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Old 12-12-2010, 07:19 PM   #13951
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Old 12-12-2010, 07:50 PM   #13953
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Oh - are the Borg and anti-borg (Grob) going to assimilate Xmas?
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Old 12-12-2010, 07:54 PM   #13954
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Old 12-12-2010, 08:04 PM   #13955
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Silly chicken... there is no Christmas. The Grinch stole it!


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Old 12-12-2010, 08:05 PM   #13956
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If the Borg and the anti-Borg meet, wouldn't that result in the spontaneous destruction of all Star Trek franchises as we know them?
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Old 12-12-2010, 08:07 PM   #13957
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But he brought it back! And had who-beast!
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Old 12-12-2010, 08:08 PM   #13958
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If the Borg and the anti-Borg meet, wouldn't that result in the spontaneous destruction of all Star Trek franchises as we know them?
Or at least William Shatner's hairpiece!
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Old 12-12-2010, 10:40 PM   #13959
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... so I started out for a ride in the rain. Going for a nice lunch and a visit to an import food store. I got two blocks away from the house, sitting at a stop sign when some dumb Fu@$@ing driver, busy chatting away on her cell phone plows into me, forcing me into the car in the oncoming lane stopped ahead of me...

I guess we got lucky. No one was injured. Only my tire hit the car in front, doing no damage. The girl behind me hit me at an angle and so did no damage to her car. But it completely demolished the rear end of my bike. Tore the fender right in half, spewing tail lights, directionals, number plate and fender all over the roadway. Unfortunately, under Japanese insurance law, I'm equally responsible for the accident simply because I was there...

I am NOT a happy camper right now....


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Old 12-12-2010, 10:50 PM   #13960
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... so I started out for a ride in the rain. Going for a nice lunch and a visit to an import food store. I got two blocks away from the house, sitting at a stop sign when some dumb Fu@$@ing driver, busy chatting away on her cell phone plows into me, forcing me into the car in the oncoming lane stopped ahead of me...

I guess we got lucky. No one was injured. Only my tire hit the car in front, doing no damage. The girl behind me hit me at an angle and so did no damage to her car. But it completely demolished the rear end of my bike. Tore the fender right in half, spewing tail lights, directionals, number plate and fender all over the roadway. Unfortunately, under Japanese insurance law, I'm equally responsible for the accident simply because I was there...

I am NOT a happy camper right now....


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Oh, no! That is not fair -- I'm so sorry that happened. I'm also, though, very glad that you weren't hurt, or worse. Will insurance pay at all for the damage to the bike? Is it rideable?
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Old 12-13-2010, 01:31 AM   #13961
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Old 12-13-2010, 01:36 AM   #13962
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... so I started out for a ride in the rain. Going for a nice lunch and a visit to an import food store. I got two blocks away from the house, sitting at a stop sign when some dumb Fu@$@ing driver, busy chatting away on her cell phone plows into me, forcing me into the car in the oncoming lane stopped ahead of me...

I guess we got lucky. No one was injured. Only my tire hit the car in front, doing no damage. The girl behind me hit me at an angle and so did no damage to her car. But it completely demolished the rear end of my bike. Tore the fender right in half, spewing tail lights, directionals, number plate and fender all over the roadway. Unfortunately, under Japanese insurance law, I'm equally responsible for the accident simply because I was there...

I am NOT a happy camper right now....


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Old 12-13-2010, 02:37 AM   #13963
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... so I started out for a ride in the rain. Going for a nice lunch and a visit to an import food store. I got two blocks away from the house, sitting at a stop sign when some dumb Fu@$@ing driver, busy chatting away on her cell phone plows into me, forcing me into the car in the oncoming lane stopped ahead of me...

I guess we got lucky. No one was injured. Only my tire hit the car in front, doing no damage. The girl behind me hit me at an angle and so did no damage to her car. But it completely demolished the rear end of my bike. Tore the fender right in half, spewing tail lights, directionals, number plate and fender all over the roadway. Unfortunately, under Japanese insurance law, I'm equally responsible for the accident simply because I was there...

I am NOT a happy camper right now....


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I'm sorry to hear about your accident, Stitchawl. You must have been shaken up, after your narrow escape and I hope you're really allright.
Isn't it forbidden in Japan as well to use a cell phone while driving?
I hope your insurance will pay at least something.
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Old 12-13-2010, 02:42 AM   #13964
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Afternoon update;

As said before, no injuries, so there is some good. And... as of right now, it seems that her insurance company is willing to accept full responsibility for the accident and pay for all repairs... AND... it may turn out that they will pay for a rental for me until my ride is repaired! This is MOST unusual! In Japan, the insurance companies have gotten together and worked out payment percentages for various accidents. This avoids court interventions as the courts have ruled that the insurance companies know best... However, these decisions are ridiculous from an American standpoint. Here' a link to one page of their decisions. Read it and laugh. The circled parts show how much, percentage-wise, each driver must pay. Note the 3rd on the bottom... 60% an 40%... and imagine if you were the driver being hit...

Anyway, right now the insurance company is talking with my bike shop. Then they will call and let me know the next step. Although the engine and drive train are OK, I hesitate to ride the bike without a break light, tail lights, directionals, nor having a number plate on it. There is no bodywork left from the seat on back to hang any of those!

And no... the driver of the car wasn't ticketed for her actions. The police didn't see her talking on her phone, and were reluctant to take my word for it.

So... if all goes as the insurance person said (if I understood her Japanese correctly) I should have a rental in a day or so, and get my trusty steed to the vet for a new rear end, and all it should cost me will be a missed lunch today, and some minor inconvenience tomorrow... But can you imagine how much that poor girl's insurance is going to go up?


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Old 12-13-2010, 02:45 AM   #13965
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