my drowning truck...

[lavandarlizard2]

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[pellsfan.livejournal.com]

Oh! How terrible! And to think the little creep hadn't even contacted his insurance company! GRRRR

I'm sure a certain wyvern and banshee would 'love' to 'talk' to him.

Alas, at times like these, don't we all wish they were real?

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

Oh, you betcha! That pic doesn't show the 60 or so people who gathered to stare, take pictures and video and laugh uproariously. >.< And people wonder why I am not a "people person."

[bleedtoblue.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry about your truck! I know it's a picture of your truck being ruined, but it's really beautiful in a very strange way. o.O

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

He's not quite ruined; just really damp inside. >_> And smells like a wet dog. =p A swampy wet dog.

It was kind of amazing, at first, until I realised that no one had a clue of how or where to turn off the damn water. Took over 45 minutes to finally get a water district guy out. I shudder to think how much water ran into the storm drains. O.o

[sunhawk16.livejournal.com]

Akachan is on the web! It's really weird... when I first saw the pic, it never even dawned on me that the water could get inside. O_O The rain doesn't get in...

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

I am assuming there are some vents or openings somewhere, maybe the windows, where the pressure of the geyser managed to force its way in. Cuz, yeah; never had the rain come in. O.o

And I didn't get the bed swept out in time yesterday and it rained overnight so I still have a quart or so of sand in the bed. *bleh*

[mogumogu.livejournal.com]

It looks like your truck is frolicking in a fountain!

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

No kidding! I didn't get any pics of the moments where the wind blew the water over the whole thing; that was entertaining. ^___^

[yanagi-wa.livejournal.com]

Holy shit!

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

That's what I said when I ran outside and saw it. O.o

[rogue53.livejournal.com]

I really hope that the kid got a ticket out of this... too bad you can't make him pay for getting the truck dried out!

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

It happened on private property, so no ticket. =p I've filed a claim with his insurance; I'd like to get the carpet cleaned and my map books replaced, since that was really the only damage. We'll see how it goes. ^__^ His insurance is good and they'll be paying to replace the hydrant, too. ^.o

[turnippatch.livejournal.com]

If it makes you feel any better... I knew a guy at work that had a person fall on his car. =p (at least, that's what i heard through office gossip.)

[ravensilver.livejournal.com]

Oh dear!

Looks like it's being buried in foam. ^^

I hope the insurance settles soon and you get your truck back in ship-shape condition.

*HUGS*

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

Ick! That's way worse! O_O;

^____^

(suicide, accident or.... murder...? O_O)

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

I hope so too. The carpet smells like a swampy wet dog. O_o *bleh*

[turnippatch.livejournal.com]

You may or may not remember a year or two ago when I reported someone taking a leap off the top of my office building?

I bet there's no insurance claim for that kind of thing. >_>

(nothing like a bit of morbid humor on a monday morning...)

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

O_O;; Oh, my. Yes, I do remember that... But surely that would qualify as an accident? Because the car had nothing to do with the guy jumping; it just happened to be in the path... O.o If the car owner's insurance wouldn't pay off on that, then sucks-boo to them. =p

[turnippatch.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah... I guess insurance covers acts of god and such forth.  I usually only think of it kicking in when there's someone (living) to blame and collect from.  =p  Hopefully your premium wouldn't go up for that.

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

That would doubly suck if they raised your premiums. O.o Probably your insurance would pay you, and then they would go after the jumper's insurance or estate or whatever. ^___^

[turnippatch.livejournal.com]

Your insurance company should understand that your truck's booboos are totally not your fault and so they shouldn't raise your premiums, right?

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

Certainly in that case, you would hope. O.o

Now, if you go out to the desert and park in a dry wash and then your car gets swept away by a flash flood... well, in that case you may just be a dumbass. ^___^ You're definitely a dumbass if you drive around a barrier and try to cross running water and end up as "film at eleven" as a water rescue... ^____^ But some guy lands on the car? We need repellant force fields. >.< Weren't we supposed to have those by 2000, or was that just flying cars and jet packs? O.o

[turnippatch.livejournal.com]

Well, I meant you in a non-rhetorical sense.  Your truck, as in Akachan.  =)  Totally wasn't your fault you parked next to a hydrant about to meet its demise! -_-

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

Technically, I was even forced to park there, since that's my assigned spot. O_O It's the management's fault! ^____^

[lizard-little.livejournal.com]

I really hope it's all dried up nicely now... once upon a time I got rain in my former car and it grew MOLD!!

The photo itself though, is still awesome! (Hope Akachan didn't end up on youtube though...)

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

Fortunately, it's been pretty warm the past week and most of the carpet is finally dry. ^___^ No mold.

[faeriedustings.livejournal.com]

and of course, the hydrant has to be right next to your truck. Murphy's love.

[lavendarlizard.livejournal.com]

It's been that kind of year... =p