Than check out this testimonial:
A word of advice though: Don’t take this as an endorsement of a life plan, or your dumb luck may get a little bit dumber!
Thanks, Criggo.
Jul 192011
Jul 152010
Feb 052010
Dear Idiot,
Nice job committing insurance fraud and completely lying to your insurance company about what happened. I mean, I had started backing out, and saw you throw your car into reverse and start aiming at me, yes…but I stopped my car and honked THREE times at you to get your attention, which was clearly diverted elsewhere.
However, you tell your insurance company that you saw my car moving in order to cover your own butt (which, from the way you drive, I can only assume you’ve had to do before). Of course, if you actually saw my car moving (which implies you were paying some modicum of attention), it begs the question, “WHY THE HECK DID YOU KEEP BACKING UP???”
The clear answer is that you were preoccupied with something else (talking up some girl on the phone or drowning out the world with music, I don’t know…). However, it’s much easier to lie than to admit that you made a mistake, huh?
Except for at the scene, apparently, where you actually claimed responsibility for the accident. You never said what distracted you, but you managed to vocalize that you were at fault.
At least until your insurance agent called. Then you’re changing your story again to try and keep your growing premiums down.
So then I have to go through more than a month of dealing with your crappy, unresponsive insurance company and driving my crunched-up car while they twiddle their thumbs and finally offer to split the $3000+ in repairs 50/50.
Fortunately, I have real auto insurance with a reasonable deductible that allowed me to reject their offer and finally get the repairs done at a fair price (not as fair as the $0 I should have paid for you ramming your car into mine, but much better than $1500).
Next time you get in an accident, I sure hope the other party gets the police involved to get a clear report that you won’t be able to flip on.
-Greg Nilsen
Dec 082009
Feb 122009
From ESPN.com's game summary (as of 12AM on 2/12/2009):
Final 1 2 T#22 SYR (18-7) 27 22 49#1 CONN (23-1) 30 33 63
That's the boxscore, but I found this in the summary:
Syracuse got within 57-50 on a 3 by Andy Rautins with 5:34 left, but Price answered with a 3 25 seconds later and the lead was never below 10 the rest of the way.
Hmmm…so in the last 5+ minutes of the game, Syracuse managed to score -1 points, huh?
Jan 162009
Oct 242008
Well, we've come a long way with the house, and we're now stepping back a little and working to prioritize projects. Our master bedroom and office are about 99% done with just some finishing touches to go and most of the electrical work (upgrading from fuses to breakers, two-prong to three-prong outlets and GFIs, and putting in new switches) is done. Still, the list of things we'd like to get done is still long, but we're working on prioritizing those and handling them as we go. It's nice to slow down a bit, because working long days and coming home just to do more work on the house was beginning to wear on me a bit.
We're also trying to pick out a theme for our nursery. Right now, it seems like teddy bears playing sports and VeggieTales are leading the way. Both seem good to me, as I love sports, and VeggieTales still make me laugh. (On that note, we picked up the latest VeggieTales movie, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, to have down the line for our kid, and while previewing it I literally laughed until I cried. It's witty and enjoyable for all ages.) Hopefully we can come to a decision on that by the new year so I can shift my focus from the rest of the house to setting up the nursery.
Lastly, but not leastly, Marci and I will be out in Arizona late next week as we make the trip out to see my brother, Geoff, and his grilfriend, Courtney. Looking forward to that, and just getting away for a few days. Should be a good time to get some relaxing in, plus a little more warm weather, as it went from 70s to 40s around here in about a week, which has been a bummer. One weekend I was out doing yardwork in a t-shirt, and the next I'm searching for my winter jacket. Ah, but such is the weather here in Pittsburgh…
Oct 162008
It's true that you can't believe everything you read.
Crazy Dames Running Their Mouths
It's Really Almost The Same Thing!
It Probably Wasn't Covered In The Healthplan
I Was Confused Because It Said “United States Postal Service” On The Truck
Pile Some More Crap On!
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Aug 222008
Well, the Indianapolis Colts are preparing to debut their new stadium, and at a recent media tour, they were showing off their new surroundings. However, not everything was so spectacular:
Yep, those are actual seats in a brand new stadium. I'm not surprised when I see these things in old stadiums where the primary concerns were supporting the structures, and oftentimes seats were added to go behind poles to increase capacity.
To the credit of the Colts ticket sales teams, these tickets will normally not be sold unless demand was really high, and even then the buyer would be notified that the views from the seats are obscured. However, that begs the question, if you weren't going to sell the seats, then why build them in the first place? Ah, when bad planning meets bad engineering.
Oh, and even better is the rumor that when the Super Bowl comes to town, they'll build additional suites in place of the obscured seats. Nothing like planning ahead!
Aug 212008