Glad it wasn't the Porch

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

In FL that would be like $15K, plus another $20K for attorney fees.

Look at the low labor rates. It's obviously negotiated by the insurance company.

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by GTOguy

6' bed= usable as a truck.

5' bed= you ****ed up and should have bought an SUV with at least enclosed crappy storage space.

I laugh at all the huge, gargoyle-styled new super trucks with huge cabs, super high ride heights, huge tires, and abysmal fuel mileage running around with tiny little 5' beds. Useless.

On the way into Boone I brought back a ten-foot length of 1-1/4" copper pipe back to the Fergusons. When I carry stuff like that in the Ranger's 6-foot bed I set it in diagonally with the tailgate up and it hangs out maybe 6" to one side- not past the side mirrors. I tried that with this F150 5-foot bed, the pipe hung out so far to the side to be a hazard. So I had to open the rear window of the cab and carry it through the window.

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by LATB

I see that they dropped the SuperCab (6' bed) and only offer the SuperCrew (5' bed).
That seems odd after all the engineering and tooling to produce the new Ranger including the SuperCab.

Same marketing geniuses that removed sedans from their lineup.

[Yadkin]

Sunuvabiatch, it happened again. Home Depot parking lot, an eyewitness told me that he was getting out of his truck (close to the store) and saw this cart "fly" down the parking lot, powered by the wind, and make a bee-line for Zippy.

[Aerovette]

May I suggest...

[GTOguy]

Originally Posted by Yadkin

Sunuvabiatch, it happened again. Home Depot parking lot, an eyewitness told me that he was getting out of his truck (close to the store) and saw this cart "fly" down the parking lot, powered by the wind, and make a bee-line for Zippy.

That is one HELL of a dent from a cart. Looks like the cart had 2 90 pound bags of concrete on board and was shoved with force into your truck.

That SUCKS. That said, the big dent should pop out, and the small point of impact isn't that bad. Time to call your insurance.

There is a reason for Cart Narcs!!

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by GTOguy

That is one HELL of a dent from a cart. Looks like the cart had 2 90 pound bags of concrete on board and was shoved with force into your truck.

That SUCKS. That said, the big dent should pop out, and the small point of impact isn't that bad. Time to call your insurance.

There is a reason for Cart Narcs!!

When I saw it I figured someone must have forced the cart into my truck with their vehicle. But the witness said that he saw it hit, taken by a wind gust. These is a slope to the lot in that direction, but it's not much, maybe 2-3%.

We filed a claim with Home Depot. I doubt that will cover it but the store service manager was very helpful. After that, my insurance has a $1000 deductible. A paintless dent removal may take care of it, and the cost of that would be less than the deductible.

[GTOguy]

Not liking the three deep hit marks or the dent progressing through the body line. If paintless can get the three low spots out, I'll be impressed. I have to confess, I've never seen a worse shopping cart ding. Ever.

[Vandelay Industries]

It looks like the cart knocked your truck into the next parking space.

[Onebadcad]

I minimize probability of auto accidents by many rules, mostly not allowing idiots to get close.

Same for parking lots, NO ONE can ding my car in a parking lot, nor ram their cart into it.

My book is coming out soon, reserve your copy now, for an extra $100.00 I will initial it for you.

[Rikki Z-06]

Originally Posted by Yadkin

Sunuvabiatch, it happened again. Home Depot parking lot, an eyewitness told me that he was getting out of his truck (close to the store) and saw this cart "fly" down the parking lot, powered by the wind, and make a bee-line for Zippy.

Looks totalled. Hit like that surely bent the frame.

[MadInNc]

Shopping cart that hit Yaddy

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

I minimize probability of auto accidents by many rules, mostly not allowing idiots to get close.

Same for parking lots, NO ONE can ding my car in a parking lot, nor ram their cart into it.

My book is coming out soon, reserve your copy now, for an extra $100.00 I will initial it for you.

I was at least ten spaces away from anyone.

[Millenium Vette]

Originally Posted by Yadkin

Sunuvabiatch, it happened again. Home Depot parking lot, an eyewitness told me that he was getting out of his truck (close to the store) and saw this cart "fly" down the parking lot, powered by the wind, and make a bee-line for Zippy.

Bummer Yaddy, that really sucks.

That's why we can't have good shit

[higgyburners]

Originally Posted by GTOguy

That is one HELL of a dent from a cart. Looks like the cart had 2 90 pound bags of concrete on board and was shoved with force into your truck.

That SUCKS. That said, the big dent should pop out, and the small point of impact isn't that bad. Time to call your insurance.

There is a reason for Cart Narcs!!

wrong

Originally Posted by Yadkin

When I saw it I figured someone must have forced the cart into my truck with their vehicle. But the witness said that he saw it hit, taken by a wind gust. These is a slope to the lot in that direction, but it's not much, maybe 2-3%.

We filed a claim with Home Depot. I doubt that will cover it but the store service manager was very helpful. After that, my insurance has a $1000 deductible. A paintless dent removal may take care of it, and the cost of that would be less than the deductible.

wrong

Originally Posted by GTOguy

Not liking the three deep hit marks or the dent progressing through the body line. If paintless can get the three low spots out, I'll be impressed. I have to confess, I've never seen a worse shopping cart ding. Ever.

correct

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

I minimize probability of auto accidents by many rules, mostly not allowing idiots to get close.

Same for parking lots, NO ONE can ding my car in a parking lot, nor ram their cart into it.

My book is coming out soon, reserve your copy now, for an extra $100.00 I will initial it for you.

The man with the most sense in this conversation.....besides me...





Your "Witness" was the perp. The cart could not have caused the damage to your sissy truck...it does not line up. You being a Engineer should know that...get the weight of the cart and do some simple math. The force that would of taken to cause that damage as Gto said is much much more. Not to mention nothing lines up and no damage to the cart. Unless your truck is made of .015 aluminum i call BS. Maybe someone didn't like you taking up two spots.

[Bill]

This is a major reason why I like Aldi. No shopping cart projectiles all around. And at other stores, it's why I always park in the south 40. Having said that, I came very close to being Yaddie. I was at the Walmart near my home, it was VERY windy, and I came out, and a cart is barreling toward my car, parked out all by itself. It was a matter of seconds, I was able to push my cart in front of the out of control cart and stop it just a few feet from what would have been a hard hit to my front fender.

I wish all stores would go with the European model, require a deposit for a cart. That would completely solve the problem.

[RedLS1GTO]

There is no way in hell that an empty shopping cart rolling through a parking lot did that.

And if it did,

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by Vandelay Industries

It looks like the cart knocked your truck into the next parking space.

This was in Johnson City, TN, where they have modern shopping centers and parking lots designed for modern, huge, pickup trucks and SUVs. It's not Massachushits where they drive Priuses and Rav4s, and the parking spaces are all 7 feet wide.

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by higgyburners

wrong

Rent free, Himey.

[slewfoot]

Originally Posted by Yadkin

Sunuvabiatch, it happened again. Home Depot parking lot, an eyewitness told me that he was getting out of his truck (close to the store) and saw this cart "fly" down the parking lot, powered by the wind, and make a bee-line for Zippy.

Same thing happened to my wife's Accura 10 years ago at Sams Club parking lot. We came out and there was a cart beside the car. Big dent at the front of the driver's door and fender. Had to have been hit by a car. Video showed the wind brought a cart down the incline.

The parking lot has multiple angles and no level area. I now park in an area where if it ever happened again, I'm at the top of one of these areas where if the carts comes down at speed, has to come back up for a ways and probably stop before it ever hit