby will be good as new.
I went to the skidpan on Sunday! I had a lot of fun.
Learned how to catch my car a lot better. And I'm becoming more confident with using the throttle to control where the rear of the car is pointing.
Thats the good news.
The bad news now... Totally separate to the skidpan (opposite side of the city) I was involved in a car accident. And it happened thusly;
I was following Scott to a car wash at Chermside. There was a lane closure on Lutwyche Rd just outside the Officeworks. I was in the rightmost lane, traveling at 40kmh just like the sign told me. I was passing some cars that were at a stop because of the construction. The first I noticed a problem was when my car shifted a foot to the right. Not the usual kind of turning shift… more an unnatural jarring. A sensation I’m not familiar with. I came to a stop, and after a few seconds I realised “someone’s hit me”. I looked around, noticing that none of the cars around me are moving. Except the one with its front corner in my passenger door.
We pull into the Officeworks, and begin talking about what happened. I pointed out the damage, stating that you’ve hit me. She tried to assure me that I was speeding, and she didn’t see me, and because of that, she’s not at fault. After this conversation, she refused to provide any insurance details until her husband showed up. Scott had circled around, parked nearby, and was taking photos of the damage on both cars, and the location of the accident.
Her husband shows up, and informs me that he owns a panel shop, and will happily fix any damage for free. I point out that my car is a year old, and I’m going through insurance. None too happy with this, he tells me how there’s going to be a lot of paperwork for me to go through, which I agree with, but am totally fine with. He then explains that because I’ll have an excess to pay. I explain that I wont have to pay anything because I’m not at fault. He then informed me that because they don’t have any excess to pay either, no one will have to pay anything. I’m not sure I believe them. After finally getting her details, and giving mine, they leave.
I then spend the next 30 minutes on the phone to AAMI explaining what happened, and working out the best course of action to get my little car all better.
On Monday, I got a few quotes on getting it all fixed. The average was approximately $5,000. This includes a new door skin, potentially a new rear wheel, respraying the front corner panel, the side skirt, the rear corner panel and the new door. So much damage for such a little mistake.
I'll never understand Daylight Savings Time. I never will.
If you wanted to get up earlier, then just get up earlier!
The implications on software are just stupid.
http://www.microsoft.com/australia/athome/daylightsaving/default.aspx
GRRR!
Sunday afternoon, I was bored and going a bit stir crazy, so I decided to go to work. No the most brilliant idea, but definately very productive.
I was there for nearly three hours, and got loads of work done. 4 bugs resolved, 3 reports published, 2 tests set up, and a special modification request... in a pear tree. All in three hours.
This wouldnt normally be a problem. However, these were all things I wanted to do on Monday. So I get in to work today, and I feel like I have nothing to do. I did, but my internal task list had all the monday tasks completed.
I felt rather unproductive today. Tomorrow should be better though. I have a task list to complete tomorrow. :D
I've been meaning to get my hair cut for weeks. My usual indicator is "long enough to see", and that was met at least a fortnight ago. Another, more annoying indicator is "touching my ears" and that had been met too... so it was time!
I got my haircut on the weekend! Not something exciting on its own, I know. It wasn't the haircut itself I found particularly noteworthy, but the barber cutting it.
The barber I usually see wasn't in, so I sat down with a barber I was not familiar with. Not a very talkative lad, he just asked "What do you want done today?". "Short back and sides, blade two, and about a third taken off the top." was my request. And off he went! Buzz buzz, snip snip. I was feeling much better without the hair touching my ears. :D
Then I noticed that the top was getting particularly short. "Looks like you're taking off a little more than a third." I said. And totally without sarcasm, he replied;
"Mate, I'm a hairdresser, not a mathematician."
I loved this response. I loved it so much that I didn't even care about the incredibly short haircut I had received. But that got me thinking about where else I could say "I'm a
So, the lesson here is 'If you make a mistake, its cause you aren't a mathematician.' :D
Its been a while since I've blogged.
I had great plans for when I started blogging... I was going to post something useful every day (well, maybe not something useful every day, but one or the other atleast). But I havent got into the habit of blogging yet.
So, I ask all of you, poke me so I write something. It'll become habit soon enough, but i just need a gentle push.
