Friday, April 22, 2011
Guess I shouldn't be surprised.
No check today. Which meant the claims guy got an irate phone call from me. He has the balls to say "The payment was processed two days ago and your agent should have it soon". I corrected him that our prior conversation had not included the word 'soon', but that our conversation was specifically worded as "Your agent will have it in two days..two days from now...Thursday. They'll have it Thursday." He had nothing to say to this.
I asked if there was some way to track the check to find out where it is, and he said no. "No? So you're telling me there's a very large check that you guys have sent out...a very large check that was supposed to have arrived two days ago via interoffice (UPS) mail, but which has not arrived, and for all we know; could be lost. Even worse, you're saying you have no way of tracking this check to see where it is. That's what you're saying?" "Yes" was his answer. Unbelievable.
Bastard probably has the check sitting on his desk.
I asked if there was some way to track the check to find out where it is, and he said no. "No? So you're telling me there's a very large check that you guys have sent out...a very large check that was supposed to have arrived two days ago via interoffice (UPS) mail, but which has not arrived, and for all we know; could be lost. Even worse, you're saying you have no way of tracking this check to see where it is. That's what you're saying?" "Yes" was his answer. Unbelievable.
Bastard probably has the check sitting on his desk.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
The Check Is (Hopefully) In The Mail
No check today. The claims guy said the ins company sends the check to my agent and that they should receive it today. I just got off the phone with them (my agent) and the check didn't show up. Damn.
I'd revised my plan and, if the check had shown up today, I would have taken tomorrow off to go get the bike, then register and plate it tomorrow afternoon, and be out riding tomorrow night. Now it looks like I'm back to the "riding by Tuesday" thing...
...I hope...
I'd revised my plan and, if the check had shown up today, I would have taken tomorrow off to go get the bike, then register and plate it tomorrow afternoon, and be out riding tomorrow night. Now it looks like I'm back to the "riding by Tuesday" thing...
...I hope...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Mick Morgan
Met Michael and Scott at the new Mick Morgans bar. I was about to order a Bass, when Mick himself steered me to a beer he was fond of. I liked his suggestion and that set off a round of conversation that had us all laughing and enjoying each other's company. So much so that he wound up buying us beers. What can I say, we're in good moods; I have new bike, he has new bar. We're celebrating.
Is The Nightmare Over??
I'd love to say this whole insurance/dealership fiasco was a joke. You know; pop out of a cake and shout "April Fool's!!" or something like that. But unfortunately, it was no dream (but it was a full fledged nightmare). Thankfully, this nightmare seems to be about to end, and 'reality' can start again.
As mentioned yesterday, I found (on-line) a bike that was the same make, model, color, year, (etc.) as the bike I just lost. I went down to check it out this morning and sure enough; there it was, larger than life. The even-better news is this thing was apparently babied by its former owner (I inquired and the previous owner apparently was an older gentleman who had many other bikes in addition to this one.) Anyway, the bike itself is basically stock, but that's ok. It's way cleaner and shinier than mine was...oh, and did I mention the mileage thing? I did, but I'll say it again; 30,000 fewer miles on it!
Ta Da!!
I took it out for a test drive and man, this thing was tight! Shifted great, braked solidly, hummed right along. The shop I bought it from (www.bobsmotorcycles.com) was a pretty cool place. Bob (owner, obviously) was easy to talk to and didn't BS around anything. He said they do a full service on any bike they sell (they have a full shop there), and that he'd even put new tires on it (indeed the tires have a lot of tread on them). I shook his hand and told him he had a sale.
The difference between what the insurance company paid and what this thing cost is certainly tolerable, and overall; I'd say I'm happy with things. I have to wait for the insurance check to show up (supposedly tomorrow) and then can hopefully pick the bike up on Saturday. I'll have to wait until Monday to register it, but with any luck, I'll be riding by Tuesday.
"I'll be riding by Tuesday". What a nice ring that has...
As mentioned yesterday, I found (on-line) a bike that was the same make, model, color, year, (etc.) as the bike I just lost. I went down to check it out this morning and sure enough; there it was, larger than life. The even-better news is this thing was apparently babied by its former owner (I inquired and the previous owner apparently was an older gentleman who had many other bikes in addition to this one.) Anyway, the bike itself is basically stock, but that's ok. It's way cleaner and shinier than mine was...oh, and did I mention the mileage thing? I did, but I'll say it again; 30,000 fewer miles on it!
Ta Da!!
I took it out for a test drive and man, this thing was tight! Shifted great, braked solidly, hummed right along. The shop I bought it from (www.bobsmotorcycles.com) was a pretty cool place. Bob (owner, obviously) was easy to talk to and didn't BS around anything. He said they do a full service on any bike they sell (they have a full shop there), and that he'd even put new tires on it (indeed the tires have a lot of tread on them). I shook his hand and told him he had a sale.
The difference between what the insurance company paid and what this thing cost is certainly tolerable, and overall; I'd say I'm happy with things. I have to wait for the insurance check to show up (supposedly tomorrow) and then can hopefully pick the bike up on Saturday. I'll have to wait until Monday to register it, but with any luck, I'll be riding by Tuesday.
"I'll be riding by Tuesday". What a nice ring that has...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Back To Familiarity, Soon?
The insurance company offered me what they felt my bike was worth. (Despite my protests, they said I could not claim an additional $40k for emotional distress.)
Based on lots of advice, I did a shiteload of research...and found their offer, while disappointing, was actually not that far off from what is out there. Damn. Ok, back to the drawing board. Digging through receipts (and using some creative arguments), the insurance company has agreed to cough up close to an additional $1k. Not too shabby.
The even better news is I found a bike for sale down in RI. It appears to be almost an exact duplicate to the bike I had; '08, Electra Glide, Pacific Coast Blue. (It happens to have 30,000 fewer miles on it, too.) I'm hoping to get down there tomorrow to check it out and maybe even put a deposit on it.
With any luck, this surreal nightmare of no motorcycle might be over soon.
Based on lots of advice, I did a shiteload of research...and found their offer, while disappointing, was actually not that far off from what is out there. Damn. Ok, back to the drawing board. Digging through receipts (and using some creative arguments), the insurance company has agreed to cough up close to an additional $1k. Not too shabby.
The even better news is I found a bike for sale down in RI. It appears to be almost an exact duplicate to the bike I had; '08, Electra Glide, Pacific Coast Blue. (It happens to have 30,000 fewer miles on it, too.) I'm hoping to get down there tomorrow to check it out and maybe even put a deposit on it.
With any luck, this surreal nightmare of no motorcycle might be over soon.
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