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Dec. 19th, 2011 10:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
liptonrm_backupI was in an accident last night. I was going back to FGC after Sunday dinner with my parents, blithely driving along a stretch of road I've driven too many times to count. Unbeknownst to me, a fellow driver had not fastened down a mattress he was transporting and it flew out of his trailer and into the middle of the road. The car ahead of me saw it in time to swerve but all I remember is a flash of something white in the roadway before my car went spinning out of control.
You know how in the movies when there's a huge accident and one of the cars inevitably rolls over itself before finally coming to a crashing halt? Well, now I know what that feels like. I must have shut my eyes when everything went to hell, because I don't know how many times I rolled over. I ended up in the freeway median, my car pointing the opposite direction from what I'd been traveling.
It's funny how your mind works after something like that. After the crash it seemed so important that I unplug my iPod from where it was hanging off of my rearview mirror. There was a guy shouting to me, trying to see how I was, and I was more concerned for my electronics than I was for myself.
Thankfully, my car landed on its wheels and I was able to get out of it by myself. I was coherent afterwards, I knew the date and where I was and where I'd been going (as well as my own name). A family of Good Samaritans saw my car go flying and they pulled off, called 911, and waited with me until the police arrived. The guy who had lost the mattress also waited around and admitted fault, which was good of him. A lot of people would have just driven away.
Physically I seem to be okay. I hit my head and my left shoulder/neck is super-sore from, I assume, the seatbelt that saved my life. I'm surprised an ambulance wasn't called out to the scene, but the area was pretty rural. I may visit a doctor today just to get a clean bill of health. I doubt my car is salvageable. My dad and I are going to go check it out this afternoon but I'm not optimistic. Though Ford sure does make a sturdy car, none of the glass shattered and the body didn't crumple.
Sitting here, I still can't believe that it happened. If it weren't for the bumps on my head and the aches on my left side I would think it was all a dream. Well, that and the fact that my glasses went missing so now I can't see for shit, I have the screen magnification up super-high and I still have to squint. I also lost my phone. I'm hoping to find it when I go check out the car this afternoon, but right now I'm relying on the kindness of my father for the loan of his phone.
All I can think about is how grateful I am that things turned out okay, that I was able to walk away, that I had people to call, that there are good people who will pull over to help you. Things could have turned out so much worse.
But, seriously, wear your seatbelts. And if you're transporting a mattress in a trailer make sure that thing is tied down tight. Those things can be deadly.
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You know how in the movies when there's a huge accident and one of the cars inevitably rolls over itself before finally coming to a crashing halt? Well, now I know what that feels like. I must have shut my eyes when everything went to hell, because I don't know how many times I rolled over. I ended up in the freeway median, my car pointing the opposite direction from what I'd been traveling.
It's funny how your mind works after something like that. After the crash it seemed so important that I unplug my iPod from where it was hanging off of my rearview mirror. There was a guy shouting to me, trying to see how I was, and I was more concerned for my electronics than I was for myself.
Thankfully, my car landed on its wheels and I was able to get out of it by myself. I was coherent afterwards, I knew the date and where I was and where I'd been going (as well as my own name). A family of Good Samaritans saw my car go flying and they pulled off, called 911, and waited with me until the police arrived. The guy who had lost the mattress also waited around and admitted fault, which was good of him. A lot of people would have just driven away.
Physically I seem to be okay. I hit my head and my left shoulder/neck is super-sore from, I assume, the seatbelt that saved my life. I'm surprised an ambulance wasn't called out to the scene, but the area was pretty rural. I may visit a doctor today just to get a clean bill of health. I doubt my car is salvageable. My dad and I are going to go check it out this afternoon but I'm not optimistic. Though Ford sure does make a sturdy car, none of the glass shattered and the body didn't crumple.
Sitting here, I still can't believe that it happened. If it weren't for the bumps on my head and the aches on my left side I would think it was all a dream. Well, that and the fact that my glasses went missing so now I can't see for shit, I have the screen magnification up super-high and I still have to squint. I also lost my phone. I'm hoping to find it when I go check out the car this afternoon, but right now I'm relying on the kindness of my father for the loan of his phone.
All I can think about is how grateful I am that things turned out okay, that I was able to walk away, that I had people to call, that there are good people who will pull over to help you. Things could have turned out so much worse.
But, seriously, wear your seatbelts. And if you're transporting a mattress in a trailer make sure that thing is tied down tight. Those things can be deadly.
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Date: 2011-12-19 05:05 pm (UTC)*whew*
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Date: 2011-12-19 05:15 pm (UTC)*massive hugs*
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Date: 2011-12-19 06:47 pm (UTC)Very true. Dear Lord. I'm more glad than I can say that you are still there, dear one. *hugs*
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Date: 2011-12-19 06:48 pm (UTC)LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU!
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Date: 2011-12-20 01:48 am (UTC)On a more important note, an experience like this can be very useful for writing fanfiction.
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Date: 2011-12-20 12:37 pm (UTC)*smishes you carefully*
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Date: 2011-12-21 03:20 am (UTC)Of course, now you're an action hero.
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Date: 2011-12-23 06:14 pm (UTC)