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02-29-2012, 09:40 AM
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Rivet Master 
2008 19' Safari SE
Denver
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Sniff. Whine. Moan.
Walked out to the Bambino to find this:
I think I would have noticed this yesterday when we were backing the trailer out of the driveway, but I can't think what would have hit me like this parked curb side. (it's the curb side back rear corner.) Whatever it hit me managed to miss the bumper yet hit the corner hard enough to crease it and scratch rivets and two panels.
Sigh. Well, I guess this is what insurance is for...
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02-29-2012, 10:28 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 19' Safari SE
Denver
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On the bright side, it gives me an excuse to go to Ohio.
The only thing I, J, or my insurance agent can figure out is vandalism, because it wasn't there when I pulled out of the driveway of my new place, wasn't there when I parked, but was there when I got up this morning.
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02-29-2012, 10:45 AM
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Rivet Master 
2007 Interstate
Normal
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Too bad!
They get their boo-boo's, they just do. The first one is always really hard. 
Maggie
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02-29-2012, 11:11 AM
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Rivet Master
2003 22' International CCD
Kiln
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Just high enough for a kid on a bike and the handlebars - ask me how I know.
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02-29-2012, 11:16 AM
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Rivet Master
1986 32' Excella
Currently Looking...
Canton
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Clancy boy, that is exactly my first thought. I think it was a kid ion a bike.
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02-29-2012, 11:27 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 19' Safari SE
Denver
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Aargh, then I hope s/he had a jacket on, because those rivets would have hurt!
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02-29-2012, 11:32 AM
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1981 27' Excella II
mays landing
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Probably was the handlebar. Look for a kid with a bandaged hand. Sal.
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02-29-2012, 11:32 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
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ooooh.....that's a bummer!
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02-29-2012, 11:33 AM
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Addicted
1971 27' Overlander
Currently In: Skowhegan
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Ditto...we have a few of those on ours from our kids as well as other kids...no warranty tho 
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02-29-2012, 12:22 PM
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Rivet Master
1983 34' Excella
1967 24' Tradewind
Little Rock
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Originally Posted by zlee
Aargh, then I hope s/he had a jacket on, because those rivets would have hurt!
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You are a good person.
Concern for their health would not have been my first response. 
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02-29-2012, 12:31 PM
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Rivet Master
2008 19' Safari SE
Denver
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Concern for their health would not have been my first response. |
Well, what's not clear from the pic is that the panels have both been shoved in around the center line frame (or what I assume is the frame!), so if it was a kid on a bike, they had to have then hit the thing quite hard, so...ow! Accidents happen, and stuff is just stuff. If it was vandalism and i caught someone, though... Rowr!!!!!! 
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02-29-2012, 01:37 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zlee
Well, what's not clear from the pic is that the panels have both been shoved in around the center line frame (or what I assume is the frame!), so if it was a kid on a bike, they had to have then hit the thing quite hard, so...ow! Accidents happen, and stuff is just stuff. If it was vandalism and i caught someone, though... Rowr!!!!!! |
They could have fallen, making the impact likely more severe.
Could also have been a big "kid" rather than a little kid. 
Maggie
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02-29-2012, 02:03 PM
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Chief Chili Cook
2010 30' Flying Cloud
Bakersfield
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ouch! I'm sorry to see that... That really looks like something with a little more mass than an adult on a bike? To keep scraping over 4 rivets... Any chance you had lawn gardeners around that morning before you went out?
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02-29-2012, 02:09 PM
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Site Team
1974 31' Sovereign
Ottawa
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Join Date: May 2008
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Originally Posted by zlee
Sigh. Well, I guess this is what insurance is for...
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Too bad about the mark, but good luck with the insuyrance company. If it works anything like it does here, before you call, check your deductible, and get a rough quote on what it would cost.
Here, deductibles are often $500 now, and you'll pay it back to your insurance company in a few years, given he hike you will get in your insurance.
It's like they say about Las Vegas: they didn't build those fancy hotels with what the winners paid them...
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02-29-2012, 02:38 PM
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Master of Universe
2008 25' Safari FB SE
Grand Junction
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Bummer!
Is that a scratch down in the lower right of the photo?
The big scratches in the middle don't seem to affect the rivets which means whatever it was was strong enough to scratch the body but flexible enough to bounce over the rivets. It has several things hitting the body to cause the parallel scratches, but they aren't consistent which is more like a:
Tree Branch?
But a branch wouldn't seem to cause such a large dent unless it was in the hand of a person. Whatever it was had to push inward as well as along the trailer.
While it is hard to believe you wouldn't have seen this at an earlier time, sometimes we just don't see things right away. Where else have you been?
Gene
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02-29-2012, 02:46 PM
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Rivet Master
2008 19' Safari SE
Denver
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ouch! I'm sorry to see that... That really looks like something with a little more mass than an adult on a bike? To keep scraping over 4 rivets... Any chance you had lawn gardeners around that morning before you went out?
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I know, that's why we're a bit mystified - no lawn mowers, and on the curb side...but it had to be something on the sidewalk side...that could appear between when I parked it at 6 pm and when I looked out the window at 8:30 am. *sigh* The only other thing we can come up with is a neighbor who's mad it's parked on the street, or some kid who thinks vandalism is fun...
Id rather believe the accident theory, TBH...
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02-29-2012, 02:48 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
Sonoma/Napa Wine Country
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Time for a big AIRFORUMS sticker
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02-29-2012, 03:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2008 19' Safari SE
Denver
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Here, deductibles are often $500 now, and you'll pay it back to your insurance company in a few years, given he hike you will get in your insurance.
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Yeah, it's $500. Not sure how to get an estimate...a great excuse to go to Alumapalooza...
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02-29-2012, 03:20 PM
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Rivet Master
1988 29' Excella
Collinsville
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Join Date: May 2009
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Who needs excuses to go to Alumapalooza?
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02-29-2012, 03:32 PM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Zlee...
A dent is just a dent, but the filiform is still corrosion, what are the plans there?
JC may be able to install the belt molding at the same time.
Bob
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