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July 28, 2006
A slight bump ....
Yesterday was not a good day for the Monk. It started out OK, except that the moment he was half way to his garage, the heavens opened and by the time he'd got the garage open he was more than slightly damp. Taking that in his stride, the Monk made his usual journey and arrived moderately drier than he started. His morning went reasonably well up to the point he had to go from one part of the site he works at to another. Having already handed over the site vehicle to someone else, he used his car to fetch some items he had left behind. That is where it started to unravel.
Starting to reverse out of the parking bay, the Monk failed to see a white van pull across from his left as he started to move. The rest is, as they say, academic. Neither vehicle was moving very fast, but the damage to the Monk Mobile is decpetively slight. Several panels have realligned themselves and will take considerable work to straighten out. The lamp cluster and the bumper took damage as well - the bumber being penetrated by something on the van - which ironically has a dent in a door and a smear of the Monk Mobile's paint.
The damage to the near side rear fender of the Monk mobile.
Now comes the real question, if the damage repair is more than the value of the car - and everyone admits that the Monk Mobile's marque is heavily undervalued at present. The Monk could be facing a large bill for replacing the vehicle - something he is loathe to do especially as the present one is reliable, comfortable and, until now, in good condition!
THis will be one to ponder deeply. Apart from the damage to the car, the Monk is especially chagrined by the fact that this is the end of his unblemished accident record, slight as it is. A lesson driven home rather pointedly that one can never be too careful.
Posted by The Gray Monk at July 28, 2006 08:15 AM
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Commiserations.
Gorse Fox which watch out for you this coming week... he'll be staying in Tewkesbury, and ensuring he steers well clear of red cars !
Posted by: Gorse Fox at July 29, 2006 08:04 AM
Thank you GF, I will be parking differently in future! I will be taking part in Musica Deo Sacra at the Abbey if you have a mind to try it!
Posted by: The Gray Monk at July 29, 2006 10:56 AM