Accidents can turn worse when emotions run high.

In this story, a woman’s car slipped on black ice and damaged her neighbor’s mailbox.

She offered her insurance and arranged the replacement of her mailbox.

But things escalated when the project got delayed.

Let’s take a closer look!

AITA for telling neighbor to go through insurance

My car slipped on black ice. I hit my neighbor’s mailbox.

I gave her my insurance info.

She said my insurance wanted her to pay upfront.

She said she didn’t have the money.

This woman volunteered to buy her neighbor’s new mailbox.

I said I would buy the mailbox.

I said I would pay my handyman to put it in.

It would be after the first of the year.

The mailbox wouldn’t be in until 12/29.

My handyman had family plans.

She called the handyman to make sure the neighbor’s mailbox would be fixed asap.

On 12/29, she called me. I couldn’t answer because my daughter was sick.

I texted my handyman. I asked him to arrange what day he could come and install it.

He told her he had the mailbox. He arranged for Friday 1/2 to install it.

He said he would do it when he was back in town.

Her neighbor started sending her some sarcastic text messages.

On 12/31, she sent me a sarcastic text message. She said I didn’t care.

I told her my daughter ended up in the hospital. I told her I couldn’t return her call.

That was why my handyman reached out to arrange a day and time.

She said out of respect, I should have called her back. She said I should be ashamed of myself.

She said I should be more apologetic.

Here’s what the neighbor had sent her.

I’ve already had two 30-minute calls where I profusely apologized.

I told her to go through my insurance, that was if I wasn’t doing it fast enough.

She then sent this text:

“And you are the homeowner that plowed over my mailbox. So completely disrespectful and sinful!!”

“You should be ashamed and embarrassed and apologetic.”

“Call (handyman)??? You are pathetic.”

So she replied and blocked her.

I then sent this and blocked her: “I’m returning the mailbox.”

“Go through insurance. You have the info.”

“I didn’t have to buy it and pay (handyman) to put it in.”

“He told you he’d be there on Friday. I told you the same thing.”

“That obviously isn’t good enough, so go through insurance.”

AITA for making her go through insurance after she started calling me names?

Let’s check out other people’s comments.

Someone who works in insurance shares some advice.

Short and straightforward.

Lol. This user shares a funny comment.

She’s a lunatic, says this one.

Finally, people are calling out the neighbor.

A mailbox can be replaced, but a good neighbor relationship can be hard to repair.

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