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Whoaaaaaa Nelly! boy oh boy am I glad I didn't pay off those braces!!!
boy oh boy am I glad I didn't pay off those braces!!
sooooo, if you recall, it was just this past week I was debating on whether or not we should spend our EF on paying off the $4600 braces in full, or just keep the payments (no interest)
so today, approx 2:30 pm, hubby calls to tell me that his driver side front tire BROKE off.
Seriously, the metal rod broke off.
I have pics that I'll share when I get home -
so the tire breaks off the rod thingy, bounces back into his driver door, truck hits the ground with enough force to bend the whatchamadosey, and the driver side door won't open.
Estimate $2500 to repair.
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Wow!!! I hope he is okay!!! That's scary!!!
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Thank you Debbie ~ after a brief spaz attack, we realized that he very well (and normally would have been) could have been driving 80 mph on the expressway from job to job - instead, he was on his way home early, and was in the right hand lane of a not as busy road.
He did say that the truck jerked into the left lane but he was able to pull back into the right - he was going maybe 35mphDon't Breed or Buy While Shelter Pets Die
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I am so glad he wasn't on the freeway! Hugs.
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I am so glad to hear he is okay!! The way your post read, I was thinking he got hurt!! Thank God!!!
So......I am glad that you didn't pay off the braces....yet. I am hoping you will still get to pay it off sooner than expected!
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there is a reason for everything. This is why you hesitated to pay off the braces. something tells me at times to wait, now I know why, just like you.
Originally Posted by bumplett
boy oh boy am I glad I didn't pay off those braces!!
sooooo, if you recall, it was just this past week I was debating on whether or not we should spend our EF on paying off the $4600 braces in full, or just keep the payments (no interest)
so today, approx 2:30 pm, hubby calls to tell me that his driver side front tire BROKE off.
Seriously, the metal rod broke off.
I have pics that I'll share when I get home -
so the tire breaks off the rod thingy, bounces back into his driver door, truck hits the ground with enough force to bend the whatchamadosey, and the driver side door won't open.
Estimate $2500 to repair.
soooooo - boy oh boy am I glad we didn't pay for those braces!!!!
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Even though it sucks - and it really really sucks - THIS is what an EF is for!!
And the MOST important thing is that noone was hurt.
It's just a truck.
A stupid, ugly, broken truck with 3 wheels, but hey - IT'S PAID FOR!Don't Breed or Buy While Shelter Pets Die
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thank goodness he wasn't injured. Hugs
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Really scary. Good to hear he is fine and you can get the truck fixed.
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How good does that ef feel right now?! Glad to hear its just a small financial bump in the road (ha-ha) and he's ok!
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Holy Cow! Now that is super scary! Thank God he wasn't on the expressway! I think I'd snuggle extra close to him tonight. Whew!
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Glad he is okay!
Silly questions: Is it anything insurance will pick up? Is it a recall? Hoping one of those two things happen AND you get to pay off the braces!
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Originally Posted by missyali
Nope, collission guys said it was just a fluke that the rod thingie actually broke - it was due to the age and wear & tear on the vehicle....
It's an 8 year old, paid for pick up truck with over 150,000 miles - so I dropped full coverage about 9 months ago because I'm a dipstick.
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so.... nope. Due to no fault of our insurance company - we're on our own.Don't Breed or Buy While Shelter Pets Die
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Amazing all things considered - that's not an accident waiting to happen - that's a disaster!! So glad he's not hurt!!
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