So Saturday started more or less as normal, with some additional stuff for the shopping list what with the upcoming holiday. And an extra bottle of wine, to go with the duckling. And some new gloves (mine had a hole in the thumb) and a warm hat and some other stuff at LL Bean.
Whole Foods isn't quite Whole Paycheck, but it's expensive, this eating business.
We're on our way home, maybe 1pm or maybe 2ish, and, about 2 miles from home, got whacked, hard, by a guy coming out of an apartment complex.
Southbound car (us) going through the intersection... this guy is pulling out not looking at us. I had time to honk. He hit us near the left rear wheel, spinning the car around, and it banged into a northbound car which was stopped, waiting to turn left. Everybody stopped, got out, no significant injuries. We moved the cars out of the intersection, and toxicfur got on the phone to call 911.
A few minutes later, a fire truck and an ambulance came, just to ask if everybody was ok. Except that it's zero (C, but still cold) and windy, yeah. They said a tow truck had been called. A few minutes after they left, the state policeman came. We stood outdoors while he copied info off of all 3 drivers' licenses and registrations. I gather I hafta go fill out an accident report at the local constabulary tomorrow or sometime. The tow truck guy came and hauled the car off to their lot. The guy who was waiting to turn left was very nice, and offered us a ride home, with all of our groceries & stuff. He even helped carry in an armload of stuff when he got here.
An hour or two later, after talking to an insurance company adjuster, I'm beginning to calm down. I'm warm now, so I guess the shakes are from the end of the adreneline rush.
Toxicfur was angry enough to pop the driver who hit us; fortunately he was on the other side of the street until later. He was ticketed for failing to yield the right-of-way. I guess the cop got nearly enough the same story from all 3 of us.
So there's yet another piece of unnecessary complication in our lives. Short term. Everybody's fine. That's the important thing. And we have another car.
The dogs were aware something was wrong when we got home; they were very cuddly. They read our emotions very well. And now, I have a kitty in my lap. Life is good.
Whole Foods isn't quite Whole Paycheck, but it's expensive, this eating business.
We're on our way home, maybe 1pm or maybe 2ish, and, about 2 miles from home, got whacked, hard, by a guy coming out of an apartment complex.
Southbound car (us) going through the intersection... this guy is pulling out not looking at us. I had time to honk. He hit us near the left rear wheel, spinning the car around, and it banged into a northbound car which was stopped, waiting to turn left. Everybody stopped, got out, no significant injuries. We moved the cars out of the intersection, and toxicfur got on the phone to call 911.
A few minutes later, a fire truck and an ambulance came, just to ask if everybody was ok. Except that it's zero (C, but still cold) and windy, yeah. They said a tow truck had been called. A few minutes after they left, the state policeman came. We stood outdoors while he copied info off of all 3 drivers' licenses and registrations. I gather I hafta go fill out an accident report at the local constabulary tomorrow or sometime. The tow truck guy came and hauled the car off to their lot. The guy who was waiting to turn left was very nice, and offered us a ride home, with all of our groceries & stuff. He even helped carry in an armload of stuff when he got here.
An hour or two later, after talking to an insurance company adjuster, I'm beginning to calm down. I'm warm now, so I guess the shakes are from the end of the adreneline rush.
Toxicfur was angry enough to pop the driver who hit us; fortunately he was on the other side of the street until later. He was ticketed for failing to yield the right-of-way. I guess the cop got nearly enough the same story from all 3 of us.
So there's yet another piece of unnecessary complication in our lives. Short term. Everybody's fine. That's the important thing. And we have another car.
The dogs were aware something was wrong when we got home; they were very cuddly. They read our emotions very well. And now, I have a kitty in my lap. Life is good.
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