When things go BOOM!
So a pickup truck ran a redlight and into my Honda Fit last Wednesday; this is the result of my car...
... while the other party drove away with barely a dent on the front bumper
Of course, I feel extremely thankful that I'm walking and talking (my only real injuries are lingering neck & shoulder stiffness/soreness, which my doctor said - and I hope - will subside soon!) And I feel further blessed that there's a witness who helpfully offered his contact info to testify that this accident is unequivocally the other party's fault; I'm just so frustrated by the timesuck of filing claims, dealing with insurance, documenting my losses, making appointments in middle of workday, etc. etc. etc. (and I'm still waiting for the payout from my total loss so I can finish paying off this wreck and put a down payment on another car... and I know shopping for the next one is whole other can of worms.)
But still, I decided I'm only giving myself a week to scream and holler and whine and be total pissant about this affair, then I gotta strap up, buckle down & move on. Things could've been so much worse and 7 days to grumble about this is already 7 days too long, and I'm not going to let it trash up my life any further -- and I still fully intend to take my parents out for their b-day brunch this coming weekend (though they were pretty pissed I didn't tell them about the wreck till 2 days later.)
P.S. and how coincidental that the start of the Year of Snake meant I'm dealing with all sorts of slithery folks, from the collision center mechanic who's slapping on all sorts of ridic. charges, to the insurance folks who's starting to push back on some of the claims, to the other party who obviously "had no idea" she ran a red (while admitting she got lost and was confused by GPS directions.) I only hope I'm getting all of this reptilian behavior in one go!
... while the other party drove away with barely a dent on the front bumper
Of course, I feel extremely thankful that I'm walking and talking (my only real injuries are lingering neck & shoulder stiffness/soreness, which my doctor said - and I hope - will subside soon!) And I feel further blessed that there's a witness who helpfully offered his contact info to testify that this accident is unequivocally the other party's fault; I'm just so frustrated by the timesuck of filing claims, dealing with insurance, documenting my losses, making appointments in middle of workday, etc. etc. etc. (and I'm still waiting for the payout from my total loss so I can finish paying off this wreck and put a down payment on another car... and I know shopping for the next one is whole other can of worms.)
But still, I decided I'm only giving myself a week to scream and holler and whine and be total pissant about this affair, then I gotta strap up, buckle down & move on. Things could've been so much worse and 7 days to grumble about this is already 7 days too long, and I'm not going to let it trash up my life any further -- and I still fully intend to take my parents out for their b-day brunch this coming weekend (though they were pretty pissed I didn't tell them about the wreck till 2 days later.)
P.S. and how coincidental that the start of the Year of Snake meant I'm dealing with all sorts of slithery folks, from the collision center mechanic who's slapping on all sorts of ridic. charges, to the insurance folks who's starting to push back on some of the claims, to the other party who obviously "had no idea" she ran a red (while admitting she got lost and was confused by GPS directions.) I only hope I'm getting all of this reptilian behavior in one go!