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August 12, 2008
Accident Prone
So it's been proven...I'm totally, 100%, accident prone. This past Sunday, we were planning to have a "work in the office" day. But by the time we were able to actually implement this plan, it was afternoon. So we pushed through, and later in the afternoon a friend of mine stopped by...Unfortunately, we took so long with her that we were late for dinner with a stop at Wegmans that needed to be made before heading out...
So, smart one that I am, decided to leave my friend here, and drive over to Wegmans really quick to pick up our stuff, giving them time finish up. Well I jumped in my car (in a hurry of course), open the garage, threw my car into reverse, and lightly tapped the gas pedel.
CRASH...My car ran into something. I stopped the car and looked behind me....Sue's car was driving itself backwards in my driveway!!!
I jumped out of the car and ran for it, thinking (unreasonably so) that I could stop the car from rolling! When I reached it, I realized I was going to get run over and I needed to get out of the way so I jumped to saftey, right on top of my neighbors lawn ornament, and just sat watching Sue car hit the fence and her rearview mirror pop off.
Well...omitting all the gory details, Sue and I are STILLL friends...She was the most gracious person about me running straight into her car...And luckily her car damage wasn't that bad...My car damage on the otherhand was worse, but still fixable...
Anyway, I took a picture of the site of the accident...You can clearly see where Sue's poor little car ran over the garden flowers right into the fence.
Posted by beth at August 12, 2008 05:07 PM