Yikes, Kathy! I'm glad you're not hurt!
Gunn: Well, how horrible is this thing? Lorne: I haven't read the Book of Revelations lately, but if I was searching for adjectives, I'd probably start there.
'Hell Bound'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Sep 08, 2011 2:00:55 pm PDT #24932 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Jesse - Sep 08, 2011 2:02:20 pm PDT #24933 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And a question for the hivemind: is a yard/moving sale worth the hassle? Bear in mind I am cheap and like money.
I vote yes, but also because it makes you take out everything you don't want to move and then you can bring it straight to Goodwill (etc) at the end of the sale. It also seems like it would be a good time to get rid of furniture to people (students) who have settled into a new place and see what they need.
Ginger - Sep 08, 2011 2:11:17 pm PDT #24934 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
That sucks, Kathy. I'm glad you're okay. Clark Howard says that the first offer from an insurance company is always way low and you should look up its actual value on Edmunds.com and Kelley Blue Book [link] and make a counter offer. Sadly, that's never enough money to get another paid-for car.
flea, I find yard sales labor intensive for what you get, although as amyth says, kids things, particularly clothes, sell better than anything else. As she says, they they're most useful when there are a bunch of things you don't want to move. That way, you've assembled them and gotten some money, and then you can Freecycle or donate the rest.
Jesse - Sep 08, 2011 2:12:34 pm PDT #24935 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Is it worth fixing the car, even for more than its value, since that's presumably still less than getting a new car?
Sue - Sep 08, 2011 2:21:52 pm PDT #24936 of 30001
hip deep in pie
(((Maria)))
I'm glad you are okay, Kathy.
Anne W. - Sep 08, 2011 2:25:51 pm PDT #24937 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Maria, I am so sorry. My thoughts and fervent wishes will be with your family.
Zenkitty - Sep 08, 2011 2:26:58 pm PDT #24938 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm so sorry, Maria!
Kathy, I'm glad you're all right, and that sucks about losing your car! I hope the other guy had good insurance.
dcp - Sep 08, 2011 2:29:01 pm PDT #24939 of 30001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Kathy, oh no! Something very similar happened to me almost two years ago. Not fun.
lisah - Sep 08, 2011 2:30:55 pm PDT #24940 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Yikes, Kathy! Glad you are okay.
I was going to complain about my masseuse forgetting to write down my appointment tonight and giving it to someone else. which is disappointing but really? relatively not a big deal, or a deal, at all. And I've rebooked for next week and I'm sure I will get an extra long and awesome massage because she feels so bad about screwing up.
sarameg - Sep 08, 2011 2:35:16 pm PDT #24941 of 30001
Kathy, I'm glad you are ok. SUCKS ASS that you might need a new car.
The flooding levels they are talking about are devastating. They are comparing it to Agnes in 1972. Maria, your family is in my thoughts. Let us know what can be helped.