Today started out really well. We were all up at a reasonably early time and were out of the house before 11. The plan for today was to get mom's check, deposit it into the bank, pay the bills, go to lunch and go school shopping for my sister. We got as far as paying 2 of the 4 bills.

As we were driving down the road, a woman was coming out of her complex and obviously didn't see us because she tried to pull across into our lane. Mom honked the horn at her and she moved back into her lane till we were passed. About 2 or 300 feet later there was a 4-way stop. We were stopped at the intersection and this same woman rams into us. Hard.

Even though we were stopped, she hit us so hard it pushed us 16 feet forward. Its a good thing we were completely stopped, otherwise it would have pushed us clear to the other side of the intersection. Its also a good thing it wasn't a major intersection and that we weren't all the way into the middle of it.

My mom is suffering from a pretty severe headache and at first, she would get dizzy whenever she stood. She seems to be doing better now, though. My sister was terribly shaken; so much so that the whole car was shaking with her. She was complaining of back pain. She seems fine now; she said all she had to do was crack her back. I seemed to have suffered the least, but I've still got a headache and my jaw is sore. The way my mind works, I've programed it over the last 10 or so years to block out any pain I might feel. If its not terribly serious, I don't acknowledge it.

We're all going to wait it out 24 hours to make sure nothing worsens. If it does, we'll be taking a trip down to UMC Quick Care {its better than the hospital} My sister and I are most concerned about mom, but she's more concerned about us than herself. I guess its a mother thing.

The car is still drivable, but the whole back right side is crunched in. Luckily the other person's insurance is going to be paying for all the damage. In the process, the brakes will be fixed as well as the bent axle. Who knows when we'll be able to get the car fixed though. In this town, it could take forever.

I still want to go out and finish off the day, but I can be patient enough to wait until we're sure mom can go out again. I just wonder when that'll be.

What the hell. Stupid woman. Was she asian? I could understand if she was. But still.

Hope your mom gets better. :(
» randomjunk on 2007-08-17 10:44:53

I'm glad you guys are ok.
» Princess_00 on 2007-08-18 12:09:21

That lady must have been totally out of it. Unless she always drives like that, in which case she should get her license taken away. Maybe she was on drugs.... Thank goodness it seems like you guys are ok. Tonight I came back to where my car was parked and someone had backed into it so hard that the hood was all bent in half and the light is falling out.

... no note.
>:O
» Zanzibar on 2007-08-18 12:12:11

Thank god you guys are okay! Yea, it's a mom-thing to be worried about her children more than herself.
» Nuttz on 2007-08-18 03:06:06

Ahh
That scared me. You were talking about getting your license and the next thing I know you have an entry about a car . Yeesh good thing you guys are ok, I don't know wtf that lady was on....damn you'd think it wouldn't be so hard to push your foot down and apply the brakes.
» The-Muffin-Man on 2007-08-18 03:09:06

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