I am hurting all over today. I was in a car accident yesterday. A young guy driving a toyota truck didn't slow down for his red light and plowed right into my minivan. My van was smashed on 3 sides... The impact point, the back (somehow) was smashed in, and the front, because the impact sent my van sailing across a lane into a yard of a brick building, taking out a solid sign and nearly hitting the house itself. My legs are pretty bruised up and my whole body aches right now. Here's the van from the side that got hit:
I was alone in the car, on my way to pick up my wife and sick daughter to take them to our pediatrician's office. Thank god no one was in the car with me. The passenger would have been hospitalized or killed. I was lucky to come out alive. You have to see how far I was thrown to really appreciate it. That picture just doesn't do the accident justice. Here is the truck that hit me:
Nothing broken on me... Probably would have broken my right leg if I didn't work out regularly. Reason # 43 for why you should work out regularly and eat healthy. Strong bones and support tissue. I'll post some pics of my bruises later. I hurt in areas I didn't even know existed. My entire spine feels like it was ripped from my body forcibly, and then sown back to my body with a broken bottle at the end of a garden hose for needle and thread.
The poor guy that hit me was ashen. I can understand. I would be the same way if I had hit someone like that. If I hadn't been in shock and lots of pain I would have felt sorry for him. Luckily I had a couple of witnesses who ran out to see if we were okay. The other people at the intersection wouldn't stop though (fuckers!). I stumbled out of the van and tried to wave some of them down, and they looked away in shame and drove off. Spineless sheep. Their very existence is obviously so pathetic that it is punishment in and of itself.
Just so you all know though... I'm okay. Just a bit banged up, but still kickin'. [img]smile.gif[/img]