Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Update.

So I am getting questions. Funny how that happens.

The car is fine from this incident, but I'm pretty sure the driving in general is going to total her out. I know my alignment is off now. I need new tires. I am pretty sure the man-hole covers have ripped parts off from the undercarriage. Definitely need new shocks. The bra is stretched out, big time. The holes in the top are expanding. After this snow melts, I'm going to have to take her in, and examine the damage. Then I'm going to need to figure out how I'm going to pay for it. FUN!

We did not exchange insurance info. I spaced it. However, the bump was like shifting a car from drive to park. Just the car settling. So there was no damage.

It happened about a mile from home, so the walk would not have been that long.

Basically after my car's front end decided to go right, then left, I did what I believe were nearly two full 360's spinning to the right. My back tires hopped up onto the snow drift, and the body of the car sank in. So my tires were surrounded by snow, and when I hit the gas, I just sank in further. I'm sure had I just sat there and revved the gas for a bit, I would have eventually hit cement and been able to go. However, my brain had shut off.

Jack the Ripper just basically shifted the snow underneath the body and the back tires with his snow shovel, as he didn't want to get hurt or break the shovel. I don't blame him a bit. I honestly wouldn't have touched it. I was totally ok with walking home, and just leaving the death-trap there. Even considered just parking it somewhere nearby after we got it out, or heading back to work and sleeping there. But I was so close to home, I just threw the car in 1st, and drove 5 mph the rest of the way.

Now that I haven't gotten any sleep, and I'm starting to come down with a cold (*AGAIN!*), I'm going to take a nap before work. I appreciate every one's concern. Really, I'm fine. Just need to build up the courage to drive back to work.... Or bundle up and start walking.

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