- Jan 19, 2014
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Well, I wasn't going to post this in front of the whole world, but oh well who cares! :30: I thought maybe someone might tell me it's gonna be okay. First I'll tell you what I was doing today, and then the unfortunate incident...
My husband and I are completely redoing my elderly dad's shower stall in his house this week. His house was built in 1965, and with the original shower stall, it was in dire need of repair from water damage. We're trying to save him money by not hiring an expensive contractor. It's hard work, and we are coming home saying "Ow my back! Oh my knees" ugh we are exhausted. We're not that old, but we know it would still be easier if we were younger! Anyway... We needed to go to Home Depot to get some supplies.
After we bought the sheet rock, I needed to drive (my dad's car) to the loading area to pick it up. Now, I really actually pride myself on being a good, agile, and careful driver..... when I'm paying attention.
As I was backing up, my mind was totally occupied with getting my car over to the right area, then thinking about the rest of the day, etc. Completely preoccupied. I DID SEE THE POLICE OFFICERS standing behind my car, so I did not run them down, however... I failed to see the police car parked right in my way!!!
My only execuse is that besides my exhaustion, and my mind being preoccupied, my dad's SUV has a back window that is REALLY hard to see out of!!
The damage looks very mild. We have to see if the total damage cost to both cars combined is under $1,000, then the insurance on that car won't go up. UGH I hope. Though $1,000 doesn't go very far when your talking about car damage.
As bad as it is, I guess it was good that it was the police cause they knew right what to do, and everything was taken care of efficiently. I STILL CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE I DID THAT!!!
Moral here? When behind the wheel, get your mind off everything else and freakin' PAY ATTENTION!! (I know, you're saying 'duh'!)
I just tell myself... At least it wasn't any worse. Whew.
My husband and I are completely redoing my elderly dad's shower stall in his house this week. His house was built in 1965, and with the original shower stall, it was in dire need of repair from water damage. We're trying to save him money by not hiring an expensive contractor. It's hard work, and we are coming home saying "Ow my back! Oh my knees" ugh we are exhausted. We're not that old, but we know it would still be easier if we were younger! Anyway... We needed to go to Home Depot to get some supplies.
After we bought the sheet rock, I needed to drive (my dad's car) to the loading area to pick it up. Now, I really actually pride myself on being a good, agile, and careful driver..... when I'm paying attention.
As I was backing up, my mind was totally occupied with getting my car over to the right area, then thinking about the rest of the day, etc. Completely preoccupied. I DID SEE THE POLICE OFFICERS standing behind my car, so I did not run them down, however... I failed to see the police car parked right in my way!!!
My only execuse is that besides my exhaustion, and my mind being preoccupied, my dad's SUV has a back window that is REALLY hard to see out of!!The damage looks very mild. We have to see if the total damage cost to both cars combined is under $1,000, then the insurance on that car won't go up. UGH I hope. Though $1,000 doesn't go very far when your talking about car damage.
As bad as it is, I guess it was good that it was the police cause they knew right what to do, and everything was taken care of efficiently. I STILL CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE I DID THAT!!!
Moral here? When behind the wheel, get your mind off everything else and freakin' PAY ATTENTION!! (I know, you're saying 'duh'!)
I just tell myself... At least it wasn't any worse. Whew.
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