Lunchtime fun for everyone (well... at least for me) (651 hits)
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Submitted by LaNa (View user info) at 2003-11-25 10:17:57 EST
Everyone is in such a hurry nowadays. I was on my lunch break yesterday and I'm out getting some lunch. Amazing concept eh? So I'm driving down the road and I stop at a red light, because last I heard that's what you are supposed to do.
I don't have a very expensive car, but it gets me where I need to go and that's what matters. For those of you who'd like a better mental image - it's a 1996 silver 4-door Saturn with a 3eb (Third Eye Blind) sticker in the rear window and bird shit all over because I left it parked under a tree. Anyway... I'm stopped at this red light and all of a sudden I jerk forward.
Fuck. Someone just rear ended me.
I throw the car in neutral and lift up the parking brake (I have a stick shift so there is no "park") and get out of the car. I go to the back of the car and there is this scared little girl standing there. She was the driver of the other car and she couldn't have been more than 17.
I look at my bumper and amazingly there wasn't any damage done. I didn't even see a scratch! If there was one, the bird shit is probably covering it up... but who cares. I look at her car and the headlight is busted out...the hood is dented up... I felt bad for her. There was no way to tell if that had happened right then, or if the chick was just a really bad driver and these were old battle scars.
My parents raised me to be very paranoid in situations such as these. Always get the other persons information. Always call the police and file a report. You never know who could be out to scam you! My mom's voice telling me that and a re-run of Beverly Hills 90210 were flashing in my head. :~: Brenda had just gotten her license and rear ended someone. The person said it was no big deal and told her and Kelly just to leave, but in the end she claimed whiplash and tried to sue the Walsh's:~:
The girl looked at me and said "Are you ok?" I said yes and asked her the same thing. She was fine. She said "Hey, since there is no damage, can we just go?". I hesitated and my head was trying to figure out the right thing to say. Do I follow my mom's advice and hold us up there for a good hour waiting for the cops for nothing? There was no damage to my car and if anything all it was going to do was get the girl a ticket. Do I let it go and deal with her sneaking my license plate and saying that I backed into her car somewhere?
Why did she want to go? Why didn't she want to stay? What was she going to do with me? Would my car end up being repossessed? Would I have to pay for that on top of dealing with the court stuff? Is she trying to divert my attention so her thug boyfriend can come and steal my car? Why would they want my car? Why is it so fucking cold out right now? Where are my gloves? Geezus - my food is probably cold by now. Sorry, I got sidetracked.
All those thoughts ended up happening in a matter of milliseconds, so she was none the wiser. I said ok to just leaving because I figured that she probably didn't have insurance and didn't want to get a ticket or get in trouble with her parents.
As I drove away I called the police on my cell phone just to be safe. They took my info over the phone and said they'd call in case anything happened.
Damn, I'm paranoid.
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Submitted by quack (user info) at 2004-03-28 01:23:41 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
super-cool. must've been the saturn's dent resistant panels or whatever the hell they advertise. saturns are funny.
Submitted by Scott_James (user info) at 2004-03-28 01:19:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I go to work by train. Plus, I like the walk.
Submitted by LaNa (user info) at 2004-02-11 11:15:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
You don't drive Scott? How do you get around?
....sorry, I live in Detroit Michigan and there is no real big mode of public transport like I hear there are other places. A big major thing here is making cars... so of course they expect us to drive them everywhere!
~LaNa :)
Submitted by Scott_James (user info) at 2004-02-10 20:52:34 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Hehe, I'm so glad I don't drive.
Submitted by Herpes (user info) at 2003-11-25 22:42:47 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Note To Self: Get crashed into - Tell person to go ahead - Call police and tell them it was a hit and run - collect serious dough on whiplash case.
Eh... if I could stand to see my car with a dent in it... I would. I think I'd break down and start crying hysterically.
Submitted by Natophelia (user info) at 2003-11-25 16:52:38 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
hahahaha holy crap everyone's cracking me up today! Lana crackin herself up...har harrrrrr
Herpes- She did stop after we collided (but first she bounced off my car across three lanes and hit a guard rail that ate the side of her car. I'll go to hell for this but...HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA). Once I knew I was out of danger I freaked out so bad I made the woman cry! Then she got to pay me lots of money. WEEE!
Submitted by Herpes (user info) at 2003-11-25 16:19:00 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Woo hoo!! Now I know what you drive!
Just kiddin. I don't think everyone should get all pissed off at the girl that hit ya tho. Or any youngster who causes a car crash. I remember being young and being at fault for a crash. The slick roads due to rain didn't help, but hey, shit happens. Now in the case of the Geo Metro, yah you should have gotten out and clobbered that jackass. People who are going to just keep going while you could be dead need a good ass kicking.
Submitted by LaNa (user info) at 2003-11-25 14:44:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Submitted by NotApologizing (user info) at 2003-11-25 10:49:54 (#)
Ranking: 2
+2 for 'octomus' prime
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Submitted by Apathesia (user info) at 2003-11-25 10:46:33 (#)
Ranking: 1
You drive a saturn, and it didnt take any damage? Jeez...you must drive one made out of leftover parts from Octomus Prime and the rest Transformers and get .111 miles to the gallon.
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Apathesia - I didn't mean to ignore you... I just assumed acknowledgement from NotApologizing was good enough. He too is from Michigan and a U of M fan - so we are just a penis away from being the same person. (I crack me up).
...and for your information - I get 37 miles to the gallon :)
~LaNa
Submitted by Kristen (user info) at 2003-11-25 13:42:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Oooooh! Lana said "fuck"!
Nat-hahahahaha@ bird poop shield.
Submitted by daidoji (user info) at 2003-11-25 13:39:32 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Only one question.
Was she hot?
Submitted by Apathesia (user info) at 2003-11-25 12:13:00 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
What...is this ignore me day? I said something too! I WANT RECOGNITION! I WANT A HUNGARIAN SUPER MODEL! I WANT CHEESE! I WANT...tylenol.
Submitted by LaNa (user info) at 2003-11-25 11:54:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Nat - Oh my goodness! I'm glad to hear you're ok. A similar thing happened to me one time when I hit something and spun out a few times on a road. Luckily it wasn't the expressway and the only person behind me was a guy I had just started dating (so it was nice to have someone there to relax me)...but that feeling of spinning around is something that is hard to forget. I'm glad that you weren't seriously hurt! *yay* for luck is right!
JMG - If there would've been damage to my car it would've been a different story. You had to get your trunk replaced so of course theres a reason to kick the lil girl's toosh. I'd be pissed too!
Loki - I'm going to hit the liquor store on this lunch break just for that reason. You're a genius! I'll get vodka though.. not a huge rum fan.
Court - That is really what made my head go into suspicious mode. Her anxiousness to leave and her lil attitude about it. Oh well.
I still think that everyone's car should be fitted with a "Bumper Car" exterior though so things like this don't happen.
~LaNa :)
Submitted by JMG114 (user info) at 2003-11-25 11:35:45 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
You were far kinder than I was, Lana.
I was rear-ended in late August. She was also a young teen, and had been driving for only three months. Her jeep had nary a scratch, but my little civic's trunk had to be replaced.
I worked at Nickelodeon for about ten months or so. I promoted a lot of their blocks, like SNICK and Friday Night Nicktoons. E-mail me if you want to know more. My earliest posts have my e-mail address on 'em.
Submitted by Natophelia (user info) at 2003-11-25 11:21:42 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
All the crap you have to deal with after an accident is such a pain. Hopefully she won't do anything dishonest, and YOU won't have to think about it again. Who cares about wether you taught her a lesson or not. Karma's a bitch; she'll get hers eventually if she deserves it.
My first car was a Geo Metro (also covered in bird shit). Some dumb bitch on a cell phone nudged me off the interstate at 75mph when I was in college. I lost control of the car, spun back onto the interstate. During one revolution I spun around to face oncoming traffic and hit the same bitch head on (she was still driving. I guess she was just going to keep going and not look back!). The car bounced off and spun a few more times. It finally came to a stop in the middle of the interstate. I had these images of my car absolutely mangled, but when I puttered off to the side and had a look...NOTHING! The bumper was pushed up a bit on one side, and later we found out the frame was off just a tad. The car looked like it was pouting. I was halfway to Nashville, and after the cops left I was back on my way. I think the bird shit had formed a protective shield. Her brand new clean Firebird was torn to shreds, however.
I'm not sure what my point is. My brain is already on holiday. I think the point might be 'yay for luck.' By the way, there were no cars ahead of or behind me on I-40 that day, and it was CHRISTMAS! AND my seat belts had been recalled because of a problem with them popping open on impact, but I hadn't had them fixed yet. Somehow mine held. While my head was snapping around in that spin I was calmly wondering if I would know the exact moment when I died. Yay luck.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2003-11-25 10:56:58 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I carry around a pint of rum for situations like this. It works like this, I act like I'm really upset and pull it out and pretend to take a huge swig. Then, to be polite, I offer some to the person I just hit. We pass it back and forth until the police get there - good times.
Submitted by White_Vampire (user info) at 2003-11-25 10:55:42 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Word. I don't trust people and their ability to manipulate the desire for money, or to one up you, but that was certainly a good call.
I have a personal distaste for those who choose to pursue unnecessary paths for damage not done.
Submitted by NotApologizing (user info) at 2003-11-25 10:49:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
+2 for 'octomus' prime
Submitted by Apathesia (user info) at 2003-11-25 10:46:33 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
You drive a saturn, and it didnt take any damage? Jeez...you must drive one made out of leftover parts from Octomus Prime and the rest Transformers and get .111 miles to the gallon.
Submitted by Court (user info) at 2003-11-25 10:27:20 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
I think I would have been cool with the situation until she suggested "if there's no damage, can we just go?" It's one of those situations where what did happen wasn't a big deal, but what could have happened might have been huge. It's the same concept as someone that gets a DUI and they're like "well I didn't kill anyone" even though they could have just as easily killed a car full of children as they couldn't have. It's almost an attitude. She was stupid and irresponsible, then she wanted it to be all better and dismissed. I think you should have made her sweat a little, that's what I would have done. If she was totally quiet and uncomfortable I would have suggested we just went our own ways, but if she's the one doing the suggesting like it's no big deal, that would have pissed me off. Because you already know that'll probably just happen again. I doubt she's contemplating how "dangerous that was and how lucky" she is.
Just my opinion. Glad you didn't get hurt. Or her, for that matter.