Because I was asked...
Years ago I was the front car in a three car collision. Talk about timing and a universal sense of humor, the accident occurred at, roughly, 12:05 am on April 2nd. palanthos and I had been in Anderson for our weekly gaming session at locke1520 and mamaursula's. After game ended we deviated from our normal route and stopped at a local bar to finish unwinding. The annual April Fools game is typically a treat and, though it had been a touch more frustrating, this year's was no exception. palanthos had one or two beers while I downed some diet coke. We left within 30 minutes. There was highway access just two blocks up the road, so we chose to go that route even though it would take us a little longer to get home.
So there we were. Parked at a red light barely 20 feet from the bar. I'm at the intersection, palanthos is in his car behind me. **WHAM**
There was no screeching of tires, no horns, nothing. Just **WHAM**. Next thing I know, I'm sailing across the intersection diagonally, which, had it been normal traffic hours, would have been me in a metal box, then me in a pine box. palanthos got the worst of it initially. He actually took the ambulance over to the local hospital. I followed after filling out police reports. My pain didn't start until late the next day and it never fully healed. But that's the trouble with back injuries I suppose.
So I spent the other night good n' trashed, hoping I could take advantage of being totally numb to stretch out my lower back and get back to full working order again. Didn't work out so hot.
If you feel like it, check out my archives. April of 2005 is where you want to start. There's the original account, on April 2nd, complete with pics of the damage to my car, and somewhere thereafter are pictures of what remained of palanthos's car. Happy hunting!
So there we were. Parked at a red light barely 20 feet from the bar. I'm at the intersection, palanthos is in his car behind me. **WHAM**
There was no screeching of tires, no horns, nothing. Just **WHAM**. Next thing I know, I'm sailing across the intersection diagonally, which, had it been normal traffic hours, would have been me in a metal box, then me in a pine box. palanthos got the worst of it initially. He actually took the ambulance over to the local hospital. I followed after filling out police reports. My pain didn't start until late the next day and it never fully healed. But that's the trouble with back injuries I suppose.
So I spent the other night good n' trashed, hoping I could take advantage of being totally numb to stretch out my lower back and get back to full working order again. Didn't work out so hot.
If you feel like it, check out my archives. April of 2005 is where you want to start. There's the original account, on April 2nd, complete with pics of the damage to my car, and somewhere thereafter are pictures of what remained of palanthos's car. Happy hunting!