Weekend Update

Ah, the weekend is upon us and I am taking it low key per doctor's orders yesterday.  Yes, back to the doctor again.  It seems that in just over 24 hours the owner of the car filed a claim against me.  Now here is where it gets interesting.  The owner of the car is not who rear-ended me.  Another person did that and while there initially appeared to be no damage, the car's owner has filed a claim.  Thursday afternoon, I get the call from my insurance company and am told this.  So over the past 24 hours I have had to take a complete set of photos of my car and uploaded them plus a complete written statement.  In addition, at my insurance company's request I saw the doctor yesterday to be sure everything is in order. 

They had me do a series of movements and then took several x-rays and all looks good, especially the lack of compression of any discs.  That was their greatest concern.  All this to be on the defensive and deal with people who file false claims.  The bottom line is the guy rear-ended ME!  I did not realize this whole thing can turn into a big con game and was quickly taught by the agent on the phone how we need to move quickly.  We are disputing the filed claim and by next Tuesday should have police report in hand plus a full report from dealership on the state of the car.  At this point it will then be dumped back in the hands of insurance company vs. insurance company.  Having never been in an auto accident like this before it has been quite the learning experience.

Chatted with my friend Michael down on the coast this morning.  Tomorrow he begins a nearly month long road trip to see sights and sounds around the country.  He is going to drive approximately 500 miles a day when it is a drive day.  First stop will be Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.  Then on to Yosemite National Park for a couple of days.  From there he is headed on to the mid-west.  I wish him well and look forward to reports from along the way.

Have had the U.S. Open Golf Tournament on.  This is the trophy and in the background is the trademark red wicker marker for each hole unique to this course near Philadelphia.  The U.S. Open makes its first stop in the Northwest in 2015 at Chambers Bay, outside of Tacoma, Washington.

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Enjoyed a breakfast of eggs with cream cheese and chives with coffee.  Simple and yet quite delicious.  That lead to a few phone calls and getting caught up on the blog thus opening the opportunity of a nap.  It is a lovely day, but following doctors orders keeping it low key this weekend.  Will be going over to Rob & Jodie's for cocktails and BBQ this afternoon.  We were talking last night and realized I had not been to their place in a couple of months as they were visiting here for Catan and then assembling the grill.  It will be good to see them again.  Two weeks from now Damon arrives from Las Vegas for his visit.  And so goes the weekend.  Enjoy.