OUCH!
21 04 11 21:23 Filed in: My Life
I guess if someone is going to plow into your car, it might as well be a policeman. It does, at least, save a phone call. That was my unhappy experience this afternoon. I was stopped in the center turn lane waiting for traffic to clear when the last of the oncoming vehicles, instead of passing me, swerved into that same center turn lane and hit me head-on. I’ve never watched an airbag deploy before. It’s not a pretty sight.
I wished it could have been one of those snazzy new little police cars. But no. It was a Ford Explorer that probably won’t be chasing any Renton criminals anytime soon. It’s amazing how BIG an Explorer looks when it’s heading right at you. He said he thought he had seen a suspect across the street. It turned out he not only didn’t see the suspect he was looking for, he didn’t see me either.
There is a strange mixture of gratitude and wondering (why?) attached to events like this. I’d rather have driven home than watch my car be towed away with a slightly crumpled front end, but I was grateful that it was the car and not me. The car bled all over the road, but I didn’t. I was on my into the cemetery to leave tulips on the grave. The tulips will wait for another day, and though I’m sore, I’m glad to have another day. I do, however, have one unanswered question: I wonder if he gave himself a ticket?
I wished it could have been one of those snazzy new little police cars. But no. It was a Ford Explorer that probably won’t be chasing any Renton criminals anytime soon. It’s amazing how BIG an Explorer looks when it’s heading right at you. He said he thought he had seen a suspect across the street. It turned out he not only didn’t see the suspect he was looking for, he didn’t see me either.
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