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    ...you never know how much sh*t you'll step in. Today, the town pastor hit my car with his truck, causing damage to the car trunk...it's an old car though...I don't quite know how to haggle with him over the repairs cost, he didn't want to go through insurance, and I just kept my mouth shut. I gotta call him tommorrow but am not sure what to say.
    Then, a friend of mine who is down on her luck called & begged me for help. I am not doing so well myself so I told her I couldn't help....I just get the feeling she thinks I'm a chump, which I hate. Still, she's a childhood friend, so it hurts to think of her suffering.
    & My last gripe is that my desktop computer is all bugged out & typing this entry out is a chore...there's more crapola but I don't want to add to this....
    Any suggestions on how to haggle with the pastor?

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    Is the damage worth repairing? If not, take the money, otherwise get a quote on the repair to your car immediatly, then make him pay it. Tell the mechanic to add a few hundred for your friend.

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    Ask him ..... was he perving at you when he hit you .... the church has always got plenty , whatever you do get as much as you can
    hope this helps

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    yeah, don't be taken advantage by anyone, even someone of the cloth. Go to a mechanic and get the estimate. most likely it is going to be too much for him to pay (I had the same thing happen: guy hit my car, and I figured we didn't have to go through insurance if it wasn't too much, and it ended up being $2000. we went through insurance.) but that's not your fault. He hit YOUR car, which kind of makes me wonder why he didn't want to go through insurance--I would wonder if he does this a lot. SO DON'T BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF!

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    Yep, that's what I thought. I just hate having to deal with such a bizarre scenario...if you asked my best pal, she'd tell you my life is constructed of bizarre-ass events, to prove I don't even have to embellish...I WISH I was making up some of this stuff....

    I went to down to the corner mart to buy beer, since I figured if I was going to drown my troubles in booze, it should be nutrient-rich beer. (Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.)

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    Default Re: "Life Is Like A Bag of Manure"

    Quote Originally Posted by madmaxine
    he didn't want to go through insurance
    What kind of pastor could he be? I mean come on he's supposed to be honest about EVERYTHING! Tell him you want his insurance companys info. About your friend, can't you help her in some way with out giving her money?
    "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

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    agreed....don't let the pastor try to use his church to guilt you or appeal to your sympathy. there are manipulative priests....my father being one. one christmas he dressed in collar, cassock, and massive gold cross on chain to go x-mas tree shopping (tried to get 50% off). get what you need to cover your damages, and have fun with the beer

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    Tell him that God would know that he is in the wrong and you want X amount of money.

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    Get the estimate from a mechanic (there are places that specialize in that kind of thing and do free estimates) then call him FROM the shop, so if he argues you can put the mechanic on.



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    MM,
    That sucks. Because he is a Pastor, he is held to a HIGHER standard not a lower one. Expect him to make it right and ask him what he thinks is the right thing to do.
    If he take the low road, call him on it and ask him why he wouldn't do the right thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sitri
    MM,
    That sucks. Because he is a Pastor, he is held to a HIGHER standard not a lower one. Expect him to make it right and ask him what he thinks is the right thing to do.
    If he take the low road, call him on it and ask him why he wouldn't do the right thing.
    Unfortunately, far too many "Pastors" and the like prove themselevs to be all too typically human. Their exalted position in the community might be an impatus for a little "Im too important for this" attitude.

    MM, I think you should be polite but firm and stand your ground if he balks at it. Persisance might pay off on this one.

    Have a Sierra on me as well

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