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CityCat
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Catherine
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
198 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 05 2006 : 7:28:04 PM
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Hi everyone,
Just had to get this off my chest.
Driving home from work tonight, I was in a car accident. Pretty much totalled the car, but I'm okay. No injuries that I can tell. I really don't remember much except hitting a concrete barrier, front right tire blowing (actually, I don't know the order of events) and then driving my poor battered car off the main highway and parking on an side connector bit. Yeah, it happened on the highway with fast speeding cars. Luckily, no other cars were involved. And this proved to be a situation where a cell phone would have been useful. I guess that's just another reason to get one... So, the police came by (I guess someone called it in) and I got towed to a collision centre where I had to file a claim etc. It's been hours since the accident, but I'm still shook up. I was finally able to have a cry and I've stopped stuttering and shaking. OH, I had the shakes real bad. I'm taking the day off tomorrow. Need to deal with car things and I don't think I'm ready just yet to get back on the highway to work. The car appears to be a write-off too. I guess I'm just having an unlucky week!  -Cat |
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cmandle
True Blue Farmgirl
846 Posts
Catherine
Minneapolis
MN
846 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2006 : 7:30:34 PM
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Oh Cat, that's awful! Sounds like you need a really good sleep and to just stay put. Did you get hurt?!? Take good care...thinking about you!
Catherine |
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Sue-eee
Farmgirl in Training
14 Posts
Susan
Drummond
ok
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2006 : 7:33:03 PM
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My goodness! Sorry about the car but I'm glad you are okay!
~~Susan~~
wife and mommy |
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happymama58
True Blue Farmgirl
1210 Posts
Patti
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2006 : 9:04:14 PM
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I'm so glad you're okay -- while a car can be replaced, you sure can't be  . I hope everything goes smoothly with the insurance company, etc.
Some people search for happiness; others create it.
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2006 : 9:54:34 PM
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Oh Cat!!! 
That is why I did'nt know what you were taking about..it just happened! I am so sorry but am so thankful that you are ok! Does anyone know what happened?
I know what you mean by the shakes... I got them from seeing a horrible accident...I am so sorry. Please rest and make sure you are alright!
Hope you will be feeling better soon!
Hugz!!!
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2006 : 11:14:03 PM
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Oh dear! I'm so happy that you're okay - don't even think twice abou the car - that can be worked out. I hope tonight you can relax a bit. How scary.... Sending good thoughts!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2006 : 06:47:32 AM
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How scary!! I'm glad you are OK though. Cars can be replaced. I'm happy to hear you are staying home today - take a nice long hot bath and collect your thoughts. And here's a farmgirl hug from me!
Karin |
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
657 Posts
Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
657 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2006 : 06:50:20 AM
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Hugs to you (((((Cat))))) from Judy - I hope you're feeling well today!
The Rooster crows, but the Hen lays the egg. ~ Texas Proverb |
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CityCat
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Catherine
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
198 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2006 : 08:49:14 AM
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Thanks for all of the kind words. I'm still not completely over feeling shook up, but it's better than yesterday. I'm finding that just typing at the computer theraputic.
Also going through a whirlwind of feelings: stupid, angry, scared, confused. I spent a long time in bed this morning... I'm pretty sure it was a tire blowout. All I remember is a loud bang, and heading toward a concrete barrier and me scared witless. It's one of those low concrete barriers with the indent in the middle to help guide cars back onto the road. So, I hit the barrier with the right front end, the car lurches up and then bang! down onto the pavement, scraps the side of the car, and I'm back on the road. I can't just stop the car as the highway then split 3 ways and I'm there in the middle of 7 lanes! So I probably pissed everyone off behind me as I made my way across three lanes of traffic to the small exit on the far left, pulled off the side and parked. The police arrived a short time later, although it felt like forever!
Taking the day off from work, and waiting to hear back from CAA about the car. And I still have college assignments to do!
-Cat |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
1323 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2006 : 08:55:02 AM
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Cat,
These things happen and they're awful, but so glad you are alright. Thank God you didn't hit another vehicle or injure yourself badly. So glad you are okay. I got the shakes when I had an accident a few years back. Really weird. Hope the car gets taken care of quickly for you. Try to relax today.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jul 06 2006 : 09:38:21 AM
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so sorry to hear this. glad you are o.k. though.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2006 : 11:16:41 AM
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Not to sound weird but it actually sounds like you are having a "good week". You where in a car accident by the sounds of it on a major road, didn't go through the barrier, didn't get hit by another car, didn't hit another car crossed 7 lanes of traffic with a car that is considered total and it made it. A police man came by to help and you didn't call him, a tow truck came which you didn't call and brought you and your car to saftey. No one killed mammed or hurt. God loves you and said it to you that this was your lucky week to be alive when you could not have been there are alot of possitives in this story. A car is an item that can be replaced a body part or life not so easy to replace. I am very glad you are safe and that is why it is a lucky week.
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
http://sunshinescreations.blogspot.com/
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jul 06 2006 : 11:22:21 AM
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Yes, I'd agree with Sunshine. All things considered, you definitely had a Guardian Angel sitting on your shoulder last night. Think of all the things that could have gone wrong in the chain of events. Whew! Maybe it is something in the name - don't all "cats" have nine lives???
Look at it this way: Today is the first day of the rest of your (next) life! What a great opportunity for you to leave all the old garbage behind, and start fresh! Rejoice!
Jo |
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Kathigene
True Blue Farmgirl
160 Posts
Kathy
New York
160 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2006 : 11:53:16 AM
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Cat, It sounds like a terrible experience and I understand why you are so shook up. I know I would probably still be crying but I'm a real baby about things like that. It's a miracle you weren't hurt especially given where the accident happened. I've driven in Toronto and there is no mercy. No one slows down. Do put away the feelings of being stupid. Blowing a tire was totally out of your control and surviving a front tire blow out on a major highway going at top speeds is an accomplishment.
Treat yourself really well now. You deserve it after what you have been through.
Kathy
Dogs make such good friends because they wag their tails rather then their tongues. |
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2006 : 08:17:58 AM
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Oh no!
I have only been in one really bad wreck, and it was so traumatizing!
Please take care of yourself. And rest. Sometimes adreneline keeps us from being aware of injuries until later.
I will send happy, peaceful thoughts your way.
Kate |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2006 : 1:34:24 PM
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I really like Sunshine's way of looking at this one, too. Good week - difficult time. I'm glad that you are taking some time off to look after yourself. Use it to just do what feels most nurturing to you... You certainly could use it, I'll bet!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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