Ice

Okay, last month I am in the parking lot of the grocery store and pulled in a bit too close to the ice that has build up in the parking lot. I hear a crunch and look to see that I have smushed the bottom guard on my truck...No big deal I think to myself. I will fix it when the weather warms up. I thought to myself I can get a new one, I know how to use a screw driver, and it will be good as new. Well....that is not the case.
I go to a body shop to see how much it will cost to replace the guard and they look at me and say "Sweetie..." Now when I hear the words sweetie at the beginning of the conversation I know it is not good, especially coming from someone in the service industry. What this means is I HAD to report it to my insurance company since the bill...GULP...is going to be almost $2000. Not only did hitting the ice crack the lower guard, it pushed up my bumper, which then bent each fender a bit in the corner.
Ice- until now I only thought it could cause my butt great pain when falling on it. Now a chunk has also caused my pocket book great pain.. OUCH!!!