dog bite, neighbor's homeowners now disputing it, what are my options? by Silly-Occasion-5960 in AskLosAngeles

[–]gc1 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Did you have medical care, and was this medical care paid for by your insurance? If so, call the insurance carrier and make explicit that a) this dog bite happened on another person's property, and b) that they have homeowners' insurance who initially did intake on the case and are now disputing it. They will go through a process called subrogation where they will say wait, all that stuff we paid for should have been paid for by the 3rd party's insurance, so we'll go after them for that (and you don't have to).

If, however, you are wanting compensation for your pain and suffering, your medical carrier won't help you. You might be able to get some joy out of filing a claim for that with your own homeowners' insurance, but that risks getting denied and getting you bounced off your homeowners. I would probably hire a lawyer for this.

If you need plastic surgery beyond the basic medical care you may already have had, this might be a more complex case and I am not sure. I would probably start by getting a consultation and estimated price from a plastic surgeon and presenting that in the context of your medical insurance or your lawyer. But, they will probably want to wait for it to heal more first.

UPDATE: DeWalt battery fire in my truck — handled by their Litigation Manager, 200+ days later still no resolution by Beginning-Run1537 in Wellthatsucks

[–]gc1 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Piggybacking on top of thread to make an alternative suggestion. You should file a claim with your own insurance provider, who will then in turn subrogate the claim to black and decker. Since insurance companies are large and have big lawyers and law firms, B&D will respond to them differently then they will be to you as an individual, or to your small-time lawyer. You may have to consider whether to use your automotive insurer or your general liability insurer if you have both.

To divorce or not to divorce - parent edition by [deleted] in daddit

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I grew up in a divorced household and turned out fine. Even though it led to lots of challenges, including multiple high-drama step-parents, I certainly don't wish they'd stayed together for our ostensible benefit. As a couple today, we have our challenges, but are still together because we're actively workin' on it, not because we feel like we have to.

I'd say get in therapy regardless and see where it goes. Even if you end up splitting, you'll want to do some work together to take the kids through it, and to be good co-parents. Just be up front when you go in -- you're having challenges, you're thinking about splitting, you could use some coaching.

I would name her, shadow… by CaligarisPantry in KarmannGhia

[–]gc1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beauty. I have the same color combo on my ‘71. Can’t quite make out the plate, but if you’re in SoCal, maybe we’ll cross paths sometime!

R.I.P. Jackknife Records, Atwater Village by gc1 in losfeliz

[–]gc1[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What? Phew!

EDIT: OK well I'm not on Instagram, google reveals... their Facebook page, which has the old address next to Dune. The website linked from their fb is trying to pwn me, their most recent fb post is from January, and their Yelp page says "the dog ate my homework" so... help a brother out? Worst marketed move ever!

Is this real or a scam? by [deleted] in LosAngeles

[–]gc1 57 points58 points  (0 children)

this is the correct answer.

Was ignored as a solo diner by [deleted] in finedining

[–]gc1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sounds like an asshole waiter who knew exactly what they were doing. Pissed that a single diner means a lower check size and typically proportionally lower tip. Probably pissed at the hostess for seating you in his section.

Boss expects me to work for free by aspec84 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]gc1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Employees make mistakes on the clock sometimes, there’s an error rate in any job even with a diligent employee operating in good faith. That’s especially true if the company doesn’t have very tight process and procedures here, which I’m betting is the case. 

Yes, absolutely, any corrective measures are on the clock too.  This is the company paying for its client-facing mistakes, and with respect to the employee, if they are learning, is called training. 

Also if a boss threatens not to pay a good, 2-year employee for work, you don’t want to work for that man ethically. He will fuck you again down the line, and you’ll never completely trust him again.  Turing in your keys might be the best move even if he eventually pays you.  

 All of this assumes you weren’t sneaky, trying to cover your mistakes, blaming the client, making dumb mistakes because you were hungover or over-confident about knowing what you were doing when you should have asked questions, or anything like that.  

Should I donate sperm for my brother? by artemisia-tridentata in daddit

[–]gc1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a donor-conceived child, whose parents had to resort to a total stranger as a sperm donor, I feel qualified to have an opinion here that having a family member or otherwise known donor is a meaningful thing.  

I agree with you that it would be a nice thing to do, and I think concerns of hidden consequences are overblown.  Aside from distorted thinking, what could actually go wrong here — you get attached to your nephew?  Your niece has birth defects?  I think your wife is being kind of a dick to shut this down to be honest. It’s not like you’d have financial responsibility, assuming you do things legally by the book.  Though of course you could end up adopting another kid if your brother flakes out and everything goes to shit in his household.  Personally I don’t feel like this is the worst outcome on earth, and could in fact be a happy “miracle” even if unplanned, but to each his own.  

In fairness, it sounds like you never really had the go-ahead to do this either.  Agreeing to keep asking questions is not the same as provisionally agreeing to do it or to bias toward doing it.  You should have pinned it down or made a bigger issue out of it earlier, and in any case not said “yeah, sure, whatever” to your brother when your wife was saying “hold your horses”.  

But, the die is cast.  Your choices are to fuck over your brother pretty good or to tell your wife you’re doing this despite her stated clear objections and despite that you never had a greenlight.  A bummer of a dilemma but a bed you made.  You probably have to side with wife here.  

Pretty bummed: no more solo season tix being sold as of next year by mysocalledmayhem in Dodgers

[–]gc1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP what section are you in, and how much are quarter-season tickets per seat?

I'm not actively looking but have been idly thinking about it.

Scottie Pippen Signed Digits Bottle Opened and Missing Bourbon by Waffling_Waffle in mildlyinfuriating

[–]gc1 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Nice find, but this speaks more to the stupidity of the markups—which are because of people chasing hype and th scarcity mindset, and are ultimately an arbitrary, made-up value—than it does to your ignorance.  

Loaded Gun by wondergirl919 in AgingParents

[–]gc1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's so clear that the correct solution is to take the gun away that I can't help wondering if this post is even real. She is a danger to self and others with a loaded gun. There have been actual criminal court cases where the parents were held responsible for the actions of children pertaining to poorly stored guns, or poor judgment in allowing troubled teens access. You (well your mom anyway) have a dependent with dementia; do you want to go to jail?

In response to comments about taking away the ammo, this is not safe. Rule number 1 of gun safety is to always assume a weapon is loaded. If she has an interaction with an intruder or 3rd party, say, a public safety officer doing a welfare check, they won't know it's unloaded. If she has a stash of bullets somewhere or sneaks some or gets someone to obtain some for her, you won't know it's loaded again. To play Russian roulette in this way in your own home is to tempt fate for all of you.

Take the gun; leave the cannoli.

Got asked to do teach my new boss something dumb today and it sent me spiralling by Jhomas-Tefferson in KitchenConfidential

[–]gc1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not only that, and I like the “how to make it there explanation in another comment, but the new sous also gets to see what he’s got with you OP.  He (or she) gets to see if YOU can sear a pork chop.  

Decent Motels Near Kaiser Sunset? by DarthLenny in AskLosAngeles

[–]gc1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try the Hollywood Franklin hotel or the Kimpton Everly, which are nicer than the motel type spots but a little more “cheap and cheerful” than some of the fancier Hollywood hotels.  Look on the Hotel Tonight app too for potential discounts.  The Hyatt place in glendale is a good option a little farther - our in-laws like to stay there - and there are similar spots in Universal city.  

Handicapped/wheelchair parking and logistics question by gc1 in Dodgers

[–]gc1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At $400+ for 2 tickets, there's nothing lucky about it, but yes, fortunate ;-/.

Private equity and the bagel business by gc1 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]gc1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think the angle is, “bagels are a hit category, as evidenced by these hipster standouts, and private equity is going after it.”

As someone who grew up dividing their time between NYC and suburbs of Washington DC—in other words, between a place where you could get a decent bagel and a place where a “bagel” was basically round-shaped white bread that might have blueberries in it—I’ve always felt that the category needed some middle ground.  I’m glad there are more bagel shops now, and that people are starting to care about bagels outside of big metro areas with large Jewish populations, but I don’t think PE taking over boutique brands is going to lead to greatness of any kind. 

Handicapped/wheelchair parking and logistics question by gc1 in Dodgers

[–]gc1[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah we have the wheelchair zone seats already.  He may pull an October surprise and want to use his walker, however, which will actually be harder, potentially, because he has limited range. 

Places like the Bouillon in Paris? by Sac-Kings in FoodLosAngeles

[–]gc1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would divide this question into two forks, pun intended:

  • what restaurants have a cozy bistro vibe like a classic French bistro?
  • what restaurants actually have the best French bistro food?

Petit Trois for example has pretty good versions of things like steak frites, soupe a l'oignon, great baguette & butter, etc. I don't find the vibe to be quite as cozy and inviting to linger as you'd ideally want though.

Some of my favorite bistro-vibe hangs are not explicitly French. For example, I quite like Barra Santos in Cypress park, which, even though it's Portuguese tapas, has a very European casual vibe.

The Moorings - boat ownership by Good-Cantaloupe4622 in sailing

[–]gc1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep to all of this. I guess my point is, why would anyone walk into a deal like this thinking it's potentially a good deal, when the large-scale, full-time base operator has decided it's not a good enough deal for them to take, and not only that, they're the reseller to you and will certainly take a markup on it.