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My Valentines Day
13 years ago
Well, I had planned to hang out with a friend, and while he and I played WoW I would chatter with my loved ones on IMs and whatnot. Called my friend up, and he's sick. OK, feel better. I'll make some cookies then chatter online. Go out, swing by my work (Dollar store for those who don't know) and got a plastic mixing bowl and some parchment paper. On my way to the bulk food store I stop at a yellow light as it gets ready to turn red.
Next thing I know, I see red my my rear view mirror and I'm half way into the intersection. I turned on my four ways and went to go see what happened. My car is visibly fine, the rear bumper and pistons may be damaged, but I have no way of knowing this till I take it to a shop within the next few days. The person who hit me, woo...their car was DONE. Completely totaled. I go to the driver side to make sure everyone is OK. The driver is a young woman, my age or slightly younger (I'm 27, I'd guess she was maybe 24 or so). She's freaking out. She says she's fine but hands me her baby and starts to panic and look for her phone. The Baby was fine before being handed to me, and he's starting to cry. So here I am in the middle of a busy road, just after a car cash, with a baby in my arms. Yeah. Awesome.
She asked me a few times if he was OK. Baby was fine, just shook up. Nothing wrong but a little scare. He quieted down after a few minutes. He was pretty calm for the whole thing, honestly. A man, who told me later he was four cars down and was shocked no one else stopped, stopped to check and see if we were OK then called the po-po for us.
Police arrive, get all the info from me, the other guy and the woman with the baby. Ambulance checks them out (I'm completely fine, I was just shaken up). After a while the three of us wrote statements and whatnot and waited for the officer to complete his paper work. As he gave me a copy of the incident report, he told me that I wasn't at fault (which I knew, but it makes it 100% better hearing it from someone with authority) and to drive safe home.
Once I got home, the shock wore off, I had a bit of a break down because it could honestly have been so much worse for me or them. I'm fine if a little sore and very tired, and grateful to still be alive and spend the rest of the day with friends and family. Sadly, this is not the kinda pain in the rear I had hoped for today.
Next thing I know, I see red my my rear view mirror and I'm half way into the intersection. I turned on my four ways and went to go see what happened. My car is visibly fine, the rear bumper and pistons may be damaged, but I have no way of knowing this till I take it to a shop within the next few days. The person who hit me, woo...their car was DONE. Completely totaled. I go to the driver side to make sure everyone is OK. The driver is a young woman, my age or slightly younger (I'm 27, I'd guess she was maybe 24 or so). She's freaking out. She says she's fine but hands me her baby and starts to panic and look for her phone. The Baby was fine before being handed to me, and he's starting to cry. So here I am in the middle of a busy road, just after a car cash, with a baby in my arms. Yeah. Awesome.
She asked me a few times if he was OK. Baby was fine, just shook up. Nothing wrong but a little scare. He quieted down after a few minutes. He was pretty calm for the whole thing, honestly. A man, who told me later he was four cars down and was shocked no one else stopped, stopped to check and see if we were OK then called the po-po for us.
Police arrive, get all the info from me, the other guy and the woman with the baby. Ambulance checks them out (I'm completely fine, I was just shaken up). After a while the three of us wrote statements and whatnot and waited for the officer to complete his paper work. As he gave me a copy of the incident report, he told me that I wasn't at fault (which I knew, but it makes it 100% better hearing it from someone with authority) and to drive safe home.
Once I got home, the shock wore off, I had a bit of a break down because it could honestly have been so much worse for me or them. I'm fine if a little sore and very tired, and grateful to still be alive and spend the rest of the day with friends and family. Sadly, this is not the kinda pain in the rear I had hoped for today.
malandus
~malandus
oh wow o.0 ... sure sounds like a rough day ... glad to hear your ok though ^^
