The Yelling

I went to Walmart yesterday to swap out a propane tank for a full one. As I pulled in front of the store I put on my emergency blinkers. A woman was pushing a cart next to the curb and could not get to the indentation to get it up onto the sidewalk. I looked in the rear-view mirror and seeing no one, slowly backed up. I felt a bump and stopped. Some guy in the road hollered and I get out.

I had backed into a small sports car. The guy hollering lots of things but I made out “YOU BACKED INTO THAT GUY” as if I didn’t notice. I seems that his jumping in the road may have effected where the guy behind me was.

The sports car was not there when I started, or if it was, was completely hidden from my two side mirrors and the rear-view one.

Anyway, the guy behind me pulled around and parked in front of me and looked at his car. As I approached he appeared to be getting ready to drive off. I tapped on his window and he said, your tow ball hit my license plate but there is no damage. I said “Are you sure?” and he said yes. I gave him $20 for his inconvenience and in case there was any damage to the plate holder or he needed touch-up paint.

I have considered a rear-view camera and this may encourage its purchase.

Just a few hours earlier I had spoken with a neighbor who had a minor sideswipe of another car years ago and the cost was less than $2,000. He let the insurance company pay it and later saw his rates increase more than the $2,000. I told him to always try to pay rather than file a claim.