Wednesday, Jul 15, 2009
Ok, another blog where first of all I want to thank all of my friends on GS! Your outpouring of well wishes after my accident last week was really, really nice! You guys paid more attention to me than my family did - sheesh! Anyways, thanks again - I'm sorry I didn't respond individually, but I've been pretty busy...oh, I'll explain in a little bit.
If any of you have been in a car accident, then you know what I'm talking about. It's a pain in the butt. I get to talk to insurance agents, adjusters, body shop people, tow truck drivers, car rental places...the list seems to go on and on. I really behaved myself on Thursday and stayed immobile most of the day - I didn't do anything. Well, I played some video games
I did get to talk on the phone a whole lot and by Friday at noon I got a Trailblazer for us to take to the track meet. I just couldn't quite get it through the guy's head at the car rental agency that I had 2 13' long poles to take with me. He really, really wanted to give me a sedan. I also went and got some things (maps mostly) out of the Outlander to take with us. I took some pictures of it all smushed up to keep for memories. The garage told me the damage was pretty extensive. I was at the point where I really wanted to see it be a total loss so I didn't have to deal with front-end shimmies for the rest of its lifetime. My insurance agent told me they should know by the end of the day. Well, the adjuster called and told me in order to do a good estimate he'd need to take it to another body shop and it needed to be taken apart so I wouldn't know until Monday. Anyways, we got packed and got going and had a great time (as Matt described in his blog).
Monday comes and no word. Tuesday morning I finally hear from the estimator and yep, it's totalled. Now I get the joy of car shopping again. It was made pretty easy for me since I was still on a first name basis with my salesman at Mitsubishi (I got the smushed one in February) and he actually had one on the lot that is almost the exact model - except for color. I had no question in my mind that I wanted another Outlander. It had saved me from being hurt badly and I just loved the way it drove. I was able to get charcoal gray instead of white, which I think is an improvement. I get to pick it up tomorrow!
You may wonder why the vehicle means so much to me that I'd blog about it. I'm not some kind of car weird-o.
I don't spend money freely because we budget and this kind of investment was huge for me. I drive an average of 500 miles every week. I have to travel a lot for work and the kids live and go to school across the county from where we live so I'm in it a lot. I don't want a used car that I have to put a bunch of money in every month and if I'm going to spend this much time in my car, I want to at least be happy in it! Ok, I sound like I'm still trying to justify my purchase...
Physically I'm doing much better. I'm still stiff and sore but that should all fade with time. I am still pretty anxious about driving. I pretty much forced myself to drive all weekend so I could start to get over that, but I still feel butterflies whenever I approach an intersection. I imagine that will fade as well. I'm still feeling pretty angry about the whole thing and I thought blogging might help. I know there was nothing I could do about it but that doesn't make me feel any better
I'm still mad!
Thanks again to all of my GS friends! You guys are the best.
~Toni
If any of you have been in a car accident, then you know what I'm talking about. It's a pain in the butt. I get to talk to insurance agents, adjusters, body shop people, tow truck drivers, car rental places...the list seems to go on and on. I really behaved myself on Thursday and stayed immobile most of the day - I didn't do anything. Well, I played some video games
I did get to talk on the phone a whole lot and by Friday at noon I got a Trailblazer for us to take to the track meet. I just couldn't quite get it through the guy's head at the car rental agency that I had 2 13' long poles to take with me. He really, really wanted to give me a sedan. I also went and got some things (maps mostly) out of the Outlander to take with us. I took some pictures of it all smushed up to keep for memories. The garage told me the damage was pretty extensive. I was at the point where I really wanted to see it be a total loss so I didn't have to deal with front-end shimmies for the rest of its lifetime. My insurance agent told me they should know by the end of the day. Well, the adjuster called and told me in order to do a good estimate he'd need to take it to another body shop and it needed to be taken apart so I wouldn't know until Monday. Anyways, we got packed and got going and had a great time (as Matt described in his blog).Monday comes and no word. Tuesday morning I finally hear from the estimator and yep, it's totalled. Now I get the joy of car shopping again. It was made pretty easy for me since I was still on a first name basis with my salesman at Mitsubishi (I got the smushed one in February) and he actually had one on the lot that is almost the exact model - except for color. I had no question in my mind that I wanted another Outlander. It had saved me from being hurt badly and I just loved the way it drove. I was able to get charcoal gray instead of white, which I think is an improvement. I get to pick it up tomorrow!
You may wonder why the vehicle means so much to me that I'd blog about it. I'm not some kind of car weird-o.
I don't spend money freely because we budget and this kind of investment was huge for me. I drive an average of 500 miles every week. I have to travel a lot for work and the kids live and go to school across the county from where we live so I'm in it a lot. I don't want a used car that I have to put a bunch of money in every month and if I'm going to spend this much time in my car, I want to at least be happy in it! Ok, I sound like I'm still trying to justify my purchase... Physically I'm doing much better. I'm still stiff and sore but that should all fade with time. I am still pretty anxious about driving. I pretty much forced myself to drive all weekend so I could start to get over that, but I still feel butterflies whenever I approach an intersection. I imagine that will fade as well. I'm still feeling pretty angry about the whole thing and I thought blogging might help. I know there was nothing I could do about it but that doesn't make me feel any better
I'm still mad!Thanks again to all of my GS friends! You guys are the best.
~Toni
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Posted Jul 15, 2009 6:29 pm PT
@Aberinkulas Is that your summer job? Dealing with stupid people? I hear ya! Life would be more fun without them.
Posted Jul 15, 2009 6:38 pm PT
You have every right to be mad! It is great that you are able to replace the vehicle you love with a similar make and model. If you spend that much time in it you have got to be happy!
Posted Jul 15, 2009 7:32 pm PT
Yeah dealing with insurance is so lame.
I feel like I'm being punished even if it wasn't my fault.
The important thing is that you're okay.
I feel like I'm being punished even if it wasn't my fault.
The important thing is that you're okay.
Posted Jul 15, 2009 7:50 pm PT
Good that you got right back on the horse, er, SUV. I know how much junk you have to go through after an accident unfortunately, but you're okay and you got a brand new truckie so all should be good!
Posted Jul 15, 2009 7:59 pm PT
All of the blah blah with insurance and blah blah I'm just happy you're ok. I love you!
I'm just happy you're ok. I love you!
Posted Jul 15, 2009 8:51 pm PT
Well, I am glad you are feeling better. I am also sorry I was absent when things went wrong. I would also say, it is very easy for us to be supportive at our convenience when things go wrong. I don't know about your extended family and I won't pretend to. I will say this, it is easy for me to show support and I am glad to.
Posted Jul 15, 2009 9:37 pm PT
Yea lucky for me I I go to college in San Francisco so I do not need a car to get around. The public transit works pretty good.
Posted Jul 15, 2009 10:32 pm PT
Two 13-inch poles, huh? I hope Matt isn't jealous.
Public transit for the win! And you get to meet interesting people too, outside the context of a highway-merging shouting match.
Public transit for the win! And you get to meet interesting people too, outside the context of a highway-merging shouting match.
Posted Jul 15, 2009 11:06 pm PT
@AlmightyMax: Those poles ain't got nuthin' on the Prez, if you can dig THAT, bruddah! 
Posted Jul 16, 2009 5:54 am PT
Glad you're okay. I completely understand about obsessing over cars. I am a bonafide car enthusiast. I have a fun weekend convertible, and my "daily driver" is a VW Passat station wagon... that is not your typical wagon. (Modified: sports suspension, wheels, tint, added HP, body kit, and more!)
So... if you loved your car, er, SUV in this case, then you have every right to obsess over it as much as you want.
So... if you loved your car, er, SUV in this case, then you have every right to obsess over it as much as you want.
Posted Jul 16, 2009 6:49 am PT
@AlmightyMax - rofl 
Anyway, you know we're all glad you're safe and sound. I know when my mom flipped her car back in '94 she was scared silly to drive for the longest time. Plus she was equally scrared when she was with someone else who was driving and they got too close to the right hand side of the road. Made it a pain when she had to teach me to drive a year later. So it's a good thing you made yourself keep driving.
And glad you got a new vehicle too. It takes a long time for appraisers and body shops to estimate total losses.
Anyway, you know we're all glad you're safe and sound. I know when my mom flipped her car back in '94 she was scared silly to drive for the longest time. Plus she was equally scrared when she was with someone else who was driving and they got too close to the right hand side of the road. Made it a pain when she had to teach me to drive a year later
. So it's a good thing you made yourself keep driving.And glad you got a new vehicle too. It takes a long time for appraisers and body shops to estimate total losses.
Posted Jul 16, 2009 7:48 am PT
Well, I guess it was a good thing that it was totalled. You should send the moron that ran the light a "Thank You" note. 
Glad to hear you're on the mend.
Glad to hear you're on the mend.
Posted Jul 16, 2009 8:17 am PT
@MJoanne Yeah, that's my thought. It's still hard to plunk down that kind of cash, ya know?
@man_hammer Exactly! I keep telling myself I didn't do anything wrong - who hates me so much???
@polsci1503 Thanks! I am pretty excited about teh new wheels
@mprezzy I love you, too
@grigjd3 Even though it is convenient to show support online, you're still making an effort and I appreciate it
@lazyhoboguy Alas, we live in a small town in the midwest - no mass transit for us. I would use it if it were available.
@man_hammer Exactly! I keep telling myself I didn't do anything wrong - who hates me so much???
@polsci1503 Thanks! I am pretty excited about teh new wheels
@mprezzy I love you, too
@grigjd3 Even though it is convenient to show support online, you're still making an effort and I appreciate it
@lazyhoboguy Alas, we live in a small town in the midwest - no mass transit for us. I would use it if it were available.
Posted Jul 16, 2009 9:16 am PT
@AlmightyMax Oh my I'm not going to touch that one, but see that my darling husband already has...oh crud, that doesn't sound right either...oh, just forget it...lol...And funny thing....after the accident, the policeman put me on the opposite side of the 6-lane road from the person who hit me. Maybe it was all of the expletives I used after I got hit. Me? Violent?
@eajack Thanks! Nope, definitely not the typical wagon
@CamiKitten Thanks! Oh geez, I bet that was rough for you...hopefully she didn't teach you to drive down the middle of the road!
@EarthThatWas Thanks! Not a bad idea. I do have the police report with her address on it. The one thing I will always wonder...was she texting while she was driving? She was 23 and it's not out of the realm of possibility. And I'm not saying that all 23 years olds text while they drive. But 70 year olds usually don't text period and they're bad drivers for a whole different reason
I'm not going to touch that one, but see that my darling husband already has...oh crud, that doesn't sound right either...oh, just forget it...lol...And funny thing....after the accident, the policeman put me on the opposite side of the 6-lane road from the person who hit me. Maybe it was all of the expletives I used after I got hit. Me? Violent? @eajack Thanks! Nope, definitely not the typical wagon
@CamiKitten Thanks! Oh geez, I bet that was rough for you...hopefully she didn't teach you to drive down the middle of the road!
@EarthThatWas Thanks! Not a bad idea. I do have the police report with her address on it. The one thing I will always wonder...was she texting while she was driving? She was 23 and it's not out of the realm of possibility. And I'm not saying that all 23 years olds text while they drive. But 70 year olds usually don't text period and they're bad drivers for a whole different reason
Posted Jul 16, 2009 9:21 am PT
Congratulations on the another new car! Well, the reason isn't so good, but they're never the same after taking damage like that, so it's good that you get a good replacement.
I think it makes it worse when things like this are totally out of our control. If you knew it was something *you* did wrong, you'd be mad at yourself, but you could at least know how to keep it from happening again. This way, you're just left feeling powerless and wondering when the next nutcase is going to randomly try to kill you.
I think it makes it worse when things like this are totally out of our control. If you knew it was something *you* did wrong, you'd be mad at yourself, but you could at least know how to keep it from happening again. This way, you're just left feeling powerless and wondering when the next nutcase is going to randomly try to kill you.
Posted Jul 16, 2009 3:09 pm PT
Oh my; the things that go on in blogs .
Anyways, not much else for me to say... I guess I could ask a lame question like "what games did you play when you were playing video games"?
.Anyways, not much else for me to say... I guess I could ask a lame question like "what games did you play when you were playing video games"?
Posted Jul 16, 2009 3:54 pm PT
@notjessica That's probably the thing I have the most trouble with. I'm a little bit of a control freak nad it makes me CRAZY
@korino55 I DO still play video games - it's my escape mechanism...not a lame question. Right now I'm playing Dragon Quest V, FF VII and I skirmish on Age of Empires III
@korino55 I DO still play video games - it's my escape mechanism...not a lame question. Right now I'm playing Dragon Quest V, FF VII and I skirmish on Age of Empires III
Posted Jul 17, 2009 4:23 am PT
Like polsci said, it's good you started driving right away. Sometimes the more you think about something, the more afraid you get, and the harder it becomes to get back in the saddle.
Posted Jul 17, 2009 6:20 am PT
@johnsteed7 Indeed! The last thing I wanted to do was have a panic attck while I was driving...
Posted Jul 17, 2009 7:49 am PT
I hate stupid people. I used to work with one when i was at Game Crazy.
Posted Jul 17, 2009 9:14 am PT
@Slyfur Sorry you've had to experience that
Posted Jul 17, 2009 9:37 am PT
I am so sorry to be postin so late but I guess that i was wrapped up in my own stuff. But I hope that you are doing better. Car accidents are no fun and I was surprised at how the effects can last.
Posted Jul 17, 2009 1:49 pm PT
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