Post by mcgregorkenobi on Jun 17, 2006 17:11:54 GMT -5
Figured that Obi-Shawn couldn't have all the fun with the H-Wing taking a hit..So here is my report:
Well, yesterday, while waiting in a long line at a stoplight near my house...I wound up getting into a major car accident. Bleedn idiot rear-ended me going (it was estimated) 50+ mph. Didn't even touch his breaks. Police said there were no skid marks. I was stopped, looked up into the rearview mirror and saw it comming. There was about 3 feet between me and the car (old caddy) in front of me and this guy was about a 1/2 block away. Saw he wasn't even slowing down. So, (Thank the Force for Stunt Driving training and experience), realized there was "no escape", took a deep breath and meditated on relaxing into it.
He was driving a newer pickup (small one) and slammed into the rear of my Frontier. I felt my truck lift up then slam back down. (Police witness ... a CA Div of Forestry Firefighter) said the guy hit me head on, never slowed down, the front of his truck went up under mine, my truck bounced up, and due to the impact, his truck bounced back out from under mine while mine was still in the air. I meanwhile was then slammed into the car in front of me...which immediately "rabbited" as soon as they could get away. (fun huh?) Obi's Starfighter did what she was supposed to do, and the bumper caved in under itself (AND my personal plates were untouched ..go fig). I figure that she also decided that if this idiot was going to hurt her, then she was gonna get him back. The guy's truck was totalled. Front caved in, radiator fluid, oil, and gas leaking everywhere. If there is no frame damage on mine (which doesn't look to be), I think my baby is going to be ok. Thank the Force she is a heavy little Mother...
The result being, the only thing the guy said to me (and the police later with Jos there) was "I couldn't stop because there was a lady behind me.") I got to go for my first ride in a shiny new ambulance, while I called Jos and she made sure my baby got home ok. (The guy was refusing to give the police any info,..he finally did sometime after she heard them mention "warrent".)When the officer came to talk to me in Emergency he was REALLY disgusted with the guy and kept telling me that it was completely the "idiots fault."
Actually, the Force was with me on this one. At first the hosptial thought I had reputured my spleen..but no, just bruised. Bruised bones in the right wrist, bruised vertebre down the middle of my back and at the base of my skull, bruised ribs, and (what we are really worried about now). Nailed my bad knee, the one that had the reconstructive surgery last year. So, I get to go back to the ortho and my reg doctor on Monday ..(oh yeah, slight concussion)..and the Starfighter gets checked over to see what the extent of her damage truly is.
So, gonna take a lot more than this idiot to take the two of us out. She's still gonna be a Carfighter, and I'm still gonna be at Disneyland this coming weekend.
Force Be With You All
Master K
Well, yesterday, while waiting in a long line at a stoplight near my house...I wound up getting into a major car accident. Bleedn idiot rear-ended me going (it was estimated) 50+ mph. Didn't even touch his breaks. Police said there were no skid marks. I was stopped, looked up into the rearview mirror and saw it comming. There was about 3 feet between me and the car (old caddy) in front of me and this guy was about a 1/2 block away. Saw he wasn't even slowing down. So, (Thank the Force for Stunt Driving training and experience), realized there was "no escape", took a deep breath and meditated on relaxing into it.
He was driving a newer pickup (small one) and slammed into the rear of my Frontier. I felt my truck lift up then slam back down. (Police witness ... a CA Div of Forestry Firefighter) said the guy hit me head on, never slowed down, the front of his truck went up under mine, my truck bounced up, and due to the impact, his truck bounced back out from under mine while mine was still in the air. I meanwhile was then slammed into the car in front of me...which immediately "rabbited" as soon as they could get away. (fun huh?) Obi's Starfighter did what she was supposed to do, and the bumper caved in under itself (AND my personal plates were untouched ..go fig). I figure that she also decided that if this idiot was going to hurt her, then she was gonna get him back. The guy's truck was totalled. Front caved in, radiator fluid, oil, and gas leaking everywhere. If there is no frame damage on mine (which doesn't look to be), I think my baby is going to be ok. Thank the Force she is a heavy little Mother...
The result being, the only thing the guy said to me (and the police later with Jos there) was "I couldn't stop because there was a lady behind me.") I got to go for my first ride in a shiny new ambulance, while I called Jos and she made sure my baby got home ok. (The guy was refusing to give the police any info,..he finally did sometime after she heard them mention "warrent".)When the officer came to talk to me in Emergency he was REALLY disgusted with the guy and kept telling me that it was completely the "idiots fault."
Actually, the Force was with me on this one. At first the hosptial thought I had reputured my spleen..but no, just bruised. Bruised bones in the right wrist, bruised vertebre down the middle of my back and at the base of my skull, bruised ribs, and (what we are really worried about now). Nailed my bad knee, the one that had the reconstructive surgery last year. So, I get to go back to the ortho and my reg doctor on Monday ..(oh yeah, slight concussion)..and the Starfighter gets checked over to see what the extent of her damage truly is.
So, gonna take a lot more than this idiot to take the two of us out. She's still gonna be a Carfighter, and I'm still gonna be at Disneyland this coming weekend.
Force Be With You All
Master K
