Monday, January 22, 2007

The good news: we're both fine.
The bad news: the car, not so much.

Got into a minor car accident on Sunday. Nothing major, but enough to be a pain in my booty. I'm grateful neither of us were hurt, but grrrrrr, I'm irritated about the whole dang thing. I was just driving straight down Homestead to church, minding my own business, when dumb girl decided to make the left out of the parking lot though her view of oncoming traffic was obscured. She darted out, I braked hard, and bang! I hit her. As soon as I saw her, I knew I wouldn't be able to stop in time. The airbags popped out (they were much less poofy than I thought they would be, and released this white powder), and Sarah and I just looked at each other in disbelief.
The craziest part? My family was serving fellowship at church, so I had all the food in my trunk. Potatoes, carrots, chicken etc (for curry rice). My cousin was two minutes behind us, so the first thing we did was transfer all the food-- mind you, my car was still in the middle of the road, so we were dodging cars as we carried grocery bags to his car. We sent him on his way, cause what's a minor car accident when there are Koreans who need to be fed? Heh heh. A lot of people were staring as they drove by, and one of the cars ended up stopping when they realized, holy crap, we know them. I guess the Hongs take the same route to church we do, and stopped to make sure we were okay. Mr. Hong gave me a hug. All in all, it was a pretty nutty experience.

So what's the damage? Bumper got all out of wack, hood was kind of crumpled in, airbags deployed, and the windshield on the passenger side got really messed up from the impact of the airbag. I just hope it's all fixable, cause I love my trusty Accord. Insurance will cover everything, I just hope our rates don't go up (they better not, cause the police report clearly states I had the right of way.) We both feel fine, although I'm a little sore. And still a little cranky.

My first real car accident. It could've been worse. So thanks Jesus :) In the meantime, I'm rolling in a red Toyota Matrix.

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