Three things I learned this weekend - $$$

First - I’ve needed a new battery for my iPad since the beginning of the shutdown. Apple stores are back open so I went to get an appointment. Next Saturday. Apple isn’t replacing batteries, they are replacing the whole iPad.

Second - horrible day yesterday. Car wouldn’t start at a gas station. Me, wife, child, & dog. 4 hours waiting for a fix/tow. I’ll spare you the details other than Liberty Mutual sucks. They are clearly outselling their capacity. You get what you pay for.

Third (related) - riding to the garage with the tow truck guy. Insurance companies had everyone working at home so they totaled everything. Smashed headlight? Totaled. Hit a deer? Totaled. They didn’t want their people out in the field. Should be a lot of scratch and dent cars available soon I’d think.

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Three things I learned this weekend - $$$ (Original post)	underpants	Jul 2020	OP
Sorry you and the family had such a rotten day.	In_The_Wind	Jul 2020	#1
Yeah, iDevices don't have accessible replaceable batteries.	forgotmylogin	Jul 2020	#2
Nothing worse than car trouble and needing a tow!	Ohiogal	Jul 2020	#3
I hope the tow truck guy was wearing a mask.	marybourg	Jul 2020	#4
He did but almost NO ONE at the gas station did.	underpants	Jul 2020	#5
Be careful with such "scratch and dent" cars	cojoel	Jul 2020	#6
Yeah. Good point.	underpants	Jul 2020	#7
Tow truck guy sounds like a	GeorgeGist	Jul 2020	#8
Wow	underpants	Jul 2020	#9

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Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:36 AM

In_The_Wind (71,838 posts)

1. Sorry you and the family had such a rotten day.

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Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:37 AM

forgotmylogin (6,612 posts)

2. Yeah, iDevices don't have accessible replaceable batteries.

People complain about that, but it's quicker and easier to replace an entire device under Apple Care than to troubleshoot whether any problem is just the battery and bother with differently configured/sized/powered battery replacement parts.

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Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:42 AM

Ohiogal (17,897 posts)

3. Nothing worse than car trouble and needing a tow!

Been there, done that

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Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:44 AM

marybourg (9,652 posts)

4. I hope the tow truck guy was wearing a mask.

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Response to marybourg (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 11:06 AM

underpants (159,399 posts)

5. He did but almost NO ONE at the gas station did.

I’m going to do a post on it but it was busy as hell. Fried chicken place too. Couldn’t wait in the AC because of the dog and because my wife was not going to sit inside in that situation.

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Sun Jul 12, 2020, 11:10 AM

cojoel (730 posts)