The Big Bad Bang
There’s something about car accidents, no matter how big or small, and regardless of who is at fault, that makes the people involved feel agitated, nervous, and just plain wrecked.
It has little to do with injuries sustained, but more with the undeniable fact that something is out of whack. Like the universe has been disrupted, both your psyche and person violated.
Like you're a bad person.
It’s a crummy way to feel. I don’t recommend it.
11 comments:
What happened?
ANd I know what you mean. Got rear-ended a couple years back, did worse in my wild days...
What happened? Are you all right, GPG?
I am the most skittish driver in the world after an accident... and I've had some doosies.
You okay?
HUGS!
Nooooooooooooo, not the car!
More importantly, I hope you are alright. The car can be fixed or replaced.
I'm fine, no damage. Just feeling vulnerable and all the other things that come with it.
And Jack, there's no replacing my car! That's the problem with owning a numbered model. It's the only #1064 out there.
:)
I almost died in a car accident when I was 17. I walked away from a cube of metal; I wasn't wearing a seatbelt. People think I'm crazy when I swear it was some kind of divine intervention. I think car accidents are really collisions of disbelief and reality. Easy to get whiplash. It goes away.
J17: Something like that happend to Julie (Burgandy) once, too...
Same thing happened to my brother last year over Memorial Day weekend. He wrapped his Mustang GT around a tree, walked away without as much as a concussion. Of course I didn't know that when I received a phone call from his hysterical gf. At 3 am. Did I mention I was in Texas at the time? Way to make me think you're dead when I'm out of state.
This was also the weekend before he started his new job. At the very same auto insurance company that covered the car.
A month later the plates for the totaled car arrived in the mail.
Fun times.
Well I'm very glad you're all right. Here's a *bloghug*
I did, however, just finish opening 8 pieces of mail from my insurance company. I wonder how many trees were killed so they could basically reiterate what both adjustors already told me over the phone.
At least I didn't get a paper cut!
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