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  1. #1
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    You won't believe what happened to my car

    As the title says, you won't believe what happened to my car tonight. Exterior damage only, but here's the story. I volunteered to setup/tear down at my kids middle school for the 1st annual Science Night, where companies and volunteers bring in hands-on experiments and exhibits for kids. So I parallel part on the street away from the school lot thinking it's safe from the door dings of the in n out attendees. So what happens?

    Mylar balloons somehow get released from the event, cross the street, tangle in a power line, blow up the transformer and down a power line, RIGHT ON MY CAR! It's scratched from front to rear, exactly where the power line hit. My car was not "electrocuted"... it runs fine. But it's dinged front to back, including the roof (needs further investigation). The power company left me a card for a "claim", but it's got to be THOUSANDS in damages, as virtually every panel on the left side will need painting... hood, door, side panel, trunk. The bright side is that I did want to respray my hood/trunk but this is ridiculous. Hopefully I won't need a new top but that's currently in question. Can you freakin' believe it? Going for estimates tomorrow, and will post pics then. :smh

    A couple of other cars where hit too. To top it off, it killed the power to the Science Night and the local neighborhood (except for auxiliary power at the school). We had to rent generators from 2 Home Depots to power many of the exhibits. Most everything got running, and the Science Night was successful, but man, what a night!

    EDIT: Oh, and the power guy says "Was there some sort of party here? We get calls like this a lot this time of year due to graduations, etc." Crazy, huh?
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  2. #2
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    Man what a bummer. It is just a car and luckily no one was hurt. I hope it is a speedy recovery for the ZHP.


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  3. #3
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    Sucks. Glad no one was hurt. Now that I've said that....pics please!
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  4. #4
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    John sorry to hear about the car, just glad no one was hurt. Hope the power company pats for it all.

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  5. #5
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    Sorry to hear the bad news John. Make sure to pick a good body shop using high quality paint. In a month, your car will shine like new. Take pics and progress to recovery.

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  6. #6
    Man, that is horrible John. There needs to be a "force field" option over at the dealership so nicely painted vehicles are safe! I hope you get it all fixed up how you'd want and in a timely fashion.

    I'd send Ryan over there to paint it for you but she won't fly!

  7. #7
    Sorry to hear about that John, that sounds like my luck. No mater how hard you try to keep something you care about out of harms way it seems to be that you just can't have anything nice.

    Im sure they will honor the damages, and the car will look back to new.

    "I don't care if the door gaps are straight. When the driver steps on the gas I want him to sheet his pant's." Enzo Ferrari

  8. #8
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    Wow, what awful luck. Sorry to hear.

  9. #9
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    Damn. Sorry to hear my friend.


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  10. #10
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    Oh my goodness John! I can't believe it. I'm sure that was heartbreaking to see.

    Like others have said, this can be fixed. And, man I hope it gets taken care of quick.

    FWIW, Glasurit is the paint on Lucy and it's what paint BMW of Asheville uses to repair their BMWs.

    Again, that's a total bummer, but now you can add stripes!

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