Sometimes stupid things happen, and sometimes I do stupid things. On Monday I did a stupid thing. I was leaving my parents\u2019 house to drive the 6 hours back to my place, but before I\u2019d gone half a mile I wrecked my car. I don\u2019t remember the crash itself (being hit in the head by an air bag does a number on the memory), but I know that I looked over to comfort my cat (who hates car rides with a passion), and the next thing I knew I was hearing a warning siren of some sort and trying to figure out why my windshield was shattered and air bags deflating. Then I realized the warning siren was the ringing in my ears from having been hit in the head by my air bag.<\/p>\n
As it turns out, the street curves just enough at that point that driving straight (while looked at a cat) landed me in the ditch just at the point where a concrete driveway spans the ditch. Even at the 15 miles per hour that I was going at the time, I hit the driveway with enough force to sheer off the metal that held my right front wheel to the rest of the car. I still can\u2019t explain it very well. I keep saying it\u2019s too bad I didn\u2019t do this in London so it could have been taped by a few surveillance cameras.<\/p>\n
Luckily, my cat is fine and I all have are a couple of bruises, a scraped knuckle, and the after-effects of a little concussion (stupid air bags). The same cannot be said of my car. I doubt I\u2019ll ever be able to drive it again.<\/p>\n
So now I’ve driven home (a day and a half later than I’d planned) in a car I’m borrowing from my parents. What amazing parents. Oh, and did I mention that all this happened on their wedding anniversary? Happy anniversary Mom and Dad\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sometimes stupid things happen, and sometimes I do stupid things. On Monday I did a stupid thing. I was leaving my parents\u2019 house to drive the 6 hours back to my place, but before I\u2019d gone half a mile I wrecked my car. I don\u2019t remember the crash itself (being hit in the head by … Continue reading Conclusion of My Terrible Road Trip<\/span>