had a really awesome thing happen yesterday - I was outside my apartment cleaning some tire marks off my GF's car (she hit a parked car
), and my neighbor (who I've said hello to in passing, never actually met before) comes walking over and we start chit-chatting about the car, etc.
I then point to the issue with my car, which has fairly significant scratches from when I hit a parking deck cement pole last year (we haven't had the best luck with parked obstacles
) - and mention to him how I've been meaning to get it fixed and just haven't gotten around to it yet (i.e. I just don't want to pay a $500 insurance deductible and have my insurance go up). Turns out my neighbor is a former auto body/paint specialist and says he can help me out and that he has all the tools needed to do the job. So right there on the spot, he walks next door to his place and comes back with all the supplies and starts working on my car. 2 hours later and it's all fixed.
Check out the before and after pics - now granted, it's not perfect but my main goal was to try and hide the scratches and I think he did a pretty damn good job of that - at first he didn't even want any money, and then I asked him how much he would typically charge and he said $40, and I wasn't comfortable with just $40 so I paid him $80.
Really unexpected turn of events and made my whole day.