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Lamplighter · 12-13-2014, 10:56 AM

Now that is impressive... and/or awesome !

limey · 12-13-2014, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

Got my Board exam results, finally (I wrote the thing in October) ... I passed! 99th percentile on the Core Prev Med exam, and top score nationally on the specialty Occ Med exam.

Still smiling three days later.

We knew you could do it!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-13-2014, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Now that is impressive... and/or awesome !

Yes, certainly impressive. Surprising, not so much.

orthodoc · 12-13-2014, 03:11 PM

Thank you very much! I was going to just say I passed, but I admit my fingers slipped.

This is THE big thing I needed to accomplish, and for my own reasons, I wanted to crush the exam. The thought that came to me when I read the letter on Thursday was, This is done; now I can die.

Sounds weird, I know, and as far as I know I'm not imminently dying; it was just a sense of having completed something very, very important (to me).

DanaC · 12-13-2014, 03:12 PM

Well done Ortho! That is pretty fucking impressive.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-13-2014, 03:28 PM

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Sounds weird, I know, and as far as I know I'm not imminently dying; it was just a sense of having completed something very, very important (to me).

Watch out for the postpartum pit.

classicman · 12-13-2014, 05:09 PM

Congrats!

glatt · 12-13-2014, 05:55 PM

Kick ass! Congratulations.

Lola Bunny · 12-13-2014, 10:51 PM

Congrats, Ortho!!

BigV · 12-16-2014, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orthodoc

Got my Board exam results, finally (I wrote the thing in October) ... I passed! 99th percentile on the Core Prev Med exam, and top score nationally on the specialty Occ Med exam.

Still smiling three days later.

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Yes, certainly impressive. Surprising, not so much.

I agree with xoB. Awesome, impressive, and UNsurprising. You are granted permission to die, but not for a loooonnnng time yet.

chrisinhouston · 12-18-2014, 09:50 AM

Well last week we went to my wife's company Christmas party at one of the higher end hotels in Houston and since the company was picking up the valet parking I turned my Land Rover over and commented to the valet that it had a very high clearance so he should be careful where it was parked. He said he would put it in the oversize lot instead of the garage. Got it back after the party and headed home only to notice when we got there that the roof rack was damaged, my kayak supports which stick up higher were bent over and all scrapped up as if it had been forced under a garage roof.

Called the next morning and the head of the valet service said he would review the security footage. Called me back a few hours later apologizing and saying the valet had in fact tried to enter the garage and when it got stuck he even got out and climbed up on the back bumper to ascertain the damage. He sent me an email to return with info on me and the vehicle and asked for pictures. I got up on a ladder next to it and took several shots, then took them into PS to circle the areas of damage and write out on each image what the damage was.

So, last night I got an email back with a copy of a claim report to their corporate HQ, this is a large valet nationwide service. The report basically said the rack was bent and damaged badly.

Since it is a custom made roof rack I put together out of parts from several suppliers I'm wondering what the outcome will be. It isn't like I can just take it to Land Rover for repairs or get someone to fix it. I am hoping they will just cut me a check that would cover a nice new one, there are some pretty neat models made, much more like the ones used for long term off roading and safari type adventures. They run between $900 and $1300 which doesn't seem out of line for an insurance claim where a Land Rover is involved!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-18-2014, 01:59 PM

Yes Sir, no problem... we'll just run it by legal... you know, standard procedure.

Uh, Houston... er, we have a problem.

chrisinhouston · 12-19-2014, 10:21 AM

I sent them an email yesterday explaining that my roof rack is custom made so I will need to get an estimate from a fabrication shop. They replied that this is ok. So, now to find a shop that I can explain my situation, pay them a little amount (thinking $25 or so) to do up an estimate to submit.

Since I will also get an estimate from a body shop or the LR dealer for the plastic gutter trim I'm pretty sure the valet insurance will just cut me a check for the full amount and then I can just order a new roof rack more like this:

glatt · 12-19-2014, 10:34 AM

I love those snorkels. When I was in Australia, you could rent Range Rovers with snorkels and I really wanted to rent one and drive it into a river. But common sense prevailed.

footfootfoot · 12-19-2014, 01:16 PM

Is that your wife's name?

12-13-2014, 03:11 PM	#10474
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12-13-2014, 05:09 PM	#10477
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12-18-2014, 01:59 PM	#10482
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12-19-2014, 10:21 AM	#10483
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	I sent them an email yesterday explaining that my roof rack is custom made so I will need to get an estimate from a fabrication shop. They replied that this is ok. So, now to find a shop that I can explain my situation, pay them a little amount (thinking $25 or so) to do up an estimate to submit. Since I will also get an estimate from a body shop or the LR dealer for the plastic gutter trim I'm pretty sure the valet insurance will just cut me a check for the full amount and then I can just order a new roof rack more like this: Attached Images

12-19-2014, 01:16 PM	#10485
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Is that your wife's name? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-13-2014, 10:56 AM	#10471
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Now that is impressive... and/or awesome !

12-13-2014, 05:55 PM	#10478
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Kick ass! Congratulations.

12-13-2014, 10:51 PM	#10479
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Congrats, Ortho!!

12-18-2014, 09:50 AM	#10481
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Well last week we went to my wife's company Christmas party at one of the higher end hotels in Houston and since the company was picking up the valet parking I turned my Land Rover over and commented to the valet that it had a very high clearance so he should be careful where it was parked. He said he would put it in the oversize lot instead of the garage. Got it back after the party and headed home only to notice when we got there that the roof rack was damaged, my kayak supports which stick up higher were bent over and all scrapped up as if it had been forced under a garage roof. Called the next morning and the head of the valet service said he would review the security footage. Called me back a few hours later apologizing and saying the valet had in fact tried to enter the garage and when it got stuck he even got out and climbed up on the back bumper to ascertain the damage. He sent me an email to return with info on me and the vehicle and asked for pictures. I got up on a ladder next to it and took several shots, then took them into PS to circle the areas of damage and write out on each image what the damage was. So, last night I got an email back with a copy of a claim report to their corporate HQ, this is a large valet nationwide service. The report basically said the rack was bent and damaged badly. Since it is a custom made roof rack I put together out of parts from several suppliers I'm wondering what the outcome will be. It isn't like I can just take it to Land Rover for repairs or get someone to fix it. I am hoping they will just cut me a check that would cover a nice new one, there are some pretty neat models made, much more like the ones used for long term off roading and safari type adventures. They run between $900 and $1300 which doesn't seem out of line for an insurance claim where a Land Rover is involved!

12-19-2014, 10:34 AM	#10484
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I love those snorkels. When I was in Australia, you could rent Range Rovers with snorkels and I really wanted to rent one and drive it into a river. But common sense prevailed.

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