• Testing from Nightfall Ordain

    From Jonathan Justvig@1:298/27 to All on Fri Jan 8 07:22:38 2021
    Testing...

    Sincerely,
    Jon Justvig

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Jonathan Justvig on Fri Jan 8 01:13:26 2021
    Hello Jonathan,

    @MSGID: 1:298/27.0 4664f9b5
    @TZUTC: 0000
    @CHARSET: PC-8
    Testing...

    Sincerely,
    Jon Justvig

    SEEN-BY: 15/0 19/36 106/201 116/18 120/302 331 123/140 153/757 7715 218/700
    SEEN-BY: 222/2 226/50 230/150 152 240/1120 250/1 261/38 100 1466
    266/512
    SEEN-BY: 267/155 275/100 282/1031 1056 1060 291/100 111 298/26 27 30
    300/6
    SEEN-BY: 320/119 219 340/0 100 400 800 1100 341/66 396/45 60 640/1321 712/848
    SEEN-BY: 801/161 189 2320/105 3634/12 5020/1042
    @PATH: 298/27 26 340/400 261/38

    That's what I see..

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Richard Menedetter@2:310/31 to Jonathan Justvig on Fri Jan 8 10:26:50 2021
    Hi Jonathan!

    08 Jan 2021 07:22, from Jonathan Justvig -> All:

    @MSGID: 1:298/27.0 4664f9b5
    @TZUTC: 0000
    @CHARSET: PC-8
    Testing...

    Sincerely,
    Jon Justvig

    SEEN-BY: 10/0 1 15/0 19/36 102/401 103/705 106/201 116/18 120/302 331 SEEN-BY: 123/140 124/5016 153/757 7715 154/10 203/0 214/22 218/0 1 401 SEEN-BY: 218/410 700 720 802 830 840 850 221/0 222/2 226/50 229/101 SEEN-BY: 230/150 152 240/1120 5832 250/1 261/38 100 1466 266/512
    267/155
    SEEN-BY: 275/100 280/464 5003 5555 282/1031 1056 1060 288/100 291/100 SEEN-BY: 291/111 292/854 8125 298/26 27 30 300/6 310/31 320/119 219 SEEN-BY: 340/0 100 400 800 1100 341/66 396/45 60 423/120 460/58
    640/1321
    SEEN-BY: 712/848 770/1 801/161 189 2320/105 2452/250 3634/12 5020/1042 @PATH: 298/27 26 340/400 261/38 218/700 103/705 280/464

    CU, Ricsi

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Jonathan Justvig on Fri Jan 8 22:40:00 2021
    Testing...

    Got it in Arkansas.

    Sorry for the delay in replying. I was involved in a multi-vehicle wreck yesterday (another car besides mine, plus a pickup truck and a trailer). I
    got rear ended on the right side, then spun around across the road, and was
    hit by another car, that hit the pickup truck head on, and sent it into a
    power pole.

    My airbags didn't deploy, but all of them did in the other vehicles. They
    had to call the paramedics and the fire department along with the police to clean up the wreck...and to repair damaged utility lines. I was able to "walk away" from the wreck...but at least one passenger had to be ambulatory to an area hospital.

    However, with the car being so old, the insurance company will likely total it, and I'll get nothing for it. Unless I can get significant compensation
    from other insurance company (thank God everyone else, including me, had car insurance), I'm going to be without transportation.

    So, my BBS work is limited to QWK Mail, and updating the ham radio and weather data for awhile.

    Daryl

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  • From Bob Roberts@1:218/840 to Daryl Stout on Sat Jan 9 10:25:14 2021
    Sorry for the delay in replying. I was involved in a multi-vehicle wreck yesterday (another car besides mine, plus a pickup truck and a trailer). I got rear ended on the right side, then spun around across the road, and was
    hit by another car, that hit the pickup truck head on, and sent it into a power pole.

    Holy crap man. That sucks! I hope you are ok. If you airbags didn't go off was it a slow speed impact with that truck?

    Bob Roberts
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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to Daryl Stout on Sun Jan 10 13:02:52 2021
    Re: Testing from Nightfall Or
    By: Daryl Stout to Jonathan Justvig on Fri Jan 08 2021 10:40 pm

    Testing...

    Got it in Arkansas.

    Sorry for the delay in replying. I was involved in a multi-vehicle wreck yesterday (another car besides mine, plus a pickup truck and a trailer). I got rear ended on the right side, then spun around across the road, and was hit by another car, that hit the pickup truck head on, and sent it into a power pole.

    OMG. I glad you made it out alive!
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Bob Roberts on Sun Jan 10 03:39:00 2021
    Bob,

    Holy crap man. That sucks! I hope you are ok. If you airbags didn't
    go off was it a slow speed impact with that truck?

    It was still powerful enough to send me spinning, where I was hit by another car.

    I'm undergoing precautionary chiropractic care...my airbags didn't
    deploy, but they did in the other vehicles. Knowing that the insurance
    company is going to try to get out of Dodge with as little damage as
    possible, I've contacted a local law firm.

    The 2004 Buick LeSabre that I had was heavily damaged, and even though
    it didn't have 72,000 miles on it, if the cost to repair it is more
    than 80% of its value (according to a NADA website, it might be $1500 in
    its current condition), they'll total it.

    I may be able to get groceries delivered, but may have to switch
    pharmacies. I had to cancel a long planned train trip in June (I was
    hoping to "get away from things for a week"), because of the financial
    deal now. I likely will have to go back to a bland diet of lunch meat
    and flavored water only (I did need to lose weight, anyway).

    But, I likely won't leave the Little Rock area ever again. The thing
    is, you are taking your life in your hands, in just getting out of bed
    in the morning.

    Daryl

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757.2 to Daryl Stout on Mon Jan 11 05:54:13 2021
    Re: Testing from Nightfall Or
    By: Daryl Stout to Bob Roberts on Sun Jan 10 2021 03:39 am

    It was still powerful enough to send me spinning, where I was hit by another car.

    I'm undergoing precautionary chiropractic care...my airbags didn't
    deploy, but they did in the other vehicles. Knowing that the insurance company is going to try to get out of Dodge with as little damage as possible, I've contacted a local law firm.

    I had something like that happen to me many years ago. Wrote off the car I was driving.

    You never know when <whatever it might be> might happen. I hope this incident doesn't slow you down or stop you from whatever it is you are doing.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Jay Harris@1:229/664 to Daryl Stout on Mon Jan 11 08:53:51 2021
    On 10 Jan 2021, Daryl Stout said the following...

    The thing is, you are taking your life in your hands, in just getting out DS> of bed in the morning.

    I'm reminded of a quote from The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring:

    "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door," he used to say. "You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to."


    Jay

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  • From Bob Roberts@1:218/840 to Daryl Stout on Mon Jan 11 18:38:46 2021
    The 2004 Buick LeSabre that I had was heavily damaged, and even though
    it didn't have 72,000 miles on it, if the cost to repair it is more
    than 80% of its value (according to a NADA website, it might be $1500 in its current condition), they'll total it.

    You could always get an ambulance chaser lawyer to help you sue the person that hit you and started the chain reaction. Since the accident wasn't your fault...

    Did you have comprehensive insurance on the car? Or just liability?

    Bob Roberts
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Rob Swindell on Tue Jan 12 10:17:00 2021
    Rob,

    OMG. I glad you made it out alive!

    The airbags didn't deploy in my car, but did in the other 2
    vehicles. But, the wreck may have aggravated issues in my neck,
    as I'm getting chiropractic treatment (the Monday treatment was
    ROUGH).

    At least I can get delivery of groceries and from my
    pharmacy...and a friend will take me to the Post Office
    (we both have a Post Office Box there) once a week. But,
    otherwise, except for taking Uber to/from the chiropractic
    facility, I'm stuck at home.

    It was my first wreck in 43 years.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Alan Ianson on Tue Jan 12 10:19:00 2021
    Alan,

    I had something like that happen to me many years ago. Wrote off the
    car I was driving.

    Mine is likely to be. It didn't have 72,000 miles on it, but it is 17
    years old. And, you know the insurance company is going to do all they can
    to get out of it "on the cheap".

    You never know when <whatever it might be> might happen. I hope this incident doesn't slow you down or stop you from whatever it is you are doing.

    The BBS work is limited to updating ham radio and weather data, and
    QWK Mail. I'm getting chiropractic care during the week, as the wreck
    may have aggravated issues in my neck.

    The other hobbies (ham radio and square dancing) are done via the
    computer.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Jay Harris on Tue Jan 12 10:21:00 2021
    Jay,

    "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door," he used to say. "You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is
    no knowing where you might be swept off to."

    You take your life in your hands just getting out of bed to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. :P

    My late wife had one cardinal rule: LEAVE THE TOILET SEAT DOWN!!

    Now, I grew up with a brother, and didn't know women required such,
    or that it took them "forever and a day to get ready" (reference the
    song by Brad Paisley, "Waitin' On A Woman"....Andy Griffith is in the
    music video).

    If I left the seat up, she'd spit at me like a mad cat. Nothing
    more needed to be said...I knew I was guilty. :P

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Bob Roberts on Tue Jan 12 10:23:00 2021
    Bob,

    You could always get an ambulance chaser lawyer to help you sue the
    person that hit you and started the chain reaction. Since the accident wasn't your fault...

    Well, I'm looking at getting an attorney...but we have to see what the
    extent of my injuries are. I'm undergoing chiropractic care during the
    week (I had burning in my neck the other night, so there's likely nerve damage). With these wrecks, injuries take a few days to show up.

    Did you have comprehensive insurance on the car? Or just liability?

    Both.

    Daryl

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  • From Bob Roberts@1:218/840 to Daryl Stout on Wed Jan 13 12:38:07 2021
    Well, I'm looking at getting an attorney...but we have to see what the extent of my injuries are. I'm undergoing chiropractic care during the week (I had burning in my neck the other night, so there's likely nerve damage). With these wrecks, injuries take a few days to show up.

    I would recommend you get an attorney, especially since you were in the middle of a chain reaction. The insurance companies could decide you were somehow at fault. They might also be able to help you get more for your car and injuries.
    Since you have liability and comprehensive, your insurance company may provide and/or require you to use an attorney they work with.

    I was at fault in an accident many years ago and my insurance company provided an attorney that I had to use, and they represented me. Then the insurance company paid the settlement to the other party.

    Bob Roberts
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Bob Roberts on Thu Jan 14 11:05:00 2021
    Bob,

    I would recommend you get an attorney, especially since you were in the middle of a chain reaction. The insurance companies could decide you
    were somehow at fault. They might also be able to help you get more
    for your car and injuries. Since you have liability and comprehensive, your insurance company may provide and/or require you to use an
    attorney they work with.

    Well, both companies have received the police report as well as damage photos. The one who hit me, then hit another vehicle head on, was charged
    in the wreck. Technically, if you "rear end" someone, you're at fault, as
    you should've been able to stop.

    The car was totaled out, and I'm getting far more than I expected from
    my insurance company. I found a pre-owned 2009 Volvo 2 door convertible
    for a good price, at a family owned dealership, that has been in business
    for over 30 years. So, I've put a deposit down on it, and will get it
    Friday afternoon. They don't make cars like they used to, so no matter
    how it's built, if you're in a wreck, it may end up getting totaled out.
    I just wanted something simple for local area transportation, and nothing fancy.

    I've talked to agents and adjusters from both companies, and am waiting
    on the "at fault" company to call with a settlement proposal. With as much
    as the lawyers take out on a settlement, it may be better just to "take
    the money and run". Except for undergoing chiropractic treatment, I was basically unhurt. Yet, in these type of wrecks, injuries don't show up
    until a few days after it (today marks a week since the wreck).

    I was at fault in an accident many years ago and my insurance company provided an attorney that I had to use, and they represented me. Then
    the insurance company paid the settlement to the other party.

    I'll get reimbursed for my deductible, having the car totaled, for lack
    of transportation, and for pain and suffering. I just want this chapter
    behind me.

    Daryl

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  • From Nigel Reed@nelgin@endofthelinebbs.com.nospam to Daryl Stout on Fri Jan 15 02:02:04 2021
    Daryl wrote:
    The car was totaled out, and I'm getting far more than I expected from
    my insurance company. I found a pre-owned 2009 Volvo 2 door convertible
    for a good price, at a family owned dealership, that has been in business for over 30 years. So, I've put a deposit down on it, and will get it
    Friday afternoon. They don't make cars like they used to, so no matter
    how it's built, if you're in a wreck, it may end up getting totaled out.

    There you go. If you can afford it, have an independent mechanic go over the car first and make sure the dealership provides you with a carfax report. The last thing you want is to drive home and the axle fall off or something.

    Volvo's are solid cars. Built to last, they have to be for the Swedish conditions!

    I just wanted something simple for local area transportation, and nothing fancy.

    Less fancy cars don't get stolen :)

    I've talked to agents and adjusters from both companies, and am waiting
    on the "at fault" company to call with a settlement proposal. With as much as the lawyers take out on a settlement, it may be better just to "take
    the money and run". Except for undergoing chiropractic treatment, I was basically unhurt. Yet, in these type of wrecks, injuries don't show up
    until a few days after it (today marks a week since the wreck).

    Have you looked online to find if a car the same or similar to yours is
    for sale and how much for? Check autotrader.com maybe. If the offer isn't comparable to the price, you don't have to accept it.

    I was at fault in an accident many years ago and my insurance company provided an attorney that I had to use, and they represented me. Then the insurance company paid the settlement to the other party.

    I'll get reimbursed for my deductible, having the car totaled, for lack
    of transportation, and for pain and suffering. I just want this chapter behind me.

    I don't blame you. I hope they settle fairly.
  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Nigel Reed on Fri Jan 15 08:36:00 2021
    Nigel,

    There you go. If you can afford it, have an independent mechanic go
    over the car first and make sure the dealership provides you with a
    carfax report. The last thing you want is to drive home and the axle
    fall off or something.

    I'll ask for that later today.

    Volvo's are solid cars. Built to last, they have to be for the Swedish conditions!

    There was a blonde joke once, where she thought it was a Vulva. I guess
    she wanted to do a lot of parking (puns intended) <G>.

    I just wanted something simple for local area transportation, and nothing fancy.

    Less fancy cars don't get stolen :)

    That's true. Before my wife died 14 years ago, we'd watch these police
    videos of them catching these car thieves. Basically, the police would
    plant a fancy car (rigged with hidden recording devices) in an area that
    had been having numerous car thefts...yet they could monitor everything
    with it. They would purposely leave keys in the car, and the doors all unlocked, to make the "bait" more attractive. <G>

    Well, these 2 thugs went for it...hook, line, and sinker (puns intended <G>), and one was protesting that "this must be a rigged car", but his
    partner in crime ignored him. The cops were laughing at the behavior of
    both thugs...but after a few minutes, they decided to go in. At the
    signal, they pressed a control, which locked the windows and doors (they
    were inoperable from the inside, once that control was activated)...and
    on the radio, it started playing the theme from "Cops" -- "What 'cha
    gonna do when they come for you??" <G>. And, the car was then surrounded
    by cops. <G>

    Have you looked online to find if a car the same or similar to yours is for sale and how much for? Check autotrader.com maybe. If the offer
    isn't comparable to the price, you don't have to accept it.

    Well, they totaled the car, and I didn't think I'd get $1000 for it. Yet,
    I'm to get nearly $5300 for it. However, I have to provide a copy of the title, but it wasn't in the bank vault. I'm hoping it's in the glove compartment, and I'm to go to the collision shop Saturday (I can't get
    there in time today (Friday), to get all the items from there, and other
    items in the car. If it is, I can just take a picture of it, and send it
    to the claims department, and they'll have that money in my bank account
    the next day. And, since it's an electronic funds transfer, I'll be able
    to use it immediately. If it's not there, since Monday is a holiday, I have
    to go to a Revenue Office, and order a replacement title for $10...but it
    will take 3 weeks to process. At least I have funding to pay all the bills
    this month.

    I don't blame you. I hope they settle fairly.

    So do I. Once I have transportation, I can get to medical appointments.
    I now apparently have neck, back, and tailbone issues...the latter is a
    real PITA...and it's not yet time for my colonoscopy. <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Daryl Stout on Sun Jan 17 09:50:05 2021
    Hello Daryl,

    On Friday January 15 2021 08:36, you wrote to Nigel Reed:

    So do I. Once I have transportation, I can get to medical
    appointments. I now apparently have neck, back, and tailbone
    issues...the latter is a real PITA...and it's not yet time for my colonoscopy. <G>

    Sorry for your misfortune.

    But do you really think the Fidonet test area is the proper place to discuss this?

    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Michiel van der Vlist on Wed Jan 20 10:27:00 2021
    Sorry for your misfortune.

    But do you really think the Fidonet test area is the proper place to discuss this?

    But sometimes, echoes like this are the way to get the word out, as it
    were. I'm going to likely be dropping several FTN networks by the end of
    the month, due to no traffic, never mind messages from the moderators.

    Daryl

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