The Glade 4.0

I got rear ended by a drunk driver today at 6 PM. I was at a dead stop. Witnesses say he didnt even tap his brakes. Pushed me across a sidestreet and into 3 other cars. I never even saw him, just the flash of my airbag deploying. My car is a total loss and my shoulder hurts. The cop told the receptionist at the PD that i had no business walking away from that crash. All i can think about is to hope that if i dont die in my sleep i hope i die in a car crash because it was so insanely fast. It was so utterly and irrevocably instantaneous.

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Yikes. Glad you are ok.

Hope they nail that bastard to the wall.

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This must be Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays.

Glad you're okay man.

This.

Did he walk away?

Do I need to come down there to make sure he stops walking?

**** Hop...get better soon man.

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Raell Kromwell

Glad you're all right man.

Keep an eye on yourself for any problems developing.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Glad you're okay.

/hugs

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

+1

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

OMG yes. I've been in only one significant accident. Head-on collision and OMG the raw power of it. I was for the most part unhurt, but I'm certain the accident rattled my soul. Oh, and airbags for the win. It felt like someone putting a pillow over my face and kicking me in the head, but I'll take it.

Glad you're ok.

How scary!! So glad you are alright! Rest as much as you can and feel free to talk about it or even seek counseling for a couple weeks....something so traumatizing and, like you put it, "instantaneous," can really mess with your head if you let it.
On another note....I hope you called Richard Schwartz and got your fat check. Have fun in the bahamas!

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

Thanks all for the well-wishes.

Yesterday I went to my car to clear out all my belongings and it was a wreck. On the front end the AC Condenser got smashed into the radiator into the engine block angling down about 45 degrees (from getting wedged under the SUV), the back windshield was gone, 3/4 doors don't work, there is literally no trunk left, his front end was inside the trunk resting on the spare tire and the backseat was bulging in the middle (what I thought was his bumper was that distortion); since that is where the Honda battery system is for my hybrid I am betting that alone totals it but when added to the other damage... Time to start car shopping I suppose.

Then today I went to the PD to complete the release form for the insurance and they gave me a copy of the accident report. The guy blew a .299 and according to police was travelling 35+ MPH when his inertia met my resistance. Fortunately it appears he was/is insured so there is that. Still no major pain, just a sore shoulder that stops barking with two motrin.

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My car was declared a total loss, signed over the title and got a check today. Time to see if my bank will waive the hold time for out of state checks and start shopping.

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Whatcha thinking of replacing it with?

I've narrowed it down to:

Civic - due to personal high survivability experience
Sonata - more features than any other vehicle in the class and the warranty is massive, plus the 2013 looks SHARP
Fusion - because Mexican auto workers need love too (I like the new style)
Accord - same as the Civic with a touch more room and features
I had a Subaru Impreza WRX on the list but the gas mileage (13 based on the engine I'd want) I had to scratch it.

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On visuals alone I'd go Fusion, and I hate Honda so second would be Sonata.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

Mazda3 > Civic. (Hell, go with the Skyactive model...the combustion engine that has hybrid-makers pissed off because it blows them away for mileage and price.)

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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None of those vehicles are cool.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Plus, the 3 looks cool. Especially in Mazdaspeed trim.

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Holy shitsnacks!

I take that back, the WRX is cool.

And the only cool Civic is the 2 door one.

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Holy shitsnacks!

I've skipped away from two total losses in Civics this last one being the most traumatic. That's not a fluke, that is a solid car.

/edit besides, don't you own a Yellow car?

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Nah, there were financing issues. Dealership changed the terms making the payment too high. But yellow or not, the GTO was super cool.

Now, I have a not entirely cool Traverse

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Holy shitsnacks!

The successor has been chosen.



Yes that color, no sunroof.

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Hell of an upgrade from a Civic to an Aston Martin... :p

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Holy shitsnacks!

I'm glad you are ok. Pretty car.

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When he's underwater does he get wet? Or does the water get him instead?