Third Times a Charm

I've not had good luck with my car and getting hit by stuff. The first winter that I had it, which was last year, I was driving to work on a hilly, 55 mph, two-lane highway on a day when there was a chance of snow. As I crested a hill, a salt truck was coming the other way and sprayed me with salt that it was spreading on both lanes. It was so loud as the salt hit my car, and it sounded like the car was getting shot up. I ended up with a bunch of chips in the hood of my car.

This summer I was on my way home with pizza from Mellow Mushroom and got on I-40 for about two miles. A car about 100 yards in front of my threw up an L-shaped metal bracket. It was spinning through the air and I almost avoided it, but it got me on the part of the car between the windshield and the door on the passenger side. It left a couple inch gash that had to be repaired (and cost almost $600 to replace that piece of the car and paint it). Brian recommended that I try not to avoid something next time and let it hit the windshield so that insurance will cover the repair with no deductible.

Yesterday I succeeded in doing that. I got hit by a rock on my way up to my office to pick up some work. It left a golf ball sized shatter in my windshield.



The auto glass repair guy is supposed to come on Tuesday to replace the windshield. My insurance agent said it won't cost us anything and won't affect our rates. So I finally will get something repaired and for free!