Tuesday, October 02, 2007

And he lived to tell the tale...

So I was sitting in my car yesterday at the stoplight, waiting for it to turn so I could get on the freeway and start my morning commute. When all of a sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I see this big ass SUV careening out of the off ramp and headed straight for me and my trusty little Toyota Corolla. I had enough time to brace myself and yell “FUCK!” Suddenly, ½ ton of American SUV met 48 ounces of Japanese aluminum and fiberglass. The end result is pictured below.

The minions and “She who must be obeyed” were not in the car. Thank God.

I’m alive- which feels great!

The guy driving the car worked for a tire store. The SUV belonged to a customer who complained of “soft brakes”. Why he decided the best way to test for "soft brakes" was to take the SUV ON THE FREEWAY, ON THE FIRST RAINY MORNING OF FALL, WAS BEYOND MY FUCKING LOGIC! But I digress.

I’m alive.






18 comments:

  1. Thank God you're okay! What a nightmare!

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  2. Anonymous4:55 AM

    Holy smokes! Glad you are alright and the minions were not in the car. Seriously. Call Sam, dude. They will be naming the brake shop "The Evil DM's Brakes!"

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  3. I feel for you. I've been there myself. Theres nothing good about watching a vehicle come at you head on. I only thing scarier was getting t-boned in my jeep. Sending me spinning, and tumbling over.

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  4. Ouch. Congrats on surviving.

    No comment on obvious stupidity, though I'm sure the customer's response will be ... amusing.

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  5. I guess you made your saving throw vs. "giant mechanical monsters piloted by idiots", and I'm happy you did! Are you "completely all right", all right, or just "in massive pain but not dead" all right?

    What a scary thing, I'm so glad you and the family weren't hurt.

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  6. Man, I'm freaking out just hearing the second hand report! I'm so glad that you're alright.

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  7. Well on the plus side, you're SO going to get a new car out of this... and use the magic word "attorney" if they try to low-ball you.

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  8. Definitely a good thing to have escaped from, Evil DM. Glad you're still among the living.

    As a couple of days pass by, you are going to be sore as all hell. If you have any of that lasting beyond a couple of days or if you get any numbness or tingling anywhere, get thee to a doctor, pronto!

    Okay, I'm done giving free medical advice. If I actually had a degree, though, I'd send you a bill ;-)

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  9. Holy crap! I'm glad you're okay.

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  10. Jeff - Thank heavens you're OK! Everything else is secondary to the fact that you are still among the living...

    Whew!

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  11. Thanks Guys!

    It looks like the crash was the easy part. Now I have to deal with the insurances.

    Good to be around though!

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  12. Anonymous11:58 AM

    Jumpin' Jesus on a pogo stick, I'm glad to see you made it out of that one in one piece!

    And how jacked up did that goof's suspension have to be for him to shave off your car's hood?

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  13. Hijo de su PINCHE madre. Is the motard fired yet?

    I'm relieved that you're okay, and hope you stay that way.

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  14. Anonymous12:58 AM

    Its a sad occasion, but I couldn't help laughing after reading "She who must be obeyed and the minions"

    Still having laughing fits... and my girlfriend does NOT like this joke!

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  15. Jeff, Holy Doodle!!!

    I am glad to read you are ok...

    good luck dealing with all the insurance crap..

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  16. Man, I just saw this! So glad you're ok!

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  17. Dude.

    You should totally sue.

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  18. Anonymous6:54 AM

    Congrats on being alive. Glad you and your family are all well.

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