I got in a car accident yesterday. I was pulling out in poor road conditions during a pretty heavy snow storm and got hit by a van. Its considered my fault since I was entering the intersection, since everyone keeps asking. Yes, I'm basically okay.
The car got spun around, and ended up facing the wrong way in the other lane, with the van in front of me by that point (like a P.I.T. manoeuvre gone wrong). I had some back and a lot of head pain so the ambulance took me off to the Peterborough hospital to get checked on. Nothing broken. Just soft tissue damage, monitoring for concussion but no swelling yet, hopefully its all good.
The doctor and nurses were very nice, and I was allowed to remove the neck brace after staring at the ceiling for just over four hours of my afternoon in pain.
The car got it worse than me, and I took a few pictures to share with those of you who want a look-see.
Aside from spending $300 on getting the car battery replaced the day before and having a beautiful $1000 set of rubber on those rims I can't use any longer, I'm mostly upset about losing our car. We all enjoyed it, and it served us very well, and now to have it fixed or replaced in the week hopefully so I can drive to Sudbury and visit family for the holidays.
Update: the insurance company gave me a portion of the value of any upgrades I'd made to the vehicle, including the new battery and tires and a few other minor changes. I've replaced it with exactly the same car, but a slightly newer model (at my expense).
Stumble It!
2 comments:
Hey Mike
Sorry to read of your misfortune. Seeing how sad you are particularly abut your expensive tires and recent battery replacement you should really mention these expenditures (provided you have receipts) to your insurance adjustor --particularly the battery if it was a very recent purchase. With any luck they'll consider the recent $ spent and adjust your claim accordingly. (this depends on your policy/perils and relationship with your insurance co-but can be very worth your while!).
Best of luck in your replacement quest and remain thankful always that you weren't hurt.
Hoping you have a great holiday season.
Irma.
Ouch. Poor Mike. I hope you feel better soon. Maybe we'll see you up north?
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