Update on the car smash-and-grab
Jan. 4th, 2012 03:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
carbonelI filed a police report online. Total new replacement cost for everything plus damage repair was just under $1,000; otherwise, I would have had to do it in person.
The car window is repaired. $300 out of pocket. It's a 10-year-old car, so I didn't have comprehensive coverage. The car dealership recommended a general collision place, but they were closed on January 2 and didn't make house calls in any case, so I found an auto glass specialist on Angie's List that did.
Garmin will transfer my lifetime update coverage to a different unit for free, once I buy a new one. (They required a case number for the police report, which I sent.)
I put in a bid for a used iPod on eBay, and if I don't get that (which I don't really expect to; my bid is on the low side), I'll probably buy one of the used ones listed on Amazon.
No current ideas about replacing headphones; I want something comfortable and not too expensive. The Bang & Olufson ones I lost had over-the-ear pieces that kept them in place, which meant I could wear them for hours without them ever hurting. But I never would have paid that kind of price for earphones on my own -- they were a gift from my father -- especially since most of what I listen to is audiobooks. On the other hand, the B&O ones are almost the same price now as what my father paid for them ten years ago or so (I accidentally saw the receipt), which makes them less expensive in absolute terms. Recommendations appreciated here.
The car window is repaired. $300 out of pocket. It's a 10-year-old car, so I didn't have comprehensive coverage. The car dealership recommended a general collision place, but they were closed on January 2 and didn't make house calls in any case, so I found an auto glass specialist on Angie's List that did.
Garmin will transfer my lifetime update coverage to a different unit for free, once I buy a new one. (They required a case number for the police report, which I sent.)
I put in a bid for a used iPod on eBay, and if I don't get that (which I don't really expect to; my bid is on the low side), I'll probably buy one of the used ones listed on Amazon.
No current ideas about replacing headphones; I want something comfortable and not too expensive. The Bang & Olufson ones I lost had over-the-ear pieces that kept them in place, which meant I could wear them for hours without them ever hurting. But I never would have paid that kind of price for earphones on my own -- they were a gift from my father -- especially since most of what I listen to is audiobooks. On the other hand, the B&O ones are almost the same price now as what my father paid for them ten years ago or so (I accidentally saw the receipt), which makes them less expensive in absolute terms. Recommendations appreciated here.
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Date: 2012-01-04 09:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-04 09:56 pm (UTC)Just saw your earlier post about what happened: What a sucky way to end one year and begin another!
I had no idea, though, that you could file police reports online. That's handy.
I hope you can replace everything fairly cheaply. I can't give much recommendations for headphones, as I am normally very happy with my $15~ earbuds (http://www.amazon.com/JVC-HAFX35GN-Marshmallow-Headphone-Green/dp/B004I44ERY/ref=sr_1_17?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714153&sr=1-17), and I would hope you're getting much better sound with yours.
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Date: 2012-01-04 10:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-05 03:40 pm (UTC)Will you be at Jo's book signing on Sunday?
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Date: 2012-01-05 03:55 pm (UTC)no subject
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