Oh boy! So much has happened since my last post.
On Thursday evening after a great day at the office I was rear-ended on the Interstate when traffic started to slow down and the guy behind me….well he didn’t slow down. He crashed right into the back of my poor little Subaru.
It really looked so minor at first. But after further inspection most of the imact was under my car. His car went under my bumper and pushed my spare tire from under the car up into the trunk and also knocked my muffler loose.
This is the other car. He had to be towed.
Poor Forest!
just waiting for the police to come. From this far away you can barely see any damage. When I first got hit it was so loud I really thought the damage would be worse
This car is not even 2 years old and this will be the second time it’s gotta go into the body shop. (It got hit while parked last October). Thankfully nobody was hurt and the man was apologetic. My hands were shaking immediately after the accident. It’s the same adrenaline response that I get when having to speak in front of a crowd. But I calmed down quickly, made a few calls to the boyfriend and my friend who is a retired police officer and then called the State Police to file a report and my insurance company to start the claim process. It’s the perfect example of why I named my blog Sweat Out the Small Stuff. Before running I would have been so much more stressed over the entire situation. And especially now, where I rely on the vehicle to get to and from work. But running has been the main source of release to let those stressful things just ease up and become less gripping over me.
So I’m dropping the car off on Monday to get repaired and I’ll rent a car so I can get to and from work. I’ll be out about $600 for my deductible and car rental but hopefully my insurance company can recover the costs. It’s not guaranteed.
And now some random doodle pics:
He loves to sleep with his feet in my face.
The look I got when i told him I liked my new job and I’ll be continuing to work out of the house full time. Poor doodle!
Yesterday morning I packed a bag with my running gear. There’s a park just 2 miles from the office and I wanted to check it out. Mr. SOTSS came over Thursday evening so I hadn’t had a chance to run my post-accident anxiety away yet (although Mr. SOTSS was wonderful and keeping my spirits up when he arrived.) It rained most of the afternoon but at 5pm it had eased up to just a drizzle. So I changed out of my work clothes into my running clothes and drove over to the park for a nice 3 miles.
no running car magnets were harmed during the fender bender
lush vistas everywhere
I had the park to myself.
I have a feeling I’ll be running here a lot of summer evenings
Meanwhile apparently Fridays at the office are “dress down” days. Everyone was wearing jeans! I can’t wait for next Friday now that i’ve got the memo 🙂
Today I’m just so ecstatic it’s the weekend. I woke up at 7am and took Duncan to the park. He hadn’t been for a ride in the car in a week! He was happy. And I wore jeans. I was happy too!
He’s been waiting all week for a walk in the park!
I’ve been waiting all week to wear jeans!
I’m going to squeeze in a run either later today or tomorrow morning and then it’s all about relaxation.
Hope you have a great weekend.
Ever been in a car accident?
Are you calm in those type of situations?
I was rear-ended last summer en route to watch my hubby finish a half-ironman. I had to laugh a little because I had my girls set up with Harry Potter on the portable DVD player, which went flying upon impact. The first thing my youngest said after the crash was “Woah! Can we turn the movie back on now!?” Clearly someone in my family stays calm in these situations, anyway! The damage to my Pilot was similar to yours, and that is actually how I learned of my spare tire’s existence – at first I thought the other driver’s tire came off (an auto parts specialist I am not). Anyhow, sorry that happened but glad you are o.k.!
Kids are the best example of how to handle those situations. They focus on the important stuff.
I hope you still got to see hubby finish his half-iron!
Oh no! Glad it wasn’t more dramatic! I was rear ended a few years ago – the guy drove off and I had to file a police report so my insurance would cover it. I’m always a shaky mess after things like that happen.
I’d be fuming if the guy that hit me drove off. He’s been pretty nice. He just left me a voicemail that said “It’s Charlie, the idiot who hit you”….lol!
Just in case you didn’t find it on your first trip, Colonial Park also has a tow path entrance behind the gardens area! Have fun, it’s a great park 🙂
I thought I was that! Oh cool. I’m thinking of going there every Friday so I’ll explore for sure!
I just discovered the tow path! I ran it last night! 🙂