Where is Winter? (Carnegie, Highland Park, Oakland: house, buying, school)

[theta_sigma]

I found it! It was in Stanton Heights this morning where I slid down a hill and then my car got hit by not one, not two, but three other vehicles that did the exact same thing. I think I'm done with winter now.

[Blackbeauty212]

You guys wasnt satisfied until we got a "real" winter...Well here it is, Polar Vortex... Personally Im fine, just keep the big snow storms away. I have NO PROBLEM with anything else

- Grey Skies
- Polar Vortex Cold
- Up and Down Temps
- Rain
- Wind

Nothing, just keep the "Buffalo" sized snow storms away.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by theta_sigma

I found it! It was in Stanton Heights this morning where I slid down a hill and then my car got hit by not one, not two, but three other vehicles that did the exact same thing. I think I'm done with winter now.

Oh, my Gosh! Is everyone OK?

[theta_sigma]

Originally Posted by Katiana

Oh, my Gosh! Is everyone OK?

Amazingly, yes, we're all fine. My 2-year-old son was with me and I managed to get him out of the car between the second and third hits (the third was the worst).

But now Geico wants to charge me my deductible x 3 because it's technically 3 different accidents. I wasn't at fault, I was parked the whole time (and not even in the car for crash #3) and everyone I know is telling me "They can't do that!" but... can't they? I can't find anything online indicating they can't.

I just wrote a nastygram to Deb Gross about the fact that all of Stanton Heights, including Stanton Ave., was a sheet of ice at 8 AM this morning. I've never seen anything like it, and I've lived through a lot of Pittsburgh winters and crappy Public Works road treatment.

[I_Like_Spam]

Originally Posted by theta_sigma

I just wrote a nastygram to Deb Gross about the fact that all of Stanton Heights, including Stanton Ave., was a sheet of ice at 8 AM this morning. I've never seen anything like it, and I've lived through a lot of Pittsburgh winters and crappy Public Works road treatment.

Ms. Gross is just a legislator, a city council woman.

The Public Works Department reports to the mayor's office, that's where your ire should be directed I think.

I thought it was pretty slippy out there too this morning, the city owned Plummer St. was a sheet of ice, but the 40th St. Bridge and 28 were cool. Does look like the city wasn't up to snuff this morning.

[theta_sigma]

I know Deb Gross can't herself do anything about it, but her office has been good to me in the past with forwarding my concerns on to the various departments that need to hear them, with the extra added oomph of coming from her office. I'm sure Public Works hears the rants of millions of angry Pittsburghers all day every day. And they screwed up big time this morning. I mean, school wasn't even delayed, was it? But many major arteries around 15201 and 15207 were completely impassable. My husband said that when he left for work (earlier than me) there was a school bus going sideways up Stanton that he and several other cars just missed hitting by the skin of their teeth.

I'm a very good winter driver and I drive a Subaru so for me to say that things were bad--they were bad.

[gortonator]

Originally Posted by theta_sigma

I'm a very good winter driver and I drive a Subaru so for me to say that things were bad--they were bad.

Bummer - sorry you had hassles this morning. Luckily around Sq Hill it was fine - I rode in about 8-ish and never felt the need to tremble. From fear anyway.

Good luck with the insurance. Snow tonight, so hopefully your roads will be grippier. Winter has its hazards, no doubt!!

[Moby Hick]

Originally Posted by theta_sigma

Amazingly, yes, we're all fine. My 2-year-old son was with me and I managed to get him out of the car between the second and third hits (the third was the worst).

But now Geico wants to charge me my deductible x 3 because it's technically 3 different accidents. I wasn't at fault, I was parked the whole time (and not even in the car for crash #3) and everyone I know is telling me "They can't do that!" but... can't they? I can't find anything online indicating they can't.

I just wrote a nastygram to Deb Gross about the fact that all of Stanton Heights, including Stanton Ave., was a sheet of ice at 8 AM this morning. I've never seen anything like it, and I've lived through a lot of Pittsburgh winters and crappy Public Works road treatment.

Conditions vary so much in such a little distance. There was no issue in Squirrel Hill or Oakland at that time. I couldn't see any sign that the roads were treated.

Also, if the other cars hit you after you were parked, I don't think what your insurance company says about deductibles matters. Assuming the people who hit you weren't uninsured.

[Pghuser]

Originally Posted by theta_sigma

Amazingly, yes, we're all fine. My 2-year-old son was with me and I managed to get him out of the car between the second and third hits (the third was the worst).

But now Geico wants to charge me my deductible x 3 because it's technically 3 different accidents. I wasn't at fault, I was parked the whole time (and not even in the car for crash #3) and everyone I know is telling me "They can't do that!" but... can't they? I can't find anything online indicating they can't.

I just wrote a nastygram to Deb Gross about the fact that all of Stanton Heights, including Stanton Ave., was a sheet of ice at 8 AM this morning. I've never seen anything like it, and I've lived through a lot of Pittsburgh winters and crappy Public Works road treatment.

1. That really doesn't surprise me about Geico, I had nothing but horrible experiences with them last year after my accident. I dropped them as soon as my claim was wrapped up.

2. I have found Deb Gross to be sort of incompetent when it comes to Public Works issues in her district. I sent numerous pothole complaints about a certain intersection to 311 with zero luck on getting them filled and I tweeted to her a few times before she gave me some lame excuse about lack of road funding for paving. I never asked for it to be repaved, just wanted the craters fixed near the 40th St bridge on the city side.

[trotter_rej]

Originally Posted by theta_sigma

And they screwed up big time this morning. I mean, school wasn't even delayed, was it?
I'm a very good winter driver and I drive a Subaru so for me to say that things were bad--they were bad.

Sorry to hear about your troubles today. The city schools were delayed 2 hours. Many of my co-workers had awful (2-3 times normal) commutes. My short drive to the Hamnett park and ride was slippery, but not awful. As usual, Swissvale had the clearest roads out of the 4 municipalities on that drive (Pittsburgh, Swissvale, Edgewood, Wilkinsburg).