warmsecondrinse
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When you have animals it's kind of instinctive to keep them safe. Any kind of danger doesn't even enter your head. It's not being brave; it's doing what needs to be done. I think it's a good instinct
STORM WARNING!!..we are being hit hard!!!!!
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I'm sorry about the animals and the Jeep. Glad you're OK. Everything good at Bridgeton?
whirlcool
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Now you can call your Jeep a "dimpled darlin'" which is what we call hail damaged cars down here.
I remember back when we had a hailstorm similar to the one you had. It too blew in suddenly. I noted that the sky to the SW of us turned a funny green, but the sky overhead was still blue. No warnings on the television yet. I saw a neighbor out in the yard and told her to take cover, one hell of a storm is on the way. She said "You really think so?" I said yup. No mote that 5 min later it started, we were already in the house with our dogs when it started. Like I said earlier the sound was so loud it sounded like a drum and we were in it. It stopped about 5 minutes later as abruptly as it started. It looked like a winter wonderland outside. It was like snow that was 1 ft deep. All in just 5 minutes. BTW, we were hiding out in an interior hallway when all this began. It was that scary.
I remember back when we had a hailstorm similar to the one you had. It too blew in suddenly. I noted that the sky to the SW of us turned a funny green, but the sky overhead was still blue. No warnings on the television yet. I saw a neighbor out in the yard and told her to take cover, one hell of a storm is on the way. She said "You really think so?" I said yup. No mote that 5 min later it started, we were already in the house with our dogs when it started. Like I said earlier the sound was so loud it sounded like a drum and we were in it. It stopped about 5 minutes later as abruptly as it started. It looked like a winter wonderland outside. It was like snow that was 1 ft deep. All in just 5 minutes. BTW, we were hiding out in an interior hallway when all this began. It was that scary.
iheartmaytag
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After the 2009 storm
I call my Jeep the platinum golf ball.
Supposed to be more aerodynamic or something like that.
I call my Jeep the platinum golf ball.
Supposed to be more aerodynamic or something like that.
Yogi, sorry to hear about your misfortune. Hope you're not too black & blue from being hit by the hail. Hope your Jeep will turn out good after its repair. If it were mine, I think I'd make them replace all the dented sheet metal with new.
Martin-
Sorry to hear about your losses. Looking at the pic's of the Jeep you can see all the little reminders all over the hood. Luckily for you the insurance company is covering it for you. Just count your lucky stars that it wasn't worse and that you weren't seriously hurt. You never know what these storms of hell are going to do and you never get enough warning to possibly prepare for the onslaught.
Sorry to hear about your losses. Looking at the pic's of the Jeep you can see all the little reminders all over the hood. Luckily for you the insurance company is covering it for you. Just count your lucky stars that it wasn't worse and that you weren't seriously hurt. You never know what these storms of hell are going to do and you never get enough warning to possibly prepare for the onslaught.
magic_clean
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Hail storm dings & dents
Martin,
I had this same thing happen last year to a 2012 Ford Explorer. The hood and the roof had quite a bit of damage. Somehow, the collision shop has a special process using heat lamps.
Amazingly, the vehicle upon completion looked showroom new as promised. I couldn't believe it. Just a few minor trim pieces on the passenger door windows were replaced.
L.P.
Martin,
I had this same thing happen last year to a 2012 Ford Explorer. The hood and the roof had quite a bit of damage. Somehow, the collision shop has a special process using heat lamps.
Amazingly, the vehicle upon completion looked showroom new as promised. I couldn't believe it. Just a few minor trim pieces on the passenger door windows were replaced.
L.P.
yogitunes
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Insurance has already looked and documented all the damage.....won't know nothing exact until next week....I asked for the hood to be replaced at least....all work will be guaranteed for as long as I own the vehicle....and they are providing a rental for the whole time, which should take about 40 days...
wonder if my rates will jump up now.....I haven't had a claim or accident that was chargeable to me since 1983, and still with the same company....back then I slid on ice into a tree....so who knows....
both homes are OK, no bodily injuries, outside of a few bruises, and the rest of the flock is getting back to normal....so for the most part, were counting ourselves lucky...
thanks for everyone's input and concern.....
a few more pics of the happy campers....they love a water park!...
wonder if my rates will jump up now.....I haven't had a claim or accident that was chargeable to me since 1983, and still with the same company....back then I slid on ice into a tree....so who knows....
both homes are OK, no bodily injuries, outside of a few bruises, and the rest of the flock is getting back to normal....so for the most part, were counting ourselves lucky...
thanks for everyone's input and concern.....
a few more pics of the happy campers....they love a water park!...
Your insurance rates should not go up as you are using your Comprehensive part of your policy because you had no control over the situation, ie: act of God. A claim on your Collision part of the policy (like physically sliding into the tree) or coliding with another vehicle will definitely raise your rates.
yogitunes
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cute aren't they?.....theres two pigs, Pepper and Prescilla, they were both rescues....and spoiled rotten
actually a great majority of my animals are rescues....we only bought 10 chickens and five goats....the rest were from people giving them up or Animal Rescues....
theres around 100 chickens alone....and 20 roosters
we bought 12 chicks and 8 ducklings during Easter for the kids.....
and we are incubating fertile eggs.....some days they are popping out of the shell like mad...
we eat and sell the eggs, but I can't kill any of my flock to eat...thats just not in me....
we have been selling baby bunnies as well...
and to think, we only started with a few chickens for our own eggs....that was a year ago.....yes, we're heading for the funny farm!
actually a great majority of my animals are rescues....we only bought 10 chickens and five goats....the rest were from people giving them up or Animal Rescues....
theres around 100 chickens alone....and 20 roosters
we bought 12 chicks and 8 ducklings during Easter for the kids.....
and we are incubating fertile eggs.....some days they are popping out of the shell like mad...
we eat and sell the eggs, but I can't kill any of my flock to eat...thats just not in me....
we have been selling baby bunnies as well...
and to think, we only started with a few chickens for our own eggs....that was a year ago.....yes, we're heading for the funny farm!
So you've got your own menagerie goin on, I love it! I grew up on a farm in Arkansas and would love to have a chicken or two but it's not allowed in city limits apparently, plus we live on post and the housing people are reeeeeally strick about what animals we can and can't have. Chows are a banned breed on post but I've had my Oso-Feo for 13 years and wouldn't give him up for some silly rule.
I would never be able to kill any of my own farm animals either... I couldn't take care of them everyday and bond with them then sit down at the table and know Im eating them for dinner!
I would never be able to kill any of my own farm animals either... I couldn't take care of them everyday and bond with them then sit down at the table and know Im eating them for dinner!
iheartmaytag
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Oh yes,
Your rates will go up.,
After the hail storm in '09 my homeowners doubled, and has gone up $200 to $400 per year since. Each time they cite the storm(s).
Insurance companies are the work of the devil. Speaking from my experiences with American Family Insurance, I had a Jeep totaled in 2004 when a drunk hit me, and again in 2009 from the hail. Also the hail damage to the house, which they still have not completely repaired. These guys are serious and they don't even use lube.
Your rates will go up.,
After the hail storm in '09 my homeowners doubled, and has gone up $200 to $400 per year since. Each time they cite the storm(s).
Insurance companies are the work of the devil. Speaking from my experiences with American Family Insurance, I had a Jeep totaled in 2004 when a drunk hit me, and again in 2009 from the hail. Also the hail damage to the house, which they still have not completely repaired. These guys are serious and they don't even use lube.
ovrphil
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love the geese and animals - had no idea you had SO many! Thanks for sharing your family pet photos - we couldn't eat them either. They should have a bigger pool to play in - there's one in that pool and he/she looks like she's not letting anyone else share the real estate. LOL!
Yes, your insurance rates will go up yearly, claim or not. But as far as comp insurance on a vehicle, they usually dont. Like hail damage, tree falling on it or hitting a deer. Or at least they dont here because it is circumstances beyond your control. But a physical accident like someone drunk hitting you with no insurance and you collect against collision coverage, it is charged to the policy as a claim, just like you were at fault. Homeowners charges every claim against you regardless and normally rates will drastically rise after 3 claims, regardless of the company because they have their ways of knowing thru all companies. At least thats what this state's insurance regulators mandate.
I think it really depends on your insurance company. We have a fabulous company for all of our insurance needs (USAA) We have made claims on the comprehensive part of our coverage twice in the last 3 years and our rates only recently went up when hubs and I each got new cars.
Hey Martin, I had no idea....
That happened down your way. We had on & off
storms, and then Torrential downpour, up here,
on Friday night. A Lot of Flash flooding, and
washed out roads this way.
Hope all is getting better. Wishing You, Jack,
and the kids All My Best.
Louis
That happened down your way. We had on & off
storms, and then Torrential downpour, up here,
on Friday night. A Lot of Flash flooding, and
washed out roads this way.
Hope all is getting better. Wishing You, Jack,
and the kids All My Best.
Louis
iheartmaytag
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They don't just raise your rates.
One of the "Good Neighbor" insurance companies sent cancellation notices to every policy holder that filed a claim.
Reason: "They were diversifying themselves of areas with more claims." One lady I know has had that company since 1950 and has not ever filed a claim. CANCELLED!!
One of the "Good Neighbor" insurance companies sent cancellation notices to every policy holder that filed a claim.
Reason: "They were diversifying themselves of areas with more claims." One lady I know has had that company since 1950 and has not ever filed a claim. CANCELLED!!
Raining like hell but no hail. Total monsoon, seriously needed.
whirlcool
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We carry a zero deductible on our comprehensive auto insurance. It's really not that much more than a $500 deductible. We have $500 deductible on our collision coverage.
When our dog Abbey ate the seatbelts on my car, they even paid for a 10 long car rental, no questions asked!
When our dog Abbey ate the seatbelts on my car, they even paid for a 10 long car rental, no questions asked!
We got up to 92 today and had this wing-ding bitcheroo of a storm hit that was almost all red on the radar. Lots and lots of lightning with strong winds and hard downpours made this a doozie. There are still rumbles of thunder an hour after it started. The temperature has dropped to 70. Fortunately, the power stayed on and no trees came down close by. As they say, "'Tis the season."
iheartmaytag
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We have been having rain, thankfully nothing severe. Just cool temps and glorious wet rain.
I picked my daughter up from latchkey this evening and it was just sprinkling when we came in the house. Put the dog out and went to change clothes. Went back to the door and the dog is huddled by the door and the rain is coming down in buckets, (or is that Bouquets) anyway, in 20 minutes we got an inch an a quarter.
All weekend it has just been gentle rain only about three inches all weekend, but thank you Jesus, RAIN.
I picked my daughter up from latchkey this evening and it was just sprinkling when we came in the house. Put the dog out and went to change clothes. Went back to the door and the dog is huddled by the door and the rain is coming down in buckets, (or is that Bouquets) anyway, in 20 minutes we got an inch an a quarter.
All weekend it has just been gentle rain only about three inches all weekend, but thank you Jesus, RAIN.
volsboy1
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Call and have your Roofing shingles checked that looks like a hell of a storm you have proof it did that to your car which is bad.
You could get a free roof well for the most part and Hail that size I know did some damaged..
Glad your O.K. it's scary as hell freak storms,I am terrified of them ever sense the Twisters that leveled everything
here in 2011...
You could get a free roof well for the most part and Hail that size I know did some damaged..
Glad your O.K. it's scary as hell freak storms,I am terrified of them ever sense the Twisters that leveled everything
here in 2011...
yogitunes
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actually the roof was replaced about 3 years ago, when we had a bad storm tear off most of the shingles, at that time, the house was only 7 years old.....we did get a lot of the specks all over the ground, but it still looks OK up there as we walked around....sheds are OK as well.....
got the estimate back for the Jeep, so far its looks to be over 8000.00 in repair work, a lot of the panels are being replaced, especially the hood and roof and trim....this doesn't include the rental cost....or what ever else they are gonna run into...100% covered, no questions asked!
AND, it will take over a month to do all the work...
its hard to see the damage in pics, but I will do a before and after.....
still upsetting that this happened, and that their tearing into the Jeep to do these repairs...its like fixing something that isn't actually broke!
thanks again for everyones input and concern
got the estimate back for the Jeep, so far its looks to be over 8000.00 in repair work, a lot of the panels are being replaced, especially the hood and roof and trim....this doesn't include the rental cost....or what ever else they are gonna run into...100% covered, no questions asked!
AND, it will take over a month to do all the work...
its hard to see the damage in pics, but I will do a before and after.....
still upsetting that this happened, and that their tearing into the Jeep to do these repairs...its like fixing something that isn't actually broke!
thanks again for everyones input and concern
ovrphil
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cannot feel your pain
with all that happened, Martin - $8K is a lot of labor cost and very little parts, so I hope the labor is excellent in their craft.
Funny...talking about tearing into the Jeep to do repairs..and feeling like nothing is broke:
One sunny bright day, accelerating from a stop light, we were doing about 35 mph and still acclerating when a big rear-end bash jerked us out of our seats. The guy stopped, said he was falling asleep at the wheel because he worked so many hours, and called the police. We figured it was texting. The car repair to the back end was about $3K...and I have never felt the same about the car. But you're getting new panels and it wasn't a collision where alignment of panels is critical.
Your vehicle will most likely look better than new - although it was so clean anyways.
Phil
with all that happened, Martin - $8K is a lot of labor cost and very little parts, so I hope the labor is excellent in their craft.
Funny...talking about tearing into the Jeep to do repairs..and feeling like nothing is broke:
One sunny bright day, accelerating from a stop light, we were doing about 35 mph and still acclerating when a big rear-end bash jerked us out of our seats. The guy stopped, said he was falling asleep at the wheel because he worked so many hours, and called the police. We figured it was texting. The car repair to the back end was about $3K...and I have never felt the same about the car. But you're getting new panels and it wasn't a collision where alignment of panels is critical.
Your vehicle will most likely look better than new - although it was so clean anyways.
Phil
That storm we had on the 27th dropped two and one third inches of rain in empty plant saucers I use for measuring rainfall. That amount fell in around one hour.
