Originally posted by: Vic
Not true. I did personally encounter "the note". Feb 2002, rainy night about 8pm, Winco Foods parking lot near the Petsmart, Tigard, OR, newer light blue Ford Windstar with Pennsylvania plates side-swiped a late-80s red Honda CRX (gen 1), causing considerable damage down the passenger side. The middle-aged fat lady driving the minivan tried to get away but I stopped her and forced her to write a note and took down her license plate #. I then went into the store, shopped for about half an hour or so, and when I came out one of the Winco cashiers was getting into the CRX and hadn't yet seen the damage on the passenger side. I told her what happened, pointed out the damage and the note, which said (paraphrased) "Sorry about your car but I don't have any insurance so I can't pay for the damage." I gave the cashier/CRX owner the license plate number of the minivan along with a description of the driver and wished her luck.