Hit and run is fun fun fun
On Sunday morning at the Waterfront Target, somehow my car acquired a huge dent in the rear quarter panel. I was inside the store at the time, so I have no idea what happened. I do know what didn't happen: nobody left a note taking responsibility, apologizing, or offering to pay for the damage. I guess everyone who told me never to park near the shopping cart return was right.
Today at the body shop, I was told that the quarter panel is toast, and they'd need to replace the whole thing. $500 for the part, another $1800 to install and paint it. Exorbitant! I'm supposed to believe that replacing one (obviously flimsy) body panel is worth a fifth of my car's current value? Yeah right. At least the insurance company is going to pay for it. But in the end, we'll all pay. Everyone in Pennsylvania is going to wind up paying just a little bit more for their car insurance because some yutz at Target couldn't keep their hands on their cart.