Responses

[murva]

My initial reaction to Saturday's car accident was shock, wobblyness, and guilt. Shock because it should not have happened. It was stupid. It put 7 people at risk because of the minivan driver's poor judgement. Wobblyness because it was scary. Noise and shattering glass like a gun shot. Guilt because I put the person I hold dearest to me at

Comments

[satarnion]

you hate your lack of control. get used to it and stop blaming yourself in any shape or form.

[dancemonkey]

I agree with satarnion. Don't blame yourself.

You weren't at fault in any of those situations. And don't feel bad about wanting to kick that shithead's ass and not doing it. You're civilized and you handled it as best as anyone could. Even if you had pounded the shit out of him I wouldn't have blamed you. But you're better than that.

I still can't get over that the woman in the minivan had all those people in her car and she still drove in such a manner. It doesn't surprise me. Interestingly enough (like my lousy adverb?) there was a ten-year-old child that slammed through a person's cinder-block wall in ABQ the other day. In the car with her was her drunk mother and aunt with her cousins. The mother and aunt, being so drunk they couldn't drive, forced the ten-year-old to drive them home.

I fucking hate people so much.

[murva]

you may both be right, but the possible outcomes are so weighty that it would be cold, callous, and emotionally irresponsible to not consider the consequences. It is not so much about either blame or being out of control, but rather about what ifs, hows, and whys. These are particularly important in light of the fact that I will willingly get behind a steering wheel again and thereby further endanger my life and the lives of others.

[doctorellisdee]

carrrrrrssssssss sssuuuuuuuuuuck

[buzzcock]

Woah, I crashed the Prius bad on Monday. Also on the highway. I'll post about it, but we're ok and glad you're ok. I hate these machines too.

[buzzcock]

ps also a glancing blow to a minivan with three small children. Eerie.

[dancemonkey]

Oh fuck! I'm glad you're okay. But, oh fuck!

[murva]

Shit!!!Shit!!!Shit!!!Shit!!!Shit!!! I can't believe this. Everyone was okay? And the Prius? I think that Meegup is on to something here about this summer being really fucked up.

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[waltwrites]

You can fall off, and you can tip the buggy over...but on the whole....the Amish are right. Of course it will take a little longer to get from Santa Fe to Denver....but at least you don't have to go through what you guys went through.