I had it for only 6 days. 6 great days. In my sister's words, "No car has ever given more to its owner." It wa smy own Saving Private Ryan...in a very whoever-it-was-that-died-to-save-everyone kind of way.
Last Friday, while traveling to the train station, I experienced a devastating crash. I was hit on the passenger side. Our cars spun around several times before slamming into a pole in order to stop momentum. When I got out of the car, I knew my car was toast. The front was shredded. The engine block was still intact but looked as though it had been relocated exactly 8 inches to the left. Bells, whistles, and warning lights created a multimedia display of destruction.
It was over.
In 6 days, my Prius had driven 2,000 miles and saved my life. If you're car shopping, I'd like to recommend a Toyota. They honestly take a 5-star safety rating pretty seriously.
Or maybe I'm a superhero. It's possible. I've never really challenged the hypothesis. See - my car looks like it was auditioning for a role in this ad:
But this is my worst injury:
Coincedence? I think not. Is it also coincedence that they're completing changing the traffic pattern at my crash site? Probably not. But will it help me? Only time will tell, my friends.
In the meantime, I've gotta go and save Metropolis. Again. And then Batman wants to talk/whine about some problem he's having in Gotham. Good thing for me that L.A. doesn't want to be saved. I just don't know where I'd find the time.
8 comments:
Oh God that sounds so scary. I can't ready anything about someone else's car accident without thinking of my own and those were some bad memories.
I'm so glad you escaped relatively unscathed. Nasty bruise, but all your insides stayed on the inside and your outsides look pretty good.
That Batman, what a whiner. Doesn't he know you've just been through a traumatic experience? The selfish bastard. Tell him to go chalk it up with his therapist!
P.S : Seriously, I'm glad you're ok, Glo.
damn girl. you are quite lucky (even though it might not always feel like it).
hope you had insurance and whatnot to go buy a new one?
I think the technical term for that type of collision is "t-bone." Often the car & passenger(s) serving as the horizontal part - that would be you - are "toast" (another technical term).
Glad that's not you.
Side airbags?
1) Of course, glad you're OK, with the exception of that nasty bruise on your (insert what body part that is here).
2) 2,000 miles in 6 days?! Were those all driven by you? Because then at least you can take solace in the fact that your excellent gas mileage would have degraded quicker because that must have exceeded the amount/type of driving you're supposed to do in a car's break-in period.
3) Seriously, glad you're OK.
4) What's your superhero name?
Save Glo, Save the world.
Yeah, same time, same station.
Glad you're ok. Is that your right or left knee? Just checking. :)
Ouch! On both counts. Glad you were preserved to save the world another day.
I thought LA was on fire?
Toyotas are great cars...mine survived 2 collisions by a deer (they say the deer was sober but we'll never know :) only to die later of old age.
I'm glad you're ok...and that Batman has someone to talk too...that man whines too much for me :)
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