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I bit back the Jersey.. (long/dumb)
I almost unleashed the Jersey today, and she totally had it coming... but I held it in.. except now it's bubbling... ... ... don't say you weren't warned... haha
Monday night is agility class with the dog, and even though it's V day, I wanted to take him since he was cooped up all day yesterday while DH and I were gone, when usually I play with him a lot on Sundays.. So that means no dinner out, not even a nice dinner in -- I was stopping at Fireplace for subs on the way home. Unfortunately, Firehouse shares the parking lot with Walgreens, which was ABSURDLY crowded and when I pulled into a parking spot, I thought, "someone's going to ding my car, I just know it..."
So I get my subs and come back out. There's an SUV parked to the left of me, and I walk around behind it to get to my car. I turn to walk between the cars and gasp... because there's a woman between our cars, strapping her kid in a carseat in her car... with her car door smack against mine. She ignores my gasp and keeps going. I decide to play calm, since I wasn't even sure there was any damage, and see what she did when she finished.. no sense getting worked up over a non-issue. So she finishes, looks at me, looks at the door AGAINST MY CAR, looks at me again, smiles, and closes her door, and starts walking around to her driver side. I kind of stare stupidly, disbelieving, for a second.. I glance at my car and can see that, at minimum, the paint is scratched off (I can see a white spot EXACTLY where her door was), and so now I don't want her to leave. So I go over and get her attention before she gets in her car, and say "Excuse me.... you just hit my car with your car door." ...... she DENIES IT. I say, "umm, yes, you did. Would you like to open your car door again to see how it lines up?"
She walks around with me and lines her door back up, and it's in the EXACT FREAKING SPOT where the white spot is, By this point I've felt the door and determined that it's not a huge deal -- just a small paint blemish, no indentation or anything... but the woman is still saying it wasn't her. REALLY?! (I actually said, "REALLY?!" because... wtf else can you say at that point?!) She says something like "my door has rubber on it, so it couldn't have been me."
a) well that's probably why it's a paint scratch and not a ding
b) do you HONESTLY THINK your car door COINCIDENTALLY lined up PERFECTLY?! If you backed up and TRIED to realign this again, I bet you 7 billion dollars you couldn't do it with 10 tries.
c) SHUT THE EFF UP, YOU B!TCH!
By that point, I was so furious. I didn't even care about the paint chip. I mean, really, I don't drive a mercedes for one, and 2, a dab of touch-up paint will fix it just fine. But I was seething mad at her blatant denial. If she had said "oh my gosh, I must've hit the door with my hip when I was belting my kid in. I'm sorry," it would have been a total non-issue. She rolled her eyes like 20 times and said "Do you want my insurance information? I don't really care."
After she denied it the 243098482th time, I opened my mouth, and on the tip of my tongue was: "You know what, yes. I do want your insurance information. If you had had a MORSEL of decency and accountability to admit that you made a mistake and apologized, I would've let it go.. but now I'm going to make you go through the hassle of dealing with your insurance company. And I hope to GOD there's someone ELSE in your kid's life to teach it some type of respect or manners, because either no one taught you, or you just weren't flucking listening."
But I didn't.
I said something along the lines of "Well you have a fabulous day." .... but it was dripping with the sentiment of the first paragraph. I was kind of proud of myself for taking the high road.... but I think I would've felt better in the long run if I had just let it out! haha
Re: I bit back the Jersey.. (long/dumb)
Ahhhh...lol. I really needed a laugh tonight and this did it. I'm sorry about the clueless jack wad...but I welcome you to bring back the Jersey anytime. Funny stuff.
You are a better person than me. I definitely would have unleashed the Newyorican on her.
It's really amazing that she had the audacity to deny it. I mean, if she wanted to claim it wasn't a big deal, maybe, but to just flat out deny that it was her when she stood there with her car door up against yours right in front of you? I mean, what does she think you're a flipping idiot? It makes me angry for your just thinking about it. Major props for keeping your cool!
I seriously can't believe she tried to deny it. What a freaking idiot. Stories like this make me hate people and be the hermit that I am... lol. I can be quite a pushover, but when it comes to damaging my car that I'm still paying off and keep in pristine condition, I go crazy. I commend you for taking the high road, and getting insurance involved would have been a hassle anyway... she'll get what she deserves for sure.
Ahhh, love mothers who teach their children to not take responsibility for their actions.
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Oh, I know!! I complain about that all the time. No accountability, and totally self-important....that stop sign clearly doesn't apply to YOU. You're IMPORTANT. ...... And then they're breeding. ::headdesk::
Totally agree with both you ladies. Sorry you had to deal with that woman. Good for you for being the better person in the situation.
I would not have been as nice...let the Jersey out!
Plus, that's why that stuff has to be dealt with when the shits happens. I would have been saying something when the door was against my car. Sorry you had to go through such a frustrating event on V-Day.
I thought about it, but I was trying to stay calm... if I had any idea she would try to deny it, though....