The Official "Say Anything" Thread

[ungeheuer]

How's the other side of the world?

I dunno. I'm not there 

But, Down Here its an over-eaten, post Xmas, lazy summer's evening  .

[DarkMonster620]

moooooooorning . . .

rainy, had to drive wife to work . . . to early for me . . she don't understand i am on vacations, my wake up time on vacations is 0630h not 0530h 

no boxing here . ..

[LMT]

Ning.   

[TiNi]

picked up some kind of sickness from somewhere I was in the past 3 days. got to the office and the server is down. can't do much without that... supposed to get weather later too

[zooom]

Happy Boxing day....am at work even though I don't wanna be.....am in charge because the boss is on vacation...and here we go on the unpredictable ride that is closing out the year!

[LMT]

picked up some kind of sickness from somewhere I was in the past 3 days. got to the office and the server is down. can't do much without that... supposed to get weather later too

You should head home now!

[TiNi]

You should head home now!

I know, right?
reboot

[Randimus Maximus]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh...Saturday.

How I've missed you.

[Bick]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh...Saturday.

How I've missed you.

Isn't today one of 11 Saturdays in a row for you?

(But, just a reminder for you...  It really is Wedsmonday)

[Randimus Maximus]

Isn't today one of 11 Saturdays in a row for you?

Yes.  Yes it is. 

I just wish it weren't 12* so I could do something out of doors.

[Bick]

Yes.  Yes it is. 

I just wish it weren't 12* so I could do something out of doors.

Just have to dress for it.

Besides, isn't this like Michigan Springtime? 

[KnightofNi]

and flakes are falling again. time to sit back and watch as people lose their damn minds and cause accidents because they panic even though nothing is sticking

[zooom]

and flakes are falling again. time to sit back and watch as people lose their damn minds and cause accidents because they panic even though nothing is sticking

and that very condition is where I end up making the most money because those idiots go out and panic and do damage that the insurance company cleans up for them on and they end up usually having to fix in order to use their cars

[KnightofNi]

and that very condition is where I end up making the most money because those idiots go out and panic and do damage that the insurance company cleans up for them on and they end up usually having to fix in order to use their cars

congrats on the boom in business!

do the insurance companies tell you howq much they are going to pay for a repair or do they just pay the bill minus the deductible?

[zooom]

congrats on the boom in business!

do the insurance companies tell you howq much they are going to pay for a repair or do they just pay the bill minus the deductible?

WELL...the boom ain't happened yet...and when it does...it is usually several days after the weather event...

as far as the insurance companies are concerned...they try and force you to use used parts because it costs them less regardless of what the customers know or are aware of, which is another issue entirely that I have with the insurance companies altogether....

we try and fit as much new and make the insurance companies know what is what up front to avoid the time wasting of suppliments because when you have a vehicle suspension torn apart on the spot to find something left out of an estimate, it is a waste of your time and logistics to have to wait for authorization to add in whatever it is and leave a lift tied up in the meantime.

what seems to happen in alot of cases is the InsCo writes an initial check to the insured and they sign it over to us with the amount being the total minus their deductable, so the customer is aware of a total amount due up front no matter what...the InsCo will pay us for any suppliments during the process that are found to be needed or in cases where they paid the customer for a used part allowance( reflected on their estimate of course) that turns out to not actually be available and a new one is the only option, thus a cost differential/need for suppliment which the InsCo pays usually direct to us before the car is released to the customer.