Back in May, Pat was at the gas station down the block. He'd filled up and was waiting in line to pay when there were some loud "oh oh OH!"s from the waiting crowd. "What?" Pat asked. "That blue car just hit that white car" the guy in line told him. It was OUR white car - our Toyota RAV4. A few conversations quickly indicated that the driver was young, inexperienced, apologetic, uninsured, and had no driver's license. But she WAS willing to make payments to us, at least until we sent her the estimates- after which she would not answer phone calls.
Today was our day in court. We came, we registered, we sat, we waited. We explained, we were given the judgement in our favor.
Now what?
If she has any kind of job, we can pay more money to garnish her wages (We already had to pay a $75 filing fee...) If she applies for credit, this issue will come up. But, if she's on public assistance or jobless -which she probably is as she is in her early 20's, lives with her boyfriend and has 4 children - there is nothing we can do.
We have to take care of our vehicles - we can't afford to go through them very fast! We fix things. It costs money. We didn't have children younger; could barely afford to do it now. We pay auto insurance and license fees. We're sympathetic and flexible; Amber could have paid us a little at a time.
If you know Amber Dorman, she owes us nearly $900.
What a pain!
We spent the rest of the day cleaning off the front porch, hauling some furniture to the cabin, etc. A quick trip to school this morning revealed that HALF of my classroom is waxed...
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