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Totaled my Car!
Aug. 26th, 2022 06:54 pmSo yea, it's been a week. Sunday, we were driving home from somewhere, town maybe? Can't remember....but I realized that the library "Open" sign was still on. So I decided it'd be nice of me to run back and turn it off, mostly so I didn't get yelled at, lol. Saturday, I was working with the new library director who stayed long after I left and she must have failed to do it. Anyway....
I was driving Park St. Park St is the road that brings you up to Main Street from the country. It's a road I take regularly. Crossing Park St a block below Main, is Black River Ave. This street has a stop sign at Park.
I was driving-*WHAM!*, glasses are knocked off as my body lurches violently, car spins a 180 back the other way. Disorienting. Scary. Out of the blue. It took me a couple of seconds to catch my breath, find my glasses, assess my health. I get out of the car to a teenager stating how sorry he was. I still really have no memory of HOW it happened. But neighbors came running at the sound. Asking me if I was alright, did I need a doctor....at the moment, I knew I'd wrenched my back but felt ok.
Called Jeremy, I swear he was there is 5 min. Cop came to do a police report. Talked insurance. Never got the kid's name, or his grandfather. We were on our way, one girl urged me to call the doctor, she didn't want me suffering for years like she did....sudden movements can cause permanent damage.
I was able to drive my grinding, rubber smelling car home....Jeremy then took it up to the shop and cut out the fender so I could at least drive it to work. But the car is bad. Totaled, thankfully along the back door and fender, NOT the driver's door (where I probably would have been terribly injured with that one). Grateful grateful.
Eventually, my back started hurting. Jeremy said "I'm taking you in", so I went to the ER. They did X rays, all fine. Then my neck started throbbing, did a CT scan. All good. Sent home with instructions to take 600 mg ibuprofen and 1000 tylenol every 6 hrs. Recheck in 3-5 days.
Next morning, my upper back was like a rock. I chose to stay home, thankfully I did....the phone rang off the hook from insurance and people checking in. I'd sit up, get sore so I'd lay down. Get sore so I'd sit up, until I got sore.....etc etc. Today, I'm feeling better. My recheck was today and I passed.....keep up pain meds if needed, find massages, let them know if I'm not better in two more weeks (three wks from accident).
Jeremy took monday off too, and took it upon himself to take the car himself to our body shop where they inspected and declared it a total loss. So then, he called our banker.....was pre-approved and went to the dealership to strike up a deal for my dream vehicle. The deal was that they'd put new brakes and rotors all around, which they agreed.
We picked up the 2018 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk on Wednesday, with brand new brakes. 40k miles. I signed up for far to0 much roadside assistance to the tune of 7k over, but I know we're set for the life of the vehicle, really. AND, found out that the pay off amount PLUS my initial claim for deer damage (that had already been approved and closed, just waiting on my week) will add up to almost 10k, bringing my car loan down to the limit I set for myself!!
Paid off 22k worth of debt, added on 20k lol! Easy come, easy go, right?
I was driving Park St. Park St is the road that brings you up to Main Street from the country. It's a road I take regularly. Crossing Park St a block below Main, is Black River Ave. This street has a stop sign at Park.
I was driving-*WHAM!*, glasses are knocked off as my body lurches violently, car spins a 180 back the other way. Disorienting. Scary. Out of the blue. It took me a couple of seconds to catch my breath, find my glasses, assess my health. I get out of the car to a teenager stating how sorry he was. I still really have no memory of HOW it happened. But neighbors came running at the sound. Asking me if I was alright, did I need a doctor....at the moment, I knew I'd wrenched my back but felt ok.
Called Jeremy, I swear he was there is 5 min. Cop came to do a police report. Talked insurance. Never got the kid's name, or his grandfather. We were on our way, one girl urged me to call the doctor, she didn't want me suffering for years like she did....sudden movements can cause permanent damage.
I was able to drive my grinding, rubber smelling car home....Jeremy then took it up to the shop and cut out the fender so I could at least drive it to work. But the car is bad. Totaled, thankfully along the back door and fender, NOT the driver's door (where I probably would have been terribly injured with that one). Grateful grateful.
Eventually, my back started hurting. Jeremy said "I'm taking you in", so I went to the ER. They did X rays, all fine. Then my neck started throbbing, did a CT scan. All good. Sent home with instructions to take 600 mg ibuprofen and 1000 tylenol every 6 hrs. Recheck in 3-5 days.
Next morning, my upper back was like a rock. I chose to stay home, thankfully I did....the phone rang off the hook from insurance and people checking in. I'd sit up, get sore so I'd lay down. Get sore so I'd sit up, until I got sore.....etc etc. Today, I'm feeling better. My recheck was today and I passed.....keep up pain meds if needed, find massages, let them know if I'm not better in two more weeks (three wks from accident).
Jeremy took monday off too, and took it upon himself to take the car himself to our body shop where they inspected and declared it a total loss. So then, he called our banker.....was pre-approved and went to the dealership to strike up a deal for my dream vehicle. The deal was that they'd put new brakes and rotors all around, which they agreed.
We picked up the 2018 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk on Wednesday, with brand new brakes. 40k miles. I signed up for far to0 much roadside assistance to the tune of 7k over, but I know we're set for the life of the vehicle, really. AND, found out that the pay off amount PLUS my initial claim for deer damage (that had already been approved and closed, just waiting on my week) will add up to almost 10k, bringing my car loan down to the limit I set for myself!!
Paid off 22k worth of debt, added on 20k lol! Easy come, easy go, right?
