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My car accident
6 years ago
So
Monday morning was a hell morning. I had an open shift and I'm not a morning person. Two 16oz coffees on the way to work after getting up at 3am. I worked 4.5 hours and then went home, normal Sbux shenanigans. Had a bitchy customer verbally abuse one of my younger coworkers over nitpicky complaints about her iced coffee.
And then I left. I had snack, got a coffee for the road. I made it most of the way home before I start getting tired but I was so close to my turn that I decided to keep going. I was just 10 minutes out from the house. I didn't feel myself nod off. I woke up already off the road just as I hit a stop sign. My air bags deployed, preventing me from properly slowing down and correcting my course, though they did keep me from further injury, I couldn't see what I was about to hit. I hit a telephone pole next to a small tree and surrounded by brush. The pole snapped and fell on my car, caving my roof in. I couldn't open my driver side door and my passenger door had to be cut to get me out. I was trapped for 40 minutes, 30 minutes it took to cut my passenger door. The EMTs dragged me out of the vehicle while I held the gash on my head to stop some of the bleeding.
By 3:15pm, I was out of the hospital in my mom's car on the way home. I have 9 staples in my head, my phone is gone, my daughter's tablet and car seat were damaged, and my car is completely totaled beyond any hope of repair. My daughter was not in the car and I got very lucky. The stop sign is what cut my head but it moved in such a way that if it had been even slightly off course, it would have killed me. If I had left the road a minute sooner, I would have hit a big oak that would undoubtedly have killed me too.
I was incredibly lucky but now that the adrenaline has cooled and I'm home and on the mend, I have a lot to do. I'm working with my insurances to replace the damaged items, replace my car and phone, but I have yet to get any numbers. In the mean time, I'm trying to raise money via kofi, Etsy and commissions to help cover some costs. Please consider buying or donating to help me get my life under control.
Luckily, I have a rental policy on my car insurance so I won't be out of work, but I will still need a new car soon.
UPDATE:
My phone survived with no damage!
Monday morning was a hell morning. I had an open shift and I'm not a morning person. Two 16oz coffees on the way to work after getting up at 3am. I worked 4.5 hours and then went home, normal Sbux shenanigans. Had a bitchy customer verbally abuse one of my younger coworkers over nitpicky complaints about her iced coffee.
And then I left. I had snack, got a coffee for the road. I made it most of the way home before I start getting tired but I was so close to my turn that I decided to keep going. I was just 10 minutes out from the house. I didn't feel myself nod off. I woke up already off the road just as I hit a stop sign. My air bags deployed, preventing me from properly slowing down and correcting my course, though they did keep me from further injury, I couldn't see what I was about to hit. I hit a telephone pole next to a small tree and surrounded by brush. The pole snapped and fell on my car, caving my roof in. I couldn't open my driver side door and my passenger door had to be cut to get me out. I was trapped for 40 minutes, 30 minutes it took to cut my passenger door. The EMTs dragged me out of the vehicle while I held the gash on my head to stop some of the bleeding.
By 3:15pm, I was out of the hospital in my mom's car on the way home. I have 9 staples in my head, my phone is gone, my daughter's tablet and car seat were damaged, and my car is completely totaled beyond any hope of repair. My daughter was not in the car and I got very lucky. The stop sign is what cut my head but it moved in such a way that if it had been even slightly off course, it would have killed me. If I had left the road a minute sooner, I would have hit a big oak that would undoubtedly have killed me too.
I was incredibly lucky but now that the adrenaline has cooled and I'm home and on the mend, I have a lot to do. I'm working with my insurances to replace the damaged items, replace my car and phone, but I have yet to get any numbers. In the mean time, I'm trying to raise money via kofi, Etsy and commissions to help cover some costs. Please consider buying or donating to help me get my life under control.
Luckily, I have a rental policy on my car insurance so I won't be out of work, but I will still need a new car soon.
UPDATE:
My phone survived with no damage!
