28 - Nine Lives Part 2

6:04 pm
Standing next to the guard rail.  I can't stop coughing.  I realize the dust from the
airbag has coated the inside of my mouth.  My senses are still a bit overloaded.  Over
hear the couple talk about the license plate of the car who cut them off. Apparently they
were trying to write it down when the accident happened.

A good samaritan is directing traffic around the accident.  I call the police from my
cell phone.

6:10 pm
West Springfield police arrive and start to access the situation.  My car prep arrives as
a ride back and marvels @ the fact that I am not in some way broken.  The police request
lic & registration.  The passenger's side door is jammed shut and won't open.  We go in
thru the driver's side.

6:15 pm
Assistant manager arrives.  She is on her way to pick up the customer.  She stops to make
sure I'm alright comments on how the car looks "squished".  The police and my
car prep pull the back bumper away from the back tires of the SUV and they can
drive it.

The couple is relieved didn't want to pay for a tow and the police didn't have the
patience to wait for AAA to arrive on the scene.  The fact that they are able to drive
the car is a big plus.  I realize that my ins company is not responsible for this.  Since
it is an company car and I was on an company pick up, their insurance covers this.

By 6:55 all was said and done.  I refused the hospital trek.  The necessary info had been
exchanged and I was back in the office.  The customer was never picked up.  The service
guy "Dave" informed us that she just couldn't wait any longer.  When the
assistant manager explained about the car accident he said S-H-I-T happpens.

I'm still here.  I hear someone started a pool to see if I make it to 35.  I'm in.




That Beautiful Black Man