Street parking sucks., Garbage can vs. car Options

[soltrain]

I have street parking in Berkeley because it's only $30 for a year from the city instead of $50 bucks a month for a private parking spot through my apartment. So last weekend, I parked my car on the street in front of my house. There was this heavy black plastic garbage can sitting on the sidewalk in front of the car, but I didn't take too much note of it and happily went on my way inside the house.

When I came back out the next morning, the garbage can was knocked off the sidewalk and lay on the street next to my car. I looked closer and it left this dent about the side of a half dollar on my drivers side door!

AGUHG@!# WHY! What the hell? Bad karma? This thing has gotta cost at least a hundred bucks to fix. I was so angry - took it out on the trashcan and kicked it back cross the sidewalk. I still haven't gotten around to getting a quote on fixing the dent yet. <sigh>

Man, the guy I bought the car from lived in San Jose, and was a Berkeley grad. When I told him I was a Berkeley student he told me "You're taking it back to Berkeley - it's gonna get beat up"

Dag. I was fine until now. Shoo.




This post has been edited by soltrain: Apr 24, 2005 - 11:48 PM

[creis]

I'm going to be paying about $80 a month for a private garage when I move into apartment, for the security and a place to work.

but that is not a bad dent, an easy do it yourself fix. just take the door panel off, put the window up and pop it back out, or get that "as seen on TV" dent thing and fix it, dont pay to have to have it done you'll get ripped.

This post has been edited by creis: Apr 30, 2005 - 8:24 AM