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Speaker 1: me on the line right now. Good morning, Deborah, Good

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Speaker 1: morning Katie. How are you not too bad? Can you

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Speaker 2: So five o'clock Saturday morning, I'm sound asleep in bed

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Speaker 1: So, oh my goodness, Yes, what a call.

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Speaker 2: A great way to wake up.

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Speaker 1: No, what a call to wake up to.

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Speaker 1: That's unbelievable. Yeah, I know, tell me how bad is

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Speaker 2: To my car? The whole quarter panel and the back

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Speaker 1: All this while you were asleep. Yes, and absolutely no

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Speaker 2: Parked on the side of the road. Yeah, so just

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Speaker 1: That is unbelievable. It is because do you know what

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Speaker 1: So for you to be in this situation through no

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and I feel for the people that had their

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Speaker 2: So two people just went to bed on Friday night,

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Speaker 1: So do you have any idea how much these repair

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Speaker 2: For myself? I don't just yet. I've been working with

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Speaker 2: Unfortunately no, I can't claim from the owner of the

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Speaker 1: Oh no, So you're in a situation right now where

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Speaker 2: Thank you so much for telling my story because I

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's just so sad, And you know what, like

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Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, And that's what I've spoken to my

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Speaker 2: So you know, it's impacted me greatly. I have to

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Speaker 1: That's exactly right. And you know, in life, I always

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Speaker 2: I have. Unfortunately they can't do a lot. They're very

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Speaker 2: my mind. But I'd be grateful for just any advice

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Speaker 2: I'm very grateful, thank you so much for the opportunity

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Speaker 2: That's right, and we don't feel like we're just another number.

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Speaker 2: And that's what it feels like in my position. You

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Speaker 2: you know, yep, that car has been stolen, and yes,

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Speaker 2: jump at the end of the line. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: Deb Thank you so much for having a chat with

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Speaker 1: me this morning, and I'm really sorry about that situation

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Speaker 1: No worries at all. Thanks Dev