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| Poor old, low mileage faithful! |
Wednesday was not my best day ever as you can also tell by Friday post put up on Wednesday!
I was headed to Pilates Wednesday morning and went to make a left turn at a rather blind corner and collided with a car coming down that street. I don't usually go that way but there was road construction on my usual route. We will certainly avoid that intersection from now on.
Thankful -
- Neither of us was hurt and there were no passengers in either car.
- The other driver was calm.
- The police came in just a few minutes after I called which is an advantage of living in a small city, made sure we were ok, and clearly walked us through exchanging info and taking photos.
- We both were able to get our cars out of the busier street.
- He was able to drive away when the police were finished.
- Hubby didn't answer his phone so I called my son who was literally in his car close by, he reached Hubby & picked him up, and they came to help deal with our car.
- I was only 1 1/2 blocks from home and we were able to drive our damaged car and park it at our house to be dealt with later. It is not worth fixing given the damage and age.
- Our son took hubby to a nearby Enterprise car rental and we now have a car to use as we are a single car family. So grocery shopping happened as usual!
- Our insurance agent is so calm, clear and helpful. He assured me I had now done everything I was supposed to do and made sure we had good coverage on the rental car.
- Woke up with no new aches or pains. I was driving very slowly thankfully.
- I'm the only one making myself feel bad about the situation! My loved one's just kept saying "I'm glad you weren't hurt" and checking on me.
I've been thinking we should get a new car, but this wasn't the strategy or timing I was going for! I had hoped to keep the old car as a second car so neither of us was ever stranded. I am very thankful we have the money to buy a new car once we decide on one though.
Everything that could have gone right, did. But still, its super stressful and puts a big cloud over the week. I'm hoping that in a couple of months this will be a distant memory for you!
ReplyDeleteYou are correct on all counts. We are trying to figure out quickly car options to consider for buying so we can try them out. Features on some of the ones we have researched would have probably prevented this accident.
DeleteGlad you are well and all bring worked out.
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteI am so glad that no one was hurt. I wondered why you put up a Friday post, but just figured you were going to be busy.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Me too! I just clicked on the wrong settings for the Friday post.
DeleteOh dear!! at least no one was hurt. That's really all that matters. Cars can be replaced. Take care!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. We are in the process of figuring out what car to buy.
DeleteSo thankful it was as painless as it was! Better the accident was before, rather than after, buying a new car.
ReplyDeleteSo true. Now I am finding it hard to evaluate 2026 car suitability because they are so different from how I am used to driving safely by being able to back up looking over my shoulder, etc.
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DeleteJuhli, first - I am late to seeing this and expressing my thankfulness that all parties involved are OK!
ReplyDeleteBut secondly, your point about safety feature confusion is timely in that I just bought my safety-features-loaded vehicle a few months ago. I think it is worth mentioning that I do not rely on the car's safety features whatsoever - I view them as back up safety features. I continue my long-standing habits of looking right and left, looking over my shoulder, looking at the available mirrors, etc. I view them as additional, not replacement safety features.
I hope that helps!
Had missed this post. When I read that you have a new car and were settling with the insurance company, I knew there had been trouble. I am so sorry. But as you outlined, there is much to be thankful for...most especially, that no one was hurt. Glad the other driver was calm and your insurance agent is also a calming influence. Those kinds of things make me nuttier than I am normally.
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