Hartz Kastle on La Cuesta Enchilada

"Panelist(s): ROSIE MCAULEY Decision Date: May 4, 2010 Publication Date: May 4, 2010 Damages Proven: $0.00 Decision 21st failed prove $530.00 damages. Liability was not an issue. Summary of the dispute Wawanesa has accepted 100% liability, but dispute 21st tow bills. What did the Applicant prove or fail to prove? 21st did not explain why "winch" was necessary to tow 21st vehicle. 21st did not provide documentation to support what the additional labor charges were for. What evidence caused you to render this decision and why? Wawanesa provided copies of letters sent to 21st explaining their deductions. 21st applied for their balance with no documentation to support the $530 balance is owed. Once 21st is aware of the damage dispute, 21st should be prepared to explain the disputed charges." As this was heard at a Mercury office, I may assume the Panelist is a Mercury employee, which would make this win all the more sweet....

It is official. I am no longer a wage-slave, I am a pension and Social Security slave...and I love it! My peeps gave me a delightful party last Friday at a co-workers home, much food, drink and fun. And yesterday, my last day, my managers and co-workers gave me a send-off that I will remember forever: great speeches, another potluck, it was wonderful. My bride then took me to dinner at my favorite restaurant: Piatti, in La Jolla Shores. This is the only place for superb veal sweetbreads in three counties. We had a ball. Now my bride and I are in moving mode full-time. During May we will gradually haul all the stuff that will fit up to the new house, which is 1000 square feet smaller than the San Diego abode...so Goodwill is benefitting greatly. I am still in shock, wondering how it will feel Monday morning when no alarm goes off....and how will I get by without Rod, Skeet, and Scott to work and joke with...I am going to have to get a life outside. But, as I often tell my managers, it i...