Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Tired...

Yes, I am tired, but not in the sense you may be thinking. I am not really physically tired, but rather, I am tired of cars and driving. If were not already otherwise informed, I was side-swiped last Tuesday after leaving work. I hadn't even been in the car for more than a minute. So here it is, the full story. I am just heading home, minding all the laws and rules of the road when I caught a car accelerating quickly towards me in my peripheral vison. I attempted to avoid him, but it was in vain. He ended up clipping me on the driver's side rear from the tire back to the bumper. Well, because of the forces involved and the way he hit me, he caused me to go into a spin. This spin lasted all of one half-second. Let me tell you, that was one of the scarier half-seconds I have ever had. Did I mention the 18-wheeler that was coming down the otherside of the road that I was spinning into? In the end, nobody was hurt, the guy who hit me admitted all blame for the accident, I had a witness who testified in my favor, and my car is probably totalled. I say probably totalled since the insurance company hasn't sent anybody to look at the car yet, but due to the nature of the damage, the age of the car, and the high milage, the car is probably going to be totalled. Any suggestions for my "new" car?