No big deal

Okay, so when I walked out of the meeting and found a man standing by my car with a piece of paper, I thought, "No big deal." When he said he had backed up into my bumper and I looked to see a small hole (not a dent) in my green bumper, I still thought, "No big deal." Since this guy stuck around and waited for me, I thought he must be a nice, caring individual that wouldn't take me for a ride. No big deal.

I hopped in my car, business card in hand, with a personal note on the back saying, "I backed into your car, call my #" and he signed it. After I arrived back at work, I called my insurance agency, becuause, "I'm in good hands," and proceeded to tell them my dilemma. No big deal. The insurance agent said not to worry, there was nothing I could do, the "nice" guy who backed up into ME would need to handle everything on his end.

Fastforward (two weeks later) and numerous emails and phone calls later...I still have a hole in my '95 Ford Taurus and the man who shall remain nameless, claimed that I was two-feet over the line and has agreed to only pay 50%. It then became a BIG deal.

Parish tried calling him and calmly explaining that he was at fault. His response: "Sue ME!" click.
Now, I am not a confrontational person, I'm just not. But I think I could really learn how to confront this guy if I saw him in dark alley.

All that said, I am hoping to get the bumper fixed next week. I know what your thinking, it's a '95 Ford Taurus, not a 2008 Hummer, but it's MY '95 Taurus. It's the principle of the whole situation.

So, in the future, if a "nice" person backs into you, sticks around and hands you a note, call the police and exchange information. Avoid the headache and anger management classes by getting information and then it will be, "No big deal."