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There's Life, And There's
Just Stuff - Forget The Stuff

By Dave Lindorff
6-10-9
 
I got an important reminder today that at least where the country's economic crisis is concerned, it's really mostly just about stuff.
 
The reminder came in the form of a very large limb, about two feet in diameter, projecting out over my driveway from an ancient horse chestnut tree. The limb suddenly decided it had been hanging around long enough, and it just broke off, unannounced, and landed on top of my car.
 
I heard an enormous cracking sound out my window, looked out, and where there had been a car, there was an enormous pile of branches and leaves.
 
I went outside and surveyed at the situation, and it was clear that there was a good deal of damage. The left front fender had been badly dented and pulled away from the body, and the hood was buckled. Worse, a larger part of the limb had fallen across the roof midway back, making a small dent on the left side and a large one on the right side. Looking more closely, I could see that on the right side of the vehicle, the upper frame and the upright post between the doors had been bent. Neither door could open, and the two doors were overlapped near the top-another indication of a bent frame.
 
I spent two hours with a chainsaw clearing the huge limb off the car, and then drove it to a body shop, where the owner looked it over and assured me the car was totaled. A 1993 vehicle, it would cost far more to fix the frame and replace the roof than the value of the car. This was bad news, since I had put a brand new engine in the car only a year and a half ago, and had rebuilt the transmission a year ago. That's an investment of about $8,000, and I'll be lucky to get $3000 from my insurer if they total the car, even though it was in perfect condition inside and out.
 
A thing like this can be pretty depressing, but after a cold beer I got to thinking, "Heck, it's just a car"...
 
For the rest of this story, please go to:
 
http://www.thiscantbehappening.net/?q=node/323
 
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