Several times per year we get calls about glass that was shattered as a result of a rock from a gardener’s weed-wacker hitting a car window. In some cases it’s the vehicle’s owner that was doing the yard work, but usually it’s a gardener out trying to make a living when such accidents occur. This week we saw a particularly sad situation, as the back glass on the Volvo XC70 station wagon that was shattered by a flying rock happened to be a hard to find part and particularly expensive. In all such cases we’ve experienced so far, the gardeners have been honest folks who have paid for the repairs themselves, but it’s a bummer for everyone when something like this occurs.
The lesson here is this: if you, your neighbor or a hired landscaper will be out weed-wacking, make sure there are no cars parked nearby. It’s amazing how far those rocks can go and the damage they can do!