from my post on bco: "looking on the bright side: a car wreck"
i was just in the middle of a 6 car wreck. to make myself feel less shitty, here are the "it could be worse" things about it:
-most importantly, no one was hurt. this is smashing (har har) because i currently don't have medical insurance!
-i volunteered to drive today instead of my boyfriend. this is good because even though i was the one who got in the wreck, i have full insurance coverage. if he had been the one driving, he would be f-u-c-k-e-d since he only has liability coverage. if it had to happen, better me than him.
-i got to sit on the side of the highway in a patch of really pretty texas wildflowers (which i am apparently allergic to but that is beside the point).
-despite the fact that i am sort of weird looking in a nose-ring-and-patched-clothing way, the cop was actually very nice to me. this flies in the face of all past experience with police. luckily, i was not wearing any sort of clothing with a cop-hating slogan.
-my sweet pig destroyer sticker was unharmed.
-my parents are going to loan me money for the deductible and let me borrow my brother's car since he's away at school. without this, i would be up shit creek, as the saying goes.
-my parents picked my boyfriend and i up and bought us lunch.
-it was not my fault! i would feel like such the shitbag if i were the dude who just stopped his truck on the middle of the highway causing 5 other people to get in wrecks.
despite all this, i am still really saaad and shaken up, even though it could be a million times worse. i also feel crappy because i pride myself on being a careful driver (this is my first wreck!), and even if there was nothing i could do to avoid this, i feel like i am a bad driver because i didn't.
also get a load of the paws on this guy:
hello amy i have a droopy face HUG ME!
-most importantly, no one was hurt. this is smashing (har har) because i currently don't have medical insurance!
-i volunteered to drive today instead of my boyfriend. this is good because even though i was the one who got in the wreck, i have full insurance coverage. if he had been the one driving, he would be f-u-c-k-e-d since he only has liability coverage. if it had to happen, better me than him.
-i got to sit on the side of the highway in a patch of really pretty texas wildflowers (which i am apparently allergic to but that is beside the point).
-despite the fact that i am sort of weird looking in a nose-ring-and-patched-clothing way, the cop was actually very nice to me. this flies in the face of all past experience with police. luckily, i was not wearing any sort of clothing with a cop-hating slogan.
-my sweet pig destroyer sticker was unharmed.
-my parents are going to loan me money for the deductible and let me borrow my brother's car since he's away at school. without this, i would be up shit creek, as the saying goes.
-my parents picked my boyfriend and i up and bought us lunch.
-it was not my fault! i would feel like such the shitbag if i were the dude who just stopped his truck on the middle of the highway causing 5 other people to get in wrecks.
despite all this, i am still really saaad and shaken up, even though it could be a million times worse. i also feel crappy because i pride myself on being a careful driver (this is my first wreck!), and even if there was nothing i could do to avoid this, i feel like i am a bad driver because i didn't.
also get a load of the paws on this guy:
hello amy i have a droopy face HUG ME!