Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
Here you'll find info about artists, rumors, camping tips, and the infamous Roo Clues. Have a look around then create an account and join in the fun. See you at Bonnaroo!!
Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the ground at Roo damaging their car, and maybe filing a claim with roo for damages.
I was in Pod 2, which was a new site that had been recently cleared of tree stumps. On the drive in the volunteers ran me through quite a few large holes hidden in the long grass that tore half of my rear bumper off.
I managed to secure it well enough for the trip home, but now that I'm home I'm a bit upset at the damage to my car caused by the ground at roo.
I checked the Roo website for the appropriate email contact, but I couldn't seem to find one. Any suggestions?
Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the ground at Roo damaging their car, and maybe filing a claim with roo for damages.
I was in Pod 2, which was a new site that had been recently cleared of tree stumps. On the drive in the volunteers ran me through quite a few large holes hidden in the long grass that tore half of my rear bumper off.
I managed to secure it well enough for the trip home, but now that I'm home I'm a bit upset at the damage to my car caused by the ground at roo.
I checked the Roo website for the appropriate email contact, but I couldn't seem to find one. Any suggestions?
ROO won't be found responsible.
you are on your own with the damages done to your car.
just file a claim with your insurance company to have it fixed.
"The ticket user assumes all risks of personal injury incidental to the event, whether occurring prior to, during, or subsequent to the event."
Maybe this is incidental, maybe it is negligence. Contrary to previous advice you may not have assumed the risk of ruining your car when you drove over a frequently driven over field. Really the best you could do is ask Bonnaroo for compensation (fat chance) since you don't want to litigate in a different state over $500 in property damage.
Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the ground at Roo damaging their car, and maybe filing a claim with roo for damages.
I was in Pod 2, which was a new site that had been recently cleared of tree stumps. On the drive in the volunteers ran me through quite a few large holes hidden in the long grass that tore half of my rear bumper off.
I managed to secure it well enough for the trip home, but now that I'm home I'm a bit upset at the damage to my car caused by the ground at roo.
I checked the Roo website for the appropriate email contact, but I couldn't seem to find one. Any suggestions?
ROO won't be found responsible.
you are on your own with the damages done to your car.
just file a claim with your insurance company to have it fixed.
you'll be out your deductible at the most.
Don't file a claim with your insurance. You will pay more in higher premiums in the future than the cost of the repair. Just eat the cost. As for Roo paying for it, fat chance.
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
I heard there were also pieces of barbed wire left over from fencing in pod 2 - I doubt an injury resulting from said wire would fall under that category. Negligence is negligence. Large, tree stump-sized holes should be filled in before the grounds are opened.
"The ticket user assumes all risks of personal injury incidental to the event, whether occurring prior to, during, or subsequent to the event."
Maybe this is incidental, maybe it is negligence. Contrary to previous advice you may not have assumed the risk of ruining your car when you drove over a frequently driven over field. Really the best you could do is ask Bonnaroo for compensation (fat chance) since you don't want to litigate in a different state over $500 in property damage.
Whatever it is it is certainly not personal injury
It is the same as if your car got hit by a shopping cart at Wal Mart, turn it into your insurance or just fix it. Bonnaroo is certainly not responsible though. It is funny to me that people are outraged by potholes in a giant field. Drive slower next time and you should be fine. csbk the pocket lawyer here is not going to do you any good.
Called my insurance. Filed claim through them and they will file claim with Bonnaroo.
Btw, I drove very slow, and Pod 2 was unlike any other field at Roo. It had just been cleared of trees and Roo seemed to have made no effort to level the ground. There were tree stumps, huge holes, and barbed-wire hidden in the long grass throughout Camp Bobby Brown.
Not that I didn't have a great time, but I shouldn't be responsible if Roo volunteers direct my car through a field with such hazards.
Called my insurance. Filed claim through them and they will file claim with Bonnaroo.
Btw, I drove very slow, and Pod 2 was unlike any other field at Roo. It had just been cleared of trees and Roo seemed to have made no effort to level the ground. There were tree stumps, huge holes, and barbed-wire hidden in the long grass throughout Camp Bobby Brown.
Not that I didn't have a great time, but I shouldn't be responsible if Roo volunteers direct my car through a field with such hazards.
Post by Dave Maynar on Jun 16, 2011 11:39:42 GMT -5
Unrelated to his particular predicament, but I saw one guy driving a little hatchback that couldn't have been more than 2 inches off the ground. I bet he regretted driving it to the Farm.
Called my insurance. Filed claim through them and they will file claim with Bonnaroo.
Btw, I drove very slow, and Pod 2 was unlike any other field at Roo. It had just been cleared of trees and Roo seemed to have made no effort to level the ground. There were tree stumps, huge holes, and barbed-wire hidden in the long grass throughout Camp Bobby Brown.
Not that I didn't have a great time, but I shouldn't be responsible if Roo volunteers direct my car through a field with such hazards.
What kind of car?
Doesn't matter. Barbed-wire would take down a Hummer. Good idea though. Let your insurance go after them. That's what you pay them for.
Called my insurance. Filed claim through them and they will file claim with Bonnaroo.
Btw, I drove very slow, and Pod 2 was unlike any other field at Roo. It had just been cleared of trees and Roo seemed to have made no effort to level the ground. There were tree stumps, huge holes, and barbed-wire hidden in the long grass throughout Camp Bobby Brown.
Not that I didn't have a great time, but I shouldn't be responsible if Roo volunteers direct my car through a field with such hazards.
good luck.
would be interested to hear how it turns out for you.
Sometimes you people with your assumptions make me laugh.
Glad to hear you ignored some obviously bad advice to suck it up OP. Some of the yokels are more gung ho for the fest than their local sports teams. You're right, you shouldn't have to pay for Bonnaroo's mishandling of their venue grounds.
Last Edit: Jun 16, 2011 12:21:27 GMT -5 by csbk - Back to Top
So let me get this straight, you drove a car into a field without doing any research into whether or not your car was prepared for this and you are trying to blame Roo for not thinking ahead and making sure your car could handle it? Exactly as if you suddenly decide to go offroading, you cannot sue the state for damages. Lack of education is no grounds for frivolous claims, but this is exactly the type of scenario that drives ticket prices up for all of us.
Accept responsibility and move on instead of looking for a way to blame others.
Sometimes you people with your assumptions make me laugh.
Glad to hear you ignored some obviously bad advice to suck it up OP. Some of the yokels are more gung ho for the fest than their local sports teams. You're right, you shouldn't have to pay for Bonnaroo's mishandling of their venue grounds.
You mean the advice we all gave him to turn it into his insurance? He is still going to pay his deductible the same way we all said he would.
Also the odds of Bonnaroo giving his insurance company a payoff are slightly less than zero.
Research? This wasn't my first roo, so I think my previous time spent on the farm qualifies.
The responsibility is on Roo to provide grounds that won't rip your bumper off your car. If my car was custom and lowered or sporting ground effects I would accept the responsibility, however it was none of those things.
And I didn't suddenly decide to go off-roading. I paid hundreds of dollars for concert tickets that included camping on private property that proved to be treacherous and ultimately damaged my vehicle.
Maybe everyone who had a theft issue should also file a claim with Bonnaroo, after all if you paid hundreds of dollars for a ticket they should keep the thieves out. Also anyone who twisted an ankle should do so as well. For that matter I burned my tongue on some really hot coffee I am thinking they should give me $$$$ for pain and suffering.
Ok so I've got my car wash receipt ( that dust they own trashed my car), my receipt for aloe( can you believe bonnaroo didnt supply me with sunscreen), and my water bill for this month ( between the 5 showers and all the laundry I had to do all because they were to lazy to remove all the dirt before opening the gates). Now where do I mail all of these to get reimbursed?
Research? This wasn't my first roo, so I think my previous time spent on the farm qualifies.
The responsibility is on Roo to provide grounds that won't rip your bumper off your car. If my car was custom and lowered or sporting ground effects I would accept the responsibility, however it was none of those things.
And I didn't suddenly decide to go off-roading. I paid hundreds of dollars for concert tickets that included camping on private property that proved to be treacherous and ultimately damaged my vehicle.
Either way my insurance is taking care of me
So you had been previously, which makes this even more frivolous. You knew you'd be driving in a field and did it anyway. Tree was nothing "treacherous" about it, it was a field. I am curious, If you run over a nail on the interstate, who do you complain to then?
Dr Teeth, do you have a suggestion for an appropriate contact at Roo regarding this?
That's all I originally asked for, or if you've had a similar experience.
Are you this sarcastic and unpleasant on the farm too?
info@bonnaroo.com
They need a good laugh as much as anyone else. Where is the Juggs to weigh in on all this. Also I am certainly this sarcastic all the time especially after my non sarcastic responses get ignored three times. I would like to think I am not unpleasant to be around though. Find me next year and I will give you a beer and you can decide for yourself.