CP cheats death once more
 

I'm driving home on the freeway, probably going about 70. I'm humming to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and turn my head to change lanes.

BAM.

A very loud, very shocking noise as something hits my windshield. It took me a moment to understand what had happened as I didn't see any of it. My first thought was - gotta pull over, now.

I get over and take stock. A 5 inch divot of crushed glass right in front of my face. Spider cracks over half of the windshield. I'm covered in a shower of tiny flakes of safety glass. A pinprick of blood is on my arm.

I called GD to calm myself down and eventually drove myself home slowly. Took a shower to get all the glass off and am now getting drunk.

I really did cheat death. If that object, whatever it was, had been a little harder, a little faster, it could have busted through and hit me in the face. I could have had a serious car accident. I kept looking at that menacing divot and thinking about the end of my life on August 3rd, 2006.

I have no idea what is was or where it came from. It took all of my attention to get me over to the side of the road.

All I can say is, damn, it's good to be alive.

Damn - thank god for safety glass. Glad you're sticking around for awhile, pour yourself another for me.

I have had the experience of the no-warning, something loudly hits your car phenomenon, and I know it's not fun. (I was rear-ended going 70 on the freeway by someone going 100+ who then took off).

After the shock, fear and adrelin wears off comes the intense gratitude that it wasn't worse. I'm feeling the gratitude with you right now.

Holy freaking cow. So glad you are OK.

Were there any truck near you with an unsecured load or an overpass where some punk kid might have thrown a rock from?

Not that the damage is worth much of anything compared to your life.

Glad you are ok, have another drink for me.

Good lord how scary. Our car was once hit by a wheelbarrow that flew out of the back of the truck on the way back from DL when Indi was a baby. How it missed the windsheild I have no idea. Glad you are ok!

That adrenaline will hop you up quick, won't it? ;)

How fortunate your head was turned and that shower of glass didn't go into your eyes.

I'm glad I wear glasses all the sudden.

... and VERY glad you're still here.

Crap, CP!!!!!!!:eek:


Wow- do I know how you feel. Something similar to NA's experience happened to me and to this day I hate freeways. I'm so very glad you're okay, and I don't have a reason to be sad on August 3rds of the future.:)


Here ya go::cheers:

Yoiks! Glad you were able to pull over safely and super glad a pinprick and required shower are the worst of your injuries.

I'm having drinks with ya tonight!

We had a Mega Bitch at work today - It took all of my power to keep from making remarks that would end my employment, while keeping her from screaming at myself and coworkers.

:cheers: