last thursday, i was driving on my way to school. a crazy lady (ms. dingbat) was driving in the right lane and saw "traffic" ahead and decided to turn left from the right lane. but, i was in the left lane. i saw her, said "what the !," braked as hard as i could and braced myself for the impact. my passenger front end crunched her driver's side rear tire. neither of us had any injuries.
one of my classmates was just behind me and stopped to make sure i was okay. janelle driedger, bless your heart. she gave me a hug and told me that if i needed anything, she'd stay- but instead she went in and told my professors-- but then everyone else drove by on their way to school and saw as well.
when i finally got to school, smashed front end and cracked windshield and all, i double checked my binocular indirect ophthalmoscope (BIO) to make sure it was okay (the most expensive thing i own) which i had gotten on monday and went into lab. dr. sanderson, bless her, gave me a big hug, "Oh my goodness, I was worried!! they told me what happened! are you okay! did she have insurance?? don't even worry about being late- you won't have to dilate :)!"
i went and got an estimate, as that's what my insurance company- from wayne- said to do, so Brad the Body Shop Man told me about $3148... uh, excuse me?!? sheez louise! BUT Nationwide, her insurance, will have to do it's own estimate before we can get it fixed--- but won't get on it. They called Dad on a Friday night and called me monday to do a phone interview and is "waiting on the police report."
ms. dingbat never apologized. never took responsibility. never. just "oh, i saw traffic up ahead." she didn't ask me for my information. she didn't really want to give me hers. we called the police. she received a citation but then told her insurance that she was in the left lane making a left turn--- which would then make it my fault, i would think. but it wasn't. the 50 million doctor calls making sure i was okay after being the "victim" of an accident based on the accident reports filed to the memphis city police reassured me that i indeed was not at fault. i'm sorry, but if these doctor's have access to the police reports, shouldn't her car insurance?!? puh. lease.
i'm missing my right blinker and headlights (ish) and it's pretty smashed. i don't really want to drive it, but i hate being dependent on my roommates and such. i think it'd be okay? but don't want to chance it. this was so minor, it's more annoying than anything. my dear friend Lauren was in a much scarier situation with her car the next day. Praise God she and her passengers are okay.
more posts to follow soon--- MLK coming up! :)
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